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Shakalov on 04 Jul, 2018
Hello everyone! I pleased to invite you to the official site of Central Asian Karstic-Speleological commission ("Kaspeko") There, we regularly publish reports about our expeditions, articles and reports on speleotopics, lecture course for instructors, photos etc. ...
New publications on hypogene speleogenesis
Klimchouk on 26 Mar, 2012
Dear Colleagues, This is to draw your attention to several recent publications added to KarstBase, relevant to hypogenic karst/speleogenesis: Corrosion of limestone tablets in sulfidic ground-water: measurements and speleogenetic implications Galdenzi,
The deepest terrestrial animal
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Klimchouk on 23 Feb, 2012
A recent publication of Spanish researchers describes the biology of Krubera Cave, including the deepest terrestrial animal ever found: Jordana, Rafael; Baquero, Enrique; Reboleira, Sofía and Sendra, Alberto. ...
Caves - landscapes without light
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akop on 05 Feb, 2012
Exhibition dedicated to caves is taking place in the Vienna Natural History Museum The exhibition at the Natural History Museum presents the surprising variety of caves and cave formations such as stalactites and various crystals. ...
That monetite is a cave mineral - cahpo4 [11].?
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Characterization of minothems at Libiola (NW Italy): morphological, mineralogical, and geochemical study, Carbone Cristina; Dinelli Enrico; De Waele Jo
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Spatial variability in cave drip water hydrochemistry: Implications for stalagmite paleoclimate records, , Baldini Jul, Mcdermott F, Fairchild Ij,
The identification of vadose zone hydrological pathways that most accurately transmit climate signals through karst aquifers to stalagmites is critical for accurately interpreting climate proxies contained within individual stalagmites. A three-year cave drip hydrochemical study across a spectrum of drip types in Crag Cave, SW Ireland, reveals substantial variability in drip hydrochemical behaviour. Stalagmites fed by very slow drips ( 2[no-break space]ml/min) sites, apparently unconnected with local meteorological events. Water from these drips was typically undersaturated with respect to calcite, and thus did not result in calcite deposition. Data presented here suggest that drips in this flow regime also experience flow re-routing and blocking, and that any stalagmites developed under such drips are unsuitable as mid- to high-resolution paleoclimate proxies. Most drip sites demonstrated seasonal [Ca2] and [Mg2] variability that was probably linked to water excess. Prior calcite precipitation along the flowpath affected the chemistry of slowly dripping sites, while dilution predominantly controlled the water chemistry of the more rapidly dripping sites. This research underscores the importance of understanding drip hydrology prior to selecting stalagmites for paleoclimate analysis and before interpreting any subsequent proxy data
The `human revolution' in lowland tropical Southeast Asia: the antiquity and behavior of anatomically modern humans at Niah Cave (Sarawak, Borneo), , Barker G, Barton H, Bird M, Daly P, Datan I, Dykes A, Farr L, Gilbertson D, Harrisson B, Hunt C,
Recent research in Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia suggests that we can no longer assume a direct and exclusive link between anatomically modern humans and behavioral modernity (the `human revolution'), and assume that the presence of either one implies the presence of the other: discussions of the emergence of cultural complexity have to proceed with greater scrutiny of the evidence on a site-by-site basis to establish secure associations between the archaeology present there and the hominins who created it. This paper presents one such case study: Niah Cave in Sarawak on the island of Borneo, famous for the discovery in 1958 in the West Mouth of the Great Cave of a modern human skull, the `Deep Skull,' controversially associated with radiocarbon dates of ca. 40,000 years before the present. A new chronostratigraphy has been developed through a re-investigation of the lithostratigraphy left by the earlier excavations, AMS-dating using three different comparative pre-treatments including ABOX of charcoal, and U-series using the Diffusion-Absorption model applied to fragments of bones from the Deep Skull itself. Stratigraphic reasons for earlier uncertainties about the antiquity of the skull are examined, and it is shown not to be an `intrusive' artifact. It was probably excavated from fluvial-pond-desiccation deposits that accumulated episodically in a shallow basin immediately behind the cave entrance lip, in a climate that ranged from times of comparative aridity with complete desiccation, to episodes of greater surface wetness, changes attributed to regional climatic fluctuations. Vegetation outside the cave varied significantly over time, including wet lowland forest, montane forest, savannah, and grassland. The new dates and the lithostratigraphy relate the Deep Skull to evidence of episodes of human activity that range in date from ca. 46,000 to ca. 34,000 years ago. Initial investigations of sediment scorching, pollen, palynomorphs, phytoliths, plant macrofossils, and starch grains recovered from existing exposures, and of vertebrates from the current and the earlier excavations, suggest that human foraging during these times was marked by habitat-tailored hunting technologies, the collection and processing of toxic plants for consumption, and, perhaps, the use of fire at some forest-edges. The Niah evidence demonstrates the sophisticated nature of the subsistence behavior developed by modern humans to exploit the tropical environments that they encountered in Southeast Asia, including rainforest
The role of tributary mixing in chemical variations at a karst spring, Milandre, Switzerland, , Perrin J. , Jeannin P. Y. , Cornaton F. ,
SummarySolute concentration variations during flood events were investigated in a karst aquifer of the Swiss Jura. Observations were made at the spring, and at the three main subterraneous tributaries feeding the spring. A simple transient flow and transport numerical model was able to reproduce chemographs and hydrographs observed at the spring, as a result of a mixing of the concentration and discharge of the respective tributaries. Sensitivity analysis carried out with the model showed that it is possible to produce chemical variations at the spring even if all tributaries have constant (but different for each of them) solute concentrations. This process is called tributary mixing. The good match between observed and modelled curves indicate that, in the phreatic zone, tributary mixing is probably an important process that shapes spring chemographs. Chemical reactions and other mixing components (e.g. from low permeability volumes) have a limited influence.Dissolution-related (calcium, bicarbonate, specific conductance) and pollution-related parameters (nitrate, chloride, potassium) displayed slightly different behaviours: during moderate flood events, the former showed limited variations compared to the latter. During large flood events, both presented chemographs with significant changes. No significant event water participates in moderate flood events and tributary mixing will be the major process shaping chemographs. Variations are greater for parameters with higher spatial variability (e.g. pollution-related). Whereas for large flood events, the contribution of event water becomes significant and influences the chemographs of all the parameters. As a result, spring water vulnerability to an accidental pollution is low during moderate flood events and under base flow conditions. It strongly increases during large flood events, because event water contributes to the spring discharge
Transport and variability of fecal bacteria in carbonate conglomerate aquifers, , Goeppert N. , Goldscheider N.
Clastic sedimentary rocks are generally considered non-karstifiable and thus less vulnerable to pathogen contamination than karst aquifers. However, dissolution phenomena have been observed in clastic carbonate conglomerates of the Subalpine Molasse zone of the northern Alps and other regions of Europe, indicating karstification and high vulnerability, which is currently not considered for source protection zoning. Therefore, a research program was established at the Hochgrat site (Austria/Germany), as a demonstration that karst-like characteristics, flow behavior and high vulnerability to microbial contamination are possible in this type of aquifer. The study included geomorphologic mapping, comparative multi-tracer tests with fluorescent dyes and bacteria-sized fluorescent microspheres, and analyses of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) in spring waters during different seasons. Results demonstrate that (i) flow velocities in carbonate conglomerates are similar as in typical karst aquifers, often exceeding 100 m/h; (ii) microbial contaminants are rapidly transported towards springs; and (iii) the magnitude and seasonal pattern of FIB variability depends on the land use in the spring catchment and its altitude. Different ground water protection strategies than currently applied are consequently required in regions formed by karstified carbonatic clastic rocks, taking into account their high degree of heterogeneity and vulnerability.
On hypogean Roncocreagris (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae) from Portugal, with descriptions of three new species, , Reboleira Ana Sofia P. S. , Zaragoza Juan A. , Gon�alves F. , Orom� P.
Three new hypogean species of the Iberian genus Roncocreagris Mahnert, 1974 are described from mainland Portugal: R. borgesi sp. nov. and R. gepesi sp. nov. from caves in the Sicó massif, and R. occidentalis sp. nov. from caves in the Montejunto and Cesaredas karst plateau. This brings to nine the number of known hypogean species of the mostly Iberian genus Roncocreagris: five from Portugal and four from Spain. Ecological comments and new localities for some of the previously known species are also included.
On the Geology of the Western States of North America, 0000, Owen David Dale,
The remarks here submitted will be confined chiefly to that part of the Western States of North America watered by the rivers Ohio, Wabash, Illinois, Rock, Wisconsin, Cumberland and Tennessee, lying between the 35th and 43rd degree of N. latitude and the 81st and 91st of W. longitude. The district includes the states of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and the Du Buque and Mineral Point districts of Iowa and Wisconsin. This territory occupies an area of about half a million of square miles, but its geological features are remarkably uniform, belonging, with a few partial exceptions, to the periods of the bituminous coal and carboniferous limestone as found in Europe, and the Silurian rocks as described by Sir R. Murchison; the exceptions are the superficial deposits which occasionally cover up these from view over considerable tracts, and these must either be referred to the age of gigantic mammalia and formations of a much newer date, or belong to a marl and greensand found in the western district of Tennessee, probably a portion of the greensand and other members of the cretaceous group. A general idea of the geological formations of the whole tract may be obtained from the annexed diagram. ... This 250-word extract was created in the absence of an abstract
Die Karstphanomene im Goenoeng Sewoe auf Java, 1910, Danes J. V.
The Geology of the Cayman Islands (British West Indies), and their Relation to the Bartlett Trough, 1926, Matley Charles Alfred,
The Cayman Islands, a small dependency of the British Empire, with a local government controlled by the Government of Jamaica, occupy an isolated position of exceptional interest, both geographical and geological, in the Caribbean Sea. Situated between Jamaica and Cuba, and flanked on the south by the great depression of the Bartlett Trough, which descends over 20,000 feet within 18 miles of the shores of Grand Cayman, they are the only projecting peaks in the submarine ridge that extends from the Sierra Maestra of Cuba to the Misteriosa Bank in the direction of British Honduras. This ridge, though a recognized submarine feature, is irregular, and a depression of 7000 feet lies in it between Grand Cayman and the Lesser Caymans. The dependency consists of three islands, of which the two smaller, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, are separated by only 4 miles of sea, while the third, Grand Cayman, is about 60 miles away. Cayman Brac is situated about 125 miles north-west of Montego Bay (Jamaica), and Grand Cayman lies 178 miles west-north-west of Negril Point, the nearest point of Jamaica, and about 150 miles from the Isle of Pines (Cuba). The combined area of the three islands is about 100 square miles. Columbus discovered the Lesser Caymans in 1503, and named them Las Tortugas', as the shores were swarming with turtle. Grand Cayman was discovered at some later unknown date, and is first recorded in history as being in the occupation of Spanish buccaneers. Europeans appear to have been ... This 250-word extract was created in the absence of an abstract
The Netherland of Night, 1944, Chamberlin, Jo
Preliminary Report on a Cave Survey of Maryland, 1945, Muma, Martin H.
Oxford Hole, Easegill, Westmorland, 1947, Gilbert J. C.
The Discovery of Lancaster Hole, Casterton Fell, Westmorland, 1947, Taylor R. W.
Lancaster Hole, Casterton Fell, Westmorland, 1948, Simpson E. , Atkinson F.
The Cave Rescue Organisation of Yorkshire, England, 1949, Thornber, Norman
Neuforschungen im Zw�lferloch (Bayern)., 1950, Abel, G.
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ALASKA FISHERMAN HURT ABOARD FISHING VESSEL ENTERPRISE
The Coast Guard airlifted an unconscious crewman from the Alaska fishing vessel Island Enterprise on Friday. The 57-year-old man was reportedly found unconscious in the vessel's freezer hold. The 300-foot-long catcher processor vessel is owned by Trident Seafoods. The vessel was fishing approximately 57 miles northeast from Cold Bay. Weather conditions were reported to be 16 mph winds with eight-foot seas.
The Coast Guard was contacted by Health Force Partners who assisted in coordinating the medevac of the crewman. Health Force Partners is an emergency medical service utilized by many Alaska commercial fishing vessels. In this case after being contacted by Health Force Partners the Coast Guard Flight surgeon recommended immediate evacuation of the crewman from the vessel. A helicopter pre-staged at Cold Bay was dispatched to rescue the man from the vessel. The crewman was returned to Cold Bay where a Guardian Flight Service crew was waiting to transfer the man to Anchorage for further medical care. The details of this particular accident aboard the Island Enterprise are currently unknown.
Injury accidents frequently occur in the freezer holds of factory trawlers. Injuries may involve falling fifty-pound bags or frozen boxes, conveyor belt injuries, lifting accidents, and slip and falls. In cases involving head injuries or an unconscious crewman, the crewman should immediately be accessed by qualified medical personnel to determine the extent of the injury.
Posted in: Alaska Fishing News and Injuries to Crewman
Updated: February 19, 2018 9:41 am
Published on: January 26, 2018
NINTH CIRCUIT RULES PUNITIVE DAMAGES AVAILABLE TO INJURED SEAMAN AND FISHERMAN
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that injured seaman and fisherman may claim punitive damages under the general maritime law unseaworthiness doctrine. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is the law that governs the claims for injured seaman that are filed in Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California State and Federal Courts. Governing law in these Courts now permit a seaman who is willfully and recklessly injured as a result of the vessel's unseaworthiness to claim punitive damages. The standard for an award of punitive damages is "conduct which manifests reckless or callous disregard for the rights of others or gross negligence or actual malice or criminal indifference". Punitive damages are designed to punish certain wrongful acts and conduct of by the vessel owner and to serve as a deterrent to other vessel to withhold from committing similar wrongful acts.
Punitive damages work. Since the ruling of the Supreme Court in Atlantic Soundings v. Townsend there has been a dramatic shift in the practice of vessel owners in the administration of maintenance and cure benefits. The threat of a potential punitive damage award has resulted in higher maintenance rates, broader approval of medical benefits, and an overall improvement in safety. Unfortunately, there remains many vessel owners who continue to negligent their vessels and operate them in an unseaworthy condition, and who ignore their duties provide proper maintenance and cure benefits. Punitive damages for unseaworthiness will play a vital role in ensuring that vessel owners abided by their duty to maintain and operate their vessels in a seaworthy manner.
The January 26, 2018 in Batterton v. Dutra Group, NO. 15-56775 (9th Cir. 2018) follows the land mark decision of the Supreme Court in Atlantic Soundings v. Townsend, 557 U.S. 464 (2009) and rejected arguments of vessel owner that Miles v. Apex Marine 498 US 19 (1990). The case adopts the Ninth Circuits prior ruling in Evich v. Morris 819 F. 2d 256 (9th Cir. 1987) and rejects the reasoning of the fifth Circuit in McBride vs. Estis Well Services 768 F. 3rd 382 (5th 2014).
Posted in: Alaska Fishing News, Injuries to Crewman and Maritime News
Updated: January 26, 2018 10:14 am
Crewman Suffers Head Injury Aboard Alaska Fishing Vessel Defender
A crewman was airlifted from the F/V Defender today after suffering a head injury while working aboard the vessel. The Defender is a 154-factory trawler. Early reports indicate the crewman was struck in the head by a 37-pound block of frozen fish. More information about the facts causing the injury are unknown at this time. However, blocks of frozen fish are standard aboard many Alaska factory trawlers. After processing the fish are placed into pans, which are frozen into blocks by the vessel's plate freezers. The frozen blocks are then placed into bags or boxes and stored in the vessel freezer hold. Crewmen are frequently injured during this process. It is important that all equipment and safety procedures are followed to prevent crewman injury when they are handling frozen cargo.
The accident happened 260 miles north of Cold Bay. A Coast Guard flight surgeon directed the emergency evacuation of the injured crewman. A Coast Guard helicopter stationed at Cold Bay airlifted the crewman to St. Paul where he was transported to Anchorage for further emergency medical treatment.
Serious head injuries must be promptly treated by emergency medical personnel. Following discharge from the hospital crewman suffering head injuries must be closely watched for signs of post concussive syndrome. Head injuries involving blows to the head can cause mild traumatic brain injuries. Symptoms of brain injury can include memory loss, headaches, personality changes, and depression.
Updated: November 9, 2017 9:08 am
Dutch Harbor Remains Top Port For Commercial Fishing Landings
Dutch Harbor remains the United States top commercial fishing port for 2016. NOAA's annual fishing data report published last week showed fishing boats delivered 770 million pounds of product to Dutch Harbor in 2016 with a value of 198 million dollars. 2016 marked the 20th consecutive year Dutch Harbor has had the highest volume of commercial fishing landings. Kodiak was in the fourth overall spot in 2016 with 440 million pounds of commercial fish landed with a value of 107 million dollars. Nationally, commercial fishing landings in Alaska accounted for over 50 percent of the total commercial landings for the entire United States.
New Bedford Massachusetts had landings of 106 million pounds but had the highest value of landings at 326 million dollars. New Bedford has held the highest value of commercial fishing landings for 17 consecutive years. Westport Washington had 108 million dollars of commercial landings with a value of 59 million dollars. Top ports in Oregon were Astoria and Newport. The fish landed in Oregon was valued at over 100 million dollars.
Working as a commercial fisherman aboard fishing vessels in Alaska, Washington and Oregon is challenging and demanding work. Catching 770 million pounds of fish in a season comes at a high price for some crewmen in the form of death or serious injury. Commercial fishing remains one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.
Posted in: Alaska Fishing News
Updated: November 7, 2017 2:25 pm
Shooting Aboard Alaska Fishing Boat
Police have arrested a Sitka man in connection with a shooting aboard a fishing boat in Juneau. The incident happened on Saturday, November 4, 2017. Police responding to the shooting in Eliason Harbor found a man with a gunshot wound to his leg and evidence of blunt force trauma to his head. A woman also found aboard the boat was reported uninjured. Nathan Leask reportedly came to the boat with a handgun and an altercation broke out resulting in one man being shot. Leask then fled the boat on foot. The police subsequently captured Leask in a local home. News sources indicate Leask was charged with first degree assault.
Published on: July 7, 2017
INJURED ALASKA FISH PROCESSOR MEDEVACED FROM F/V ISLAND ENTERPRISE
A 33-year-old crewman aboard the Alaska fishing vessel Island Enterprise was airlifted by helicopter following a hand injury on July 6, 2017. The crewman reportedly suffered a severe injury to his finger, which was "limb threatening". A ship to shore medical service, Health Force Partners, contacted the Coast Guard on the Island Enterprise's behalf about treatment for the injury, after consultation with the Coast Guard flight surgeon the crewman was evacuated from the vessel. The Island Enterprise was approximately 152 miles north of Dutch Harbor. Weather conditions were reported as 35 mile per hour winds with 8-10 foot seas. The Island Enterprise is a 280-foot fish processor owned by Trident Seafoods. The circumstances surrounding the crewman's injury is currently unknown.
In an emergency medical situation a fishing vessel may contact the United States Coast Guard for medical advice and assistance. To avoid unnecessary delays that may lead to medical complications and possible death a crewman may be airlifted from the vessel as happened in this case.
Health Force Partners is a private medical consulting firm utilized by many Alaska fishing companies. Health Force Partners' "Physician Healthline" provides medical advice about treatment of injured crewman to the vessels owner and the employer. According to Health Force Partners web site the Physician Healthline is staffed 24 hours a day and can on the average provide a physician consultation within a few minutes of being contacted by a fishing vessel. Health Force Partners may work with the employer to coordinate emergency medical care and medical evacuation for an injured fisherman.
Updated: July 7, 2017 9:53 am
FOUR ALASKAN FISHING VESSELS SWAMPED IN BRISTOL BAY
Full loads of fish and heavy weather resulted in four Bristol Bay fishing boats reported to have swamped on Monday. The Coast Guard released news that four vessels were partially submerged in Nushagak Bay. One of the vessels reported to be involved is the F/V Ketok. Crewmembers from the vessels were rescued by other nearby fishing vessels. There were no reported injuries and the cause of the incidents is under investigation by the Coast Guard.
The incidents happened during a surge in the sockeye salmon run. Processors in the area reported a dramatic increase in deliveries on Monday after several weeks of declining catch. Heavily loaded vessels in rough seas can be a recipe for disaster. The race for catching the fish presents a short window of opportunity for Bristol Bay fishermen and when that window of opportunity mixes with bad weather the risks increase. Monday's weather conditions were less than optimal with winds of 40 miles per hour.
Updated: July 4, 2017 9:30 pm
Injured Alaska Fisherman Airlifted From F/V New Dawn
On Monday, June 19, 2017, USCG in Kodiak received a medevac request from the crew of the NEW DAWN. A crew member aboard the NEW DAWN sustained a broken ankle and after consultation with the duty flight surgeon, the decision was made to request medevac from the vessel due to the possible need for orthopedic surgery. A Jayhawk helicopter was dispatched to the vessel located in the vicinity of Shelikof Strait. The injured crew member was safely hoisted from the vessel and transported to Kodiak for medical treatment. The weather conditions at the time were reported to be mild with 17 mph winds.
The F/V New Dawn is a 44.8 foot commercial fishing vessel based out of Kodiak, Alaska. The details of how the crewman was injured are unavailable. Crewman injured aboard fishing vessels in almost all cases are entitled to benefits under Federal Maritime Law. These no fault benefits include the payment of maintenance and cure benefits. Under the maintenance and cure doctrine a vessel owner must pay all reasonable and necessary medical expenses associated with a crewman's injury. This includes the duty to pay for medical evacuation from the vessel.
Due to the nature of the commercial fishing industry, injuries aboard vessels are common place. Injuries happen for a variety of reasons, whether it was negligence of the vessel owner or an employee, or unseaworthiness of the vessel itself. Under general maritime law, vessel owners have a duty to provide prompt and adequate medical care to the crew, regardless of how the injury occurred. Sometimes that duty requires halting operations and calling for a coast guard medevac or heading to the nearest port. A breach of these duties constitutes negligence under the Jones Act.
Updated: June 26, 2017 9:16 am
President Trump's Executive Order Causes Delays for Alaska Commercial Fishermen
Alaska's commercial long line fleet doesn't know when their season will start for sure. There is no news from the National Marine Fisheries as to when the commercial longline season will start for halibut and black cod. March 11, 2017 was the date agreed to by vote of the International Halibut Commission, however, the start date for the Alaska fisheries requires a publication of a regulation in the Federal Register.
It's a Presidential Order by President Trump that is causing delays in establishing the fishing opening date. President Trump signed an executive order in January stating that for every new regulation issued, at least two prior regulations must be stricken from the records. The result of the Trump's Executive order has caused unexpected delays in passing regulations affecting commercial fisheries. Trump also issued an order putting a 60 day freeze on new and pending regulations until they could be reviewed by the head of an agency appointed by the President.
Representatives of the National Marine Fisheries, politicians, and the Department of Commerce are all working with the Trump administration to determine how Trump's Executive Order impacts the passage of regulations such as the start of Alaska commercial fishing seasons. The impact of President Trump's broad Executive Order requiring elimination of two regulations for each new regulation did not give consideration to such matters as commercial fishing regulations.
Updated: February 23, 2017 1:16 pm
Ocean Peace and O'Hara Corp. Purchase Fishing Company of Alaska vessels and Quota Share
Two major fishing companies based in Seattle have purchased three Alaska factory trawlers and their quota share from the Fishing Company of Alaska (FCA). The sale was announced on Friday. The purchase price was not disclosed. Two Seattle based companies, O'Hara Corporation and Ocean Peace, were involved in the purchase.
A fleet of six Bering Sea fishing vessels was once owned by FCA. One of FCA's vessels, the Alaska Ranger, sank in 2007. Five crew were tragically killed in the sinking and the remaining 42 crewmen escaped death following a miraculous rescue effort by the Coast Guard. As a result of the Alaska Ranger sinking, lawsuits were filed against FCA for the maritime wrongful deaths and personal injuries of the crew under the Jones Act. Those cases were settled out of Court. Attorney James Beard represented many of the crewmen and their families. In 2016 a second vessel owned by FCA, the Alaska Juris, sank. No deaths occurred in that sinking, but the sinking of the Alaska Juris remains under investigation by the United States Coast Guard.
O' Hara Corporation has over a hundred year history in the commercial fishing industry. They own 12 scallop boats based in Maine. O'Hara Corporation became involved in the Alaska ground fish trawling industry in the early 1990's. Prior to their most recent purchase from FCA, O'Hara owed three Alaska factory trawlers, The F/T Constellation, F/T Defender, and F/T Enterprise. A fourth vessel, the F/T Araho is under construction. O'Hara claims that the F/T Araho will be the most technologically advanced catcher processor in the Alaska fleet. O' Hara has indicated they intend to continue to fish the vessel it purchased from FCA and will make modifications and repairs of the aging vessels that will bring the vessels up to date with modern fishing and safety standards.

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Located in Saint-Philippe in the Sud Sauvage (Wild South), Le Palmier serves Creole cuisine. Specialities: heart of palm in salads or caris and vacoa. Visit to an anthurium greenhouse and walks through the forest and palm grove in discovery of tropical flora and endemic species.
Environment / Access : Coming from the West, drive past the ""Puits des Anglais"" site, then take the first on the left and follow the signs. From the East, go through Saint-Philippe town centre and Mare Longue forest, take the 4th road on the right and follow the signs.


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Criminal Lawyer Sandy Utah
ByMichael Anderson February 8, 2020
If you have been charged with a crime based on a search conducted on your or your property, contact an experienced Sandy Utah criminal defense lawyer.
Warrantless searches are valid where the government had a substantial and a legitimate interest in (1) regulating railroad safety; (2) controlling which employees could be promoted to safety-sensitive or high-risk positions; or (3) preventing drug addiction among public school athletes, or students who participate in other extracurricular activities.
In order to determine the reasonableness of such a warrantless search a court must conduct a two-step analysis. First, what is reasonable depends on all the circumstances surrounding the search or seizure and the nature of the search or seizure itself. For example, although a urine test is not invasive of the body, it does require individuals to perform an excretory function traditionally shielded by great privacy. As a result, that a urine test raises additional privacy concerns. One such concern is whether someone should monitor the individual during the collection process in order to insure the integrity of the test. How closely and carefully to monitor the student are issues of reasonableness. A collection process is minimally intrusive and therefore reasonable if there is no monitor present.
It is unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment to (1) make a warrantless stop of an automobile, and (2) detain its driver in order to check his driver's license and the registration of his automobile. There are two exceptions to the ban on warrantlesscheckpoints to uncover evidence of ordinary criminal wrongdoing: (1) an appropriately tailored roadblock set up to thwart an imminent terrorist attack, or (2) a roadblock set up to catch a dangerous criminal who is likely to flee by way of a particular route.
A warrantless (and suspicionless) search of an impounded car in actual police custody is not unreasonable when the search was conducted pursuant to police regulations designed to insure the safety of the car and the owner's property. Similarly, where state health regulations required the police to retain a car in their custody until a forfeiture proceeding, it would be unreasonable to hold that the police, who had to retain the car in their custody, for such a length of time, had no right, even for their own protection, to search it without a warrant.
Even if the police did not have actual physical custody, but the car was stored at a site pursuant to police instructions, it was constitutionally reasonable to search the car without a warrant. The warrantless search of the impounded car is valid, because of the police concern for the safety of the general public who might be endangered if an intruder removed a revolver (that was suspected to be in the trunk) from the trunk of the vehicle. Moreover, the warrantless search is not unreasonable even if the search could have been accomplished by less intrusive means. The need to conduct these warrantless impoundments and searches of vehicles for want of a better term may be described as community caretaking functions, totally divorced from the detection, investigation, or acquisition of evidence relating to the violation of a criminal statute. In the interest of public safety and as a part of what it has called community caretaking functions, vehicles are taken into police custody for a myriad of reasons. Generally these caretaking procedures follow a routine practice of securing and inventorying the contents of an automobile. As a result, these caretaking procedures have developed in response to three distinct needs: the protection of the owner's property while it remains in police custody, the protection of the police against claims or disputes over lost or stolen property, and the protection of the police against potential danger.
When the police were indisputably engaged in a caretaking search of a lawfully impounded car because it was illegally parked for an extended period, and the owner was not present to make other arrangements for the safekeeping of his belongings, the warrantless search of that car was considered reasonable. However, if the alleged inventory search was a pretext for concealing an investigatory police motive such a search is unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment. The reasonableness of a warrantless search may be denied if the motive for the search was pretextual.
Inventory Searches
In order to determine the reasonableness of an inventory search the courts must balance the intrusion on an individual's Fourth Amendment interests against its promotion of legitimate governmental interests. In significant part, the governmental interests supporting inventory searches are justified by the same distinct needs identified in the community caretaking—car impoundment cases—the protection of the (1) owner's property while it remains in police custody, and (2) police against false claims of lost property or against dangerous instrumentalities. The police are not required as a condition of the search to balance an individual's privacy interests in a container against the government's interest that the container was a repository for dangerous items, before conducting a warrantless inventory search of that container.
It is a violation of the Fifth Amendment privilege against compelling testimony from a citizen for (1) a state attorney to use at the subsequent criminal prosecution incriminating answers made by police officers pursuant to a state statute that threatened to remove them from office if they refused to testify, (2) a city to discharge city employees pursuant to a city charter that authorized dismissal of city employees for refusing to waive their constitutional privilege against self-incrimination, (3) a state attorney to notify various contracting authorities that licensed contractor were disqualified from contracting with the state because these contractors refused to waive their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, and (4) a state to prosecute and convict a citizen with his own testimony that was elicited under a threat of contempt by a United States Senate Committee investigating criminal activity.
Immunity statutes were written to provide a rational accommodation between the imperatives of the Fifth Amendment privilege and the legitimate demands of government to compel citizens to testify. Providing immunity against prosecution was important because sometimes the only persons capable of giving useful testimony were those implicated in the crime. An immunity statute is not a full substitute for the Fifth Amendment privilege if it cannot protect a testifying citizen against the use of the immunized testimony (1) to convict the citizen, and (2) as a source of information that leads to other incriminating evidence. Accordingly, use immunity alone was not considered coextensive with the Fifth Amendment privilege.
Pursuant to use-derivative use immunity a prosecutor is prohibited from using the immunized testimony either directly or indirectly against the testifying citizen. However, a prosecutor may prosecute the testifying witness with any evidence that is not connected to the immunized testimony, by establishing that he had an independent source for the disputed (unconnected) evidence. Transactional immunity has been deemed more than coextensive with the Fifth Amendment privilege, because it affords absolute immunity against future prosecution for the offense that was the subject of the interrogation. Indeed, the transactional immunity is broader than the Fifth Amendment privilege, because such an immunized citizen cannot subsequently be prosecuted with evidence from an independent source. As a result, the defendant will prefer transactional immunity, but the prosecutor will usually limit the offer to use-derivative use immunity. If the defendant declines to accept an offer of immunity, he may be subject to incarceration pending his compliance or the expiration of the grand jury's term.
Any Criminal Case
The Fifth Amendment provides that no one shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. The phrase "a criminal case", must have a broad construction in favor of the right it was intended to secure. Whenever the testifying citizen's answers create a real and appreciable danger that the statements could be used in a criminal prosecution or could lead to other evidence that might be used against the testifying citizen, the privilege applies.
The Fifth Amendment does not apply to a resident alien's fear that his compelled testimony would be used to prosecute him in a foreign country, primarily because the Court read the compelled self-incrimination clause contextually as apparently providing a witness with the right against compelled self-incrimination when reasonably fearing prosecution by the government (the United States) whose power the clause limits, but not otherwise.
There are apparent exceptions to the Fifth Amendment privilege based upon the idea that if the testimony sought cannot possibly be used as a basis for or in aid of a criminal prosecution against the witness, the rule ceases to apply. For example, a testifying citizen may not assert the privilege where (1) he has elected to waive it, (2) the question posed relates to a crime barred by the statute of limitations, (3) an answer to the question posed may only disgrace him, or (4) the testifying citizen has received a pardon for the charged offense.
When determining whether the Fifth Amendment privilege applies, the distinction between a civil penalty and a criminal penalty is of some constitutional import. Moreover, whether a particular statutorily defined penalty is civil or criminal is a matter of statutory construction. In order to engage in this statutory construction, there is a two-step analysis. First, a court must determine whether Congress intended to specifically designate a penalty as civil or criminal. Second, even where Congress has specifically intended to establish a civil penalty, a further inquiry must be conducted. That is, a court must discover whether the statutory scheme was so punitive either in purpose or effect as to negate that intention. The privilege protects an accused only from being compelled to testify about his own acts, or where it would otherwise provide the state with evidence of a testimonial or communicative nature.
A defendant does not offer testimonial evidence when he (1) supplies a handwriting sample used at trial, (2) provides a voice exemplar to a grand jury, (3) appears at a pretrial lineup and speaks words made by the alleged robber, or (4) signs, pursuant to a court order, forms consenting to disclosure of his bank records. Indeed, in order to be testimonial an accused's communication must itself, explicitly or implicitly, relate to a factual assertion or disclose information.
Immunized testimony can be used to prosecute a citizen for making false statements under a federal immunity statute, 18 U.S.C. § 6002. Similarly, if a testifying witness makes a false statement in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001, that the court will not recognize the so-called exculpatory no doctrine as an exception to a violation of the statute. The exculpatory no doctrine, excused a simple denial of guilt, even if false, from coming within the statute. Essentially, falsely denying guilt in a government investigation violates an objective of the statute: criminalizing the perversion of a governmental function.
The right of a person under the Fifth Amendment to refuse to incriminate himself is purely a personal privilege of the witness. As a consequence, the Fifth Amendment is limited to a person who shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, and if he cannot set up the privilege of a third person, he certainly cannot set up the privilege of a corporation. However, even a person's right to invoke the privilege is limited where the government compels a citizen to produce information pursuant to a required records law, and the records are to be used under a noncriminal regulatory scheme.
A citizen should be aware that the act of producing the document or thing may have Fifth Amendment implications. A citizen may not invoke the privilege even if the act of producing evidence in response to a subpoena under the facts and circumstances of particular cases may be both testimonial and incriminating. In other words, the act of producing the documents tacitly admits their existence and their location in the hands of their possessor.
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Sandy is home to the Shops at South Town shopping mall; the Jordan Commons entertainment, office and dining complex; and the Mountain America Exposition Center. It is also the location of the soccer-specific America First Field (formerly known as Rio Tinto Stadium), which hosts Real Salt Lake and Utah Royals FC home games, and opened on October 8, 2008.
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Book Discussion Questions: I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
Posted April 26, 2017 by Jenny
Title: I Let You Go
Author: Clare Mackintosh
Genre: Psychological Suspense
Tone: Atmospheric, Haunting, Gritty
Devastated by a hit-and-run accident that has ended the life of her young son, Jenna moves to the remote Welsh coast to search for healing while two dedicated policemen try to get to the bottom of the case.
SPOILER WARNING:
These book discussion questions are highly detailed and will ruin plot points if you have not read the book.
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1. This is Clare Mackintosh's debut novel. In what ways did this book include autobiographical elements? How did it make her story more believable?
2. If you had to describe what kind of book this was, what would it be?
3. What other books that you have read that might seem similar to I Let You Go?
4. What did you think of the pacing of the book? Did it remain consistent throughout?
5. Let's talk about style. How does the way this story is told differ from most novels? How does this style make the story work?
6. What ten words would you use to describe the characters Ian, Jenna, and Patrick?
7. How would you characterize Ray, Mags, and Kate and their relationships? Why are work relationships prone to romance or infidelity?
8. Which characters do you have a visual image of in your mind?
9. How did the author bring the settings alive? Describe some of the settings from what you remember.
10. This novel was released first in Britain and the author lives in North Wales. If you didn't know that how did the story give you a hint? Did you find some of the language and police titles and procedures confusing? Was it off putting?
11. Do you think the author understood domestic violence well? How did that come across in her writing? How did this book give you a peek into how an abused woman might think and feel?
12. How do you see Ian grooming Jenna and the control and abuse starting? Give examples.
13. Who tried to warn Jenna about Ian before their marriage? Why didn't Jenna listen? Why didn't Eve or Jenna's mother ever tell Jenna the truth about her father?
14. How does the abuser view his abusive actions? Where is the responsibility placed?
15. How does the victim view their being abused? Where is the responsibility placed?
16. What was the huge twist in the middle of the story? How did the author fool you?
17. The author had Jenna writing names and messages in the sand and photographing them. What were the practical reasons of why Jenna did this? What were some of the messages? How could her writing names and messages be seen as symbolic?
18. How did Ian feel about the baby and Jenna's pregnancy at the beginning? What changed as time went on? What did Ian do? Who takes the blame? When does Jenna begin to put the blame on Ian?
19. Who was driving the car that killed Jacob? Why did it happen? Who felt responsible and why?
20. What were some of the many choices Jenna made throughout the story? What are the consequences of those choices?
21. Near the end Patrick is talking to Jenna after she is released and the trial is over. Why did Jenna confess to killing Jacob and almost go to prison?
22. Did you like the ending? Why did the author make is ambiguous?
23. Are there any other loose ends in this novel or things that weren't believable?
Book club kit from the publisher
Book of the Month discussion forum
Article: "The True Events That Inspired 'I Let You Go'"
Kirkus Review for I Let You Go
BBC Breakfast video interview
Informal interview on Google Hangout
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Book Discussion Questions: The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Posted February 22, 2017 by Jenny
Title: The Boys in the Boat
Author: Daniel James Brown
Genre: Nonfiction, Sports
Tone: Impassioned, Inspiring
Out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times – the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant.
1. What made you want to read this book? Would you have felt compelled to read it outside of book club?
2. Do you think that reading this during the Olympics would make a difference to you?
3. What are the differences, if any, as to how the Olympics were regarded in the 1930s to how they are regarded now?
4. What are your thoughts on Avery Brundage and his role on the Olympic committee?
5. Bobby Moch was Jewish. Knowing what he knew about Germany, are you surprised he went? Would you have gone? Why did his father not tell him sooner?
6. Should there have been a boycott against the Olympics?
7. Leni Riefenstiahl is probably the most famous female director ever; what did you think of her?
8. Let's talk about Joe's family life. What are your thoughts? Specifically Thula and Harry ?
9. Which relationship do you believe was ultimately the most pivotal for Joe?
10. Ulbrickson kept putting different boys in different boats, what do you think made these boys fit together?
11. What do you think was the turning point for Joe to become a unit with the rest of the boys in the boat?
12. Why do you think the boys were so unbeatable?
13. How much of a pivotal character was Pocock? Could they have won without him?
14. What did you think of George Pocock's issues with the California coach Ky Ebright?
15. What did you think about the journey over to Germany on the cruise ship? Did anything interest you?
16. What did you think about the way the Germans handled the race?
Lit Lovers' Reading Group Guide
West Maui Book Club discussion questions
Seattle Times Q&A
(Video) Daniel James Brown on The Boys in the Boat
"Nazi Olympics Berlin 1936" article by United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The Rowing Team That Stunned the World
The Three-Year Swim Club
by Julie Checkoway
Salt Sweat Tears
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Nazi Games
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Book Discussion Questions: Small Blessings by Martha Woodroof
Posted December 21, 2016 by Jenny
Title: Small Blessings
Author: Martha Woodroof
Genre: Fiction, Domestic Fiction
Tone: Heartwarming, Quirky, Thoughtful
In an inspiring tale of a small-town college professor, a remarkable new woman at the bookshop, and the ten-year-old son he never knew he had, this comedy of manners reminds us that sometimes, when it feels like life has veered irrevocably off track, the track shifts in ways we never can have imagined.
1. Woodroof said she chose to set Small Blessings in a college to create a bell jar atmosphere where people couldn't avoid each other. How does a small college in a small town help create that type of atmosphere?
2. How important were college students to this story?
3. How would you describe Tom's life at the start of Small Blessings?
4. What things happen to dramatically change his life?
5. In light of all the coincidences that made Tom's life better, do you consider this book to be realistic fiction? Why or why not?
6. What words would you use to describe the tone or mood of the story?
7. Who was your favorite character? Which character was the best well described? Are they the same person?
8. How did Marjory Puttnam have a hand in getting Tom and Rose together? Do you think she was purposefully matchmaking?
9. Do you think Marjory killed herself?
10. Did Tom and Agnes do the right thing for themselves and Rose to stay with her all those years?
11. What if she had never died? Would it still have been the best choice to make?
12. In what ways are Tom and Agnes a good team?
13. A lot of the book depends on the premise that Rose was a magnetic pull for other people. Was it clear to you what made her so special to them?
14. Tom's thoughts after Marjory's death contain the quote from which the book title comes: "Talking to your mother-in-law might seem like small potatoes to people who luxuriated in more richly felt lives, but it had often been enough for him to build a bearable day on. Small blessings, as his mother had so often said….." What are some of the little things that can make a day better?
15. How are small blessings different than big blessings?
16. If you had to go through life with just small or big blessings, which would you sacrifice?
17. Did Woodroof succeed in writing a book about small blessings?
18. A few days after Marjorie's death, Rose invites Agnes to lunch. During her lunch with Agnes, Rose realizes three things about herself: That she hasn't had the courage to explore her own heart, that she was lonely, and that she had kept people away with self-imposed separateness.
-Does it take courage to explore your own heart? How so?
-What does it mean to have self-imposed separateness?
-Why do you think Rose lived that way?
-Is it possible to admit to loneliness and not see life or one's own self negatively?
19. Does Rose change from her realizations?
20. Russell has hidden the pain of his unhappy childhood and awkward childhood from everyone, including his AA sponsor. Why do you think he kept this to himself?
21. Is there a line between being open about one's pain and "airing dirty laundry"? If so, what is the difference to you?
23. How would you describe Iris and Russell's relationship? Did you find their personalities very different or very similar?
24. Do you think Russell is capable of changing and will he do it?
25. Tom, Agnes, Russell, Rose and Iris all seem to experience some degree of loneliness. What examples did you see in the story?
26. In light of these examples, what does Woodroof seem to be saying about loneliness? Is it fixed or changeable? Is it caused by fault or does it just happen?
27. Rose's mom, Mavis, tells her, "The worst thing you can do in life is turn away from it." What does this mean? Do you agree?
28. Woodroof is open about being a recovering alcoholic herself. At the story's end, Iris is beginning a difficult journey to recovery, Russell has relapsed, and we know that Serafina has died. Is this novel hopeful or discouraging about the chances for recovery from addiction? What made it so to you?
29. There are several relationships in the book: Tom and Agnes, Tom and Rose, Rose and Henry, Henry with Tom and the friendship between Tom and Russell. Which one was your favorite? Why?
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Lit Lovers' Reading Guide
Martha Woodroof's website
10 Questions for Martha Woodroof (via booksonthetable.com)
Kirkus review of Small Blessings
Interview with Martha Woodroof (video)
Deep South Magazine: "'Small Blessings' with Martha Woodroof"
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Book Discussion Questions: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Posted October 12, 2016 by Cathleen
Title: The Thirteenth Tale
Author: Diane Setterfield
Genre: Gothic Fiction; Psychological Suspense
Tone: Atmospheric, Dramatic
When her health begins failing, the mysterious author Vida Winter decides to let Margaret Lea, a biographer, write the truth about her life, but Margaret needs to verify the facts since Vida has a history of telling outlandish tales.
1. In many ways, this is a book for book lovers, and there are multiple passages that speak to readers. For instance, early in the book (p. 32) Margaret contrasts her reading as a child to her reading as an adult.
a. Do you recall why Margaret says she prefers old novels? (see p. 29)
b. Her father advocates for contemporary writing, ones "where the message is that there is no end to human suffering, only endurance…endings that are muted, but which echo longer in the memory." Do you side with Margaret or with her father? Is it that simple?
c. Given those characterizations, does The Thirteenth Tale resonate more as an old novel or as contemporary writing?
2. Let's dig in by putting ourselves in Margaret's place. We're living our quiet bookshop lives, and we receive a letter without real context or satisfactory explanation. Why would we (as Margaret) even consider accepting the invitation?
3. In one interview about her career change from academia to author, Setterfield notes her realization that "whilst books are extraordinary, writers themselves are no more or less special than anyone else." How might we say this is reflected in the novel?
4. Would you call The Thirteenth Tale a ghost story? If so, who are the ghosts? Who is haunted?
5. What do biography and storytelling have in common? How are they different? Would you rather have the truth or a good story?
6. Were you surprised at Miss Winter's true identity? What points Margaret (and the reader) to this conclusion?
7. Who was saved from the fire? How can we be certain?
8. Margaret realizes that "plunging deep into Miss Winter's story was a way of turning my back on my own" (p. 282). Was this true? Did it work?
9. Angelfield (the house) becomes an external symbol of the family and its changing condition. Can you think of examples of when this seems to be true? Which other rooms or homes reflect their inhabitants?
10. Miss Winter tells Margaret that "it doesn't do to get attached to secondary characters. It's not their story. They come, they go, and when they go they're gone for good. That's all there is to it." (p. 191-2). Does that prove to be true in her story? In the book?
11. How essential is what we learn from Hester's diary?
12. What did you think of the "game" of the conveyor belt and Margaret's later admission (to us) that she did love books more than people?
13. In what ways does The Thirteenth Tale fit the characteristics of a Gothic novel?
14. Several classic Gothic novels are named, some multiple times. Did this enhance the experience for you? Did it seem too "on point" or distract by the comparison, or did you find it original?
15. What other recurring symbols seem to be present in The Thirteenth Tale?
16. Did you like the structure: Beginnings, Middles, Endings, Beginnings? How is this choice significant?
17. In which character names did you find significance?
18. What patterns seem to be repeated throughout the story?
19. Aurelius wonders if it's better to have no story than one that keeps changing, and Margaret's mother thinks a weightless story is better than one too heavy. What do you think is better for these characters? In general?
20. How effective is the choice of title? What does it contribute to tone and to theme?
21. The idea of siblings, especially twins, is central to the story in many ways. How do the different relationships affect the characters and themes? Did this enhance your experience of the story?
22. Did you find the ending satisfying? Explain your answer.
23. The question of precisely when The Thirteenth Tale takes place has sparked much speculation. As you read, did you have a time period in mind? Would you have preferred this be specifically stated? What is gained in leaving the time undefined?
24. Is there anyone today who might be Vida Winter's contemporary counterpart: someone who has written multiple bestsellers, whose books are among the most borrowed from libraries, yet who is reclusive, "as famous for her secrets as for her stories"?
25. The Thirteenth Tale was the inaugural selection of "Barnes & Noble Recommends" in which each season one book was chosen as riveting and of extraordinary quality worthy of stimulating discussion, one that they were sure you would recommend to others. Their introduction opened with a single word: unputdownable. Would that word characterize your experience with the book? Would you recommend it to others?
official website of author Diane Setterfield
The Guardian interview with Setterfield
audio: Setterfield talks about her inspiration and process
BookPage feature on the release of The Thirteenth Tale
The Independent review of The Thirteenth Tale
Lit Lovers book discussion guide
The Wall Street Journal explains "The Eerie Allure of the Gothic"
video clip from the 2013 BBC movie adaptation
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Book Discussion Questions: Still Life With Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen
Posted June 22, 2016 by Jenny
Title: Still Life With Bread Crumbs
Author: Anna Quindlen
Tone: Moving, Romantic, Reflective
Moving to a small country cabin, a once world-famous photographer bonds with a local man and begins to see the world around her in new, deeper dimensions while evaluating second chances at love, career, and self-understanding.
1. How did you like Rebecca Winter as a character? Do you feel satisfied with how much you know about her? Are there any aspects of Rebecca's situation that you especially relate to?
2. How does the third-person narration affect your impression of Rebecca? How different would the book have been had it been written from a first-person point of view?
3. What are Rebecca's initial impressions of living in the country?
4. How did Rebecca's marriage to Peter affect her? Despite it not having been an ideal match, what does she miss about being married?
5. How is Jim intelligent in ways that Peter isn't? What are some other character traits that make Jim likable? What do Rebecca and Jim like about each another?
6. How did you respond to the character of Rebecca's mother? Beatrice (Bebe) is described as being "as definite, as unyielding, as dark as the ungainly statue of Artemis" (p. 53). As a columnist/author of nonfiction, Quindlen has written candidly about the importance of motherhood as well as its joys and challenges – why do you think she created a chilly, unsupportive mother figure for Rebecca?
7. How does her father, Oscar, compare as a parent? How would you characterize Rebecca's relationship with him? Why does she keep her move to the country from him?
8. How did you respond to the portrayal of Bebe's dementia?
9. What do the secondary characters contribute to the book? Do you have any favorites?
10. In an interview published in The Washington Post (1-28-14), Quindlen said that Rebecca's story was partially inspired by "how we live in New York City, about failing to see beneath the surface." One of the themes in Still Life With Bread Crumbs is things (objects / people / experiences) not being what they are initially perceived to be. What are some examples of this?
11. A theme in much of Quindlen's nonfiction pieces is the effect of losing her mother at a young age (19), and in particular how the loss influenced her appreciation for life and "the gift of getting older." Like Quindlen, Jim lost his mother at a young age. What does this loss mean for his character and his worldview?
12. The book explores how Rebecca's photography career took off after her Bread Crumbs photo, and yet "she mainly found her good work to be accidental, and immediate" (p. 78). Why did her photography become so important artistically for feminism?
13. Jim is upset with Rebecca for taking pictures of the crosses despite not knowing why they were there. Do you believe a photographer has a responsibility to understand what they are capturing with their photographs? Why / why not?
14. Rebecca thinks her father believes "photography was a second-rate artistic pursuit." Some people do dismiss photography as an inferior art form, or as not art at all. What are your thoughts on this? What other types of creative expression are not held in high esteem?
15. Have you ever felt locked into an image of yourself, whether it was created by you or outside forces? (p. 173: "People froze you in place, Rebecca sometimes thought… More important, you froze yourself, often into a person in whom you truly had no interest. So you had a choice: you could continue a masquerade, or you could give up on it.")
16. There is a particular life stage captured in this book, accepting that you are getting older but realizing there are still many possibilities ahead. Do you believe this book appeals more to readers past a certain age, or is there a broader potential audience?
17. Do you find the idea of reinventing yourself exciting or terrifying? How does the idea of control play into this?
18. At the end of the book, what does Rebecca like about her life and situation that she didn't appreciate before?
19. Were there any lessons you learned from this book?
20. In By the Book: Writers on Literature and the Literary Life from the NY Times Book Review (ed. By Pamela Paul), Anna Quindlen writes "I have many poetry collections – that's my version of self-help" (p. 163). Can Still Life With Bread Crumbs be seen as a form of self-help to its readers? Why or why not?
21. Quindlen is a self-described feminist writer and has covered women's issues in her journalism (exploring topics of women's rights, political climate for women, balancing career and family, and modern life for women). How does Still Life With Bread Crumbs contribute to the literature of contemporary women's lives? How is Rebecca's story unique to the experience of women?
22. In an interview with Bookgirl TV pocast, Quindlen remarks "a simple, ordinary existence is just about the best thing out there." How does this novel reflect that belief?
23. With Still Life With Bread Crumbs, one of Quindlen's goals was to write a love story. How much does the romance element factor into this novel? She also wanted to write a book with a happy ending. Do you believe the conclusion of Still Life succeeds?
24. There are some interesting stylistic choices in the book. Several scenes loop backward in time to a prior scene that the character recalls. How did you respond to these multiple time shifts in certain scenes? Does the circular patterning make you think of anything theme-wise?
25. In a direct reference to time, the phrase "but that was later" is a frequent comment at end of scenes. What did you think of this pattern/repeated phrase?
26. Related to this, some chapters go far back in time (Thanksgiving 1956, for example) or way forward (one of the White Cross Series reviews). What did you think of this? What do you think the author was trying to achieve and do you think she succeeded?
27. Quindlen has stated that the theme of running out of money has been rarely explored in novels. What do you think of the author's choice to include specific dollar figures in Rebecca's ruminations, when she does mathematical calculations in her head?
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Blu-ray Review: 'A War'
A War (Krigen)
(Denmark, 115 min.)
Written and directed by Tobias Lindholm
Starring: Pilou Asbaek, Alex Høgh Andersen, Tuva Novotny, Søren Malling
Courtesy VVS Films
Canuck Oscar completists may now cross all the titles off the list of last year's nominees! A War, Denmark's nominee in the Best Foreign Language Film category, finally gets released in the Great White North after the intricacies off independent distribution deals kept it off the screens during last year's race. That absence is a shame, for while A War might not have had much of a chance of toppling shoo-in/winner Son of Saul, it's a smart, timely, and compelling film that deserves an audience.
Director Tobias Lindholm (A Hijacking) knows how to strip a story down to its basic elements and make it taut and riveting. Using a great script and a host of natural, dynamic performances, A War engages a complicated morality play that leaves no easy answers. The kinetic cinematography by Lindholm's A Hijacking DP Magnus Nordenhof Jønck zooms in on the intimate human details to pack the film as tightly as a bomb as it creates the intense psychology of war. Part Courage Under Fire, part Eye in the Sky with a dash of The Deer Hunter, A War explodes the moral and ethical grey zones of contemporary warfare as one respected soldier finds himself in the crosshairs after making a split-second call in the heat of battle.
Said soldier is Commander Claus Michael Pederson, who gives the order to fire upon a bunker when the men of his squad find themselves on the receiving end of bullets they believe to be from the Taliban while securing a small village in Afghanistan. The threat is severe as the soldiers arrive and find an upsetting crime scene riddled with civilian casualties before the violence explodes. One of Claus's top men takes a bullet from the heavy assault the unit encounters from an unseen sight in the distance. The chaos, noise, and threats from all directions force Claus to assess the situation in unfavourable circumstances.
The rules of engagement insist on a confirmed sight of the enemy before engaging and, following some discussion with the men at the base with whom he argues over the wire, Claus makes the call to fire and saves the unit. In such a tense situation—and Lindholm throws viewers into the dusty madness of the firestorm to appreciate Claus's disorientation—one might make the same choice.
Claus might win the battle but he encounters a greater war when judge advocate generals pose some inquiries into his handling of the ordeal. The target, the military investigators say, was actually a civilian bunker and not a Taliban base. This revelation means puts blood on Claus's hands and sends the soldier to stand trial for the deaths of 11 civilians—including children.
The soldier is a father himself as Lindholm cuts back and forth between Afghanistan and Denmark as Claus and his wife (Tuva Novotny) deal with the distance that the job creates between the family as three children go without their father for weeks and months on end. Here's where A War really gets interesting. As Claus stands trial for his poor judgement call, his family continues to suffer for his absence. The film shows the alienation and divisions that war creates between families as tours put soldiers overseas for long stretches of time. Is Claus's distance from his family his true crime if it was all in vain?
A War challenges viewers to consider how one might react in Claus's situation. Testimony pours in from his fellow soldiers and officers, all of whom agree on the chaos and urgency of the moment even if reports are wildly inconsistent. While one might see the film's line of inquiry as conservative given that it asks one to consider the loss of innocent lives, including children, as mere collateral damage in pursuit of a greater good, Lindholm's tense and thoughtful drama weighs the practical realities of warfare: war simply isn't a game of clear sightlines and easy calls. Asbaek's strong performance lets the viewer wade within Claus's inner war as his loyalty to his men and his children put his guilt in conflict with his conscience. He captivates by giving the character a subtle awareness of his wrongdoing while maintaining his composure and resolute belief that the intensity of battle calls for tough choices. The trial asks him to make a conscious lie to counteract a naïve oversight. A War suggests that there is no clean shot in contemporary depersonalised warfare. The further one gets from horses and bayonets, the murkier the landscape becomes.
As Lindholm sections the film between a war drama and a procedural, he keeps A War as suspenseful and engaging in the courtroom as it is on the battlefield. This sharp, authentic war drama should be in any Oscar watcher's sights.
The disc: The intensity of A War, particularly the first act, makes one wish it could have experienced it in a theatre, but the 1080p 1.85:1 transfer keeps the drama explosive of the small screen. 5.1 Dolby True HD sound is especially impressive in the gunfire exchanges. The disc comes with English and French subtitles with audio tracks in Danish and en français, thus ensuring Anglophones' eyes are on the drama and not the Twitterfeed.
Bonus features: Extra nibbles are scant, but it's hard to complain when the disc gives us a film that was worth waiting for. On the menu is a five-minute behind the scenes featurette that takes viewers on location in the Middle East to explore how the filmmakers recreate authenticity of battle. (Who knew that a crewmember with a broom follows the cinematographer along the ground to kick up dust in all the shots?) The short doc includes interviews with Lindholm, Asbaek, and Novotny as they discuss the film's three-pronged portrait of a family during wartime.
A War is now available on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital platforms from VVS Films.
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Lockertime
Faithtastic
"I can't believe that girl. She puts the 'who' in hooker."
Courtney shut her locker and leaned against the tall steel cabinet. "I mean, what did she think it was? A lap-dancing tryout?"
"Jan certainly got an eyeful," Whitney agreed, collecting a couple of history textbooks from her own locker. "Personally, I can't believe Torrance over-ruled us. My sister is way better than that dykosaurus. Did you see her shoes?"
The blonde rolled her eyes. "Like totally." She folded her arms and glanced distractedly down the hall. "And anyway, she was gyrating two inches from my face. I mean, gross."
Whitney made a non-committal sound, then turned to the other girl, face screwed up in confusion. "What?"
"Not Missy," Courtney replied in a tone ripe with derision. "That blonde skank."
"Why are you obsessing about this anyway?"
"I'm not. I'm traumatised."
Whitney smirked, tucking her books under her arm. "About your latent lesbianism."
"As if. Besides," Courtney said smugly, "if I'm a big dykey loser, doesn't that reflect on you?"
The smile slipped immediately from Whitney's features. "Oh my God . . . do you think people think we're a . . . couple?"
Both sets of eyes scanned the corridor, watching the other students passing by on their way to classes. Suddenly, they were beginning to see things in a new light. Guys drooled over them and they'd always assumed it was because they were cheerleaders and they were gorgeous. What's not to love? But the guys seemed to be smiling knowingly as they sauntered past. Maybe they were secretly imagining some kind of sordid sapphic pom-pom fantasy in their heads. And the girls stared at them with contempt, which they'd always passed off as jealousy. I'm sexy, I'm hot, I'm everything you're not. Obviously they really thought Courntey and Whitney were raging lesbos!
Courtney frowned. "My mom did try to give me this weird lecture on alternative lifestyles last week when I told her I wanted to become vegetarian. She had this parenting manual and everything."
"Oh my God. This is complete social suicide."
Whitney closed her eyes momentarily, only to open them again and see Les approaching. It was an omen, she was sure.
"Well, I guess we are like an old married couple sometimes," Courtney said with a shrug. "With the no sex, and the arguing, and the - "
"Finishing each other's sentences."
They looked at each other and shared an uncomfortable smile.
"So, um, you still want me to stay over tonight?" Whitney asked, a strange blush colouring her bronze cheeks.
"Sure." There was a moment of silence as Courtney chewed on her lip. "Although maybe we shouldn't sleep in the same bed any more."
The oriental girl nodded. "But we can still paint each others toes and bitch about people."


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Richard Frank "Dickie" DeVitis
Recommend Richard's obituary to your friends
Obituary of Richard Frank DeVitis
STOW - Richard Frank DeVitis, born August 13, 1950, left our lives December 31, 2021, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Richard, (Dickie), was preceded in death by his parents, Vincent and Catherine DeVitis and Jean DeVitis; sister, Deborah Sines Acker, and nephew, Josh Sines. He is survived by his lifelong love and wife, Deborah Huber DeVitis; son, Michael (Shauna) DeVitis; Barbara DeVitis, and grandchildren, Tyler (Audrey), Bryan DeVitis, Torri (Jonathon) Krusnski, and Austin Bair. Richard's life adventures began on North Hill, where he was well known and loved. He worked at the family store, DeVitis & Sons Italian Market, through high school. Upon graduation, he joined the Marines and served in Vietnam. When he returned from the war, Richard, together with his family, ventured to Sheep Ranch, California, where he worked in the logging and construction trades. It was on a ranch in San Andreas that Richard developed his love of raising cattle and other animals. He went from rancher to farmer when his family moved to Lewisville, Ohio, where on his beloved farm, he raised cattle, pigs, a horse, and chickens; and became an avid hunter. He and his wife also enjoyed many days fishing Seneca Lake, where they met lifelong friends. Richard spent his Lewisville years as a union laborer, retiring from Marietta Local 639. Continuing his journey and his love of fishing, Richard wintered in Port Charlotte, Florida. There he met his fisherman friends, who shared his love of the Gulf waters and adventures on his boat. While in Ohio in the summer months, he frequented Lake Erie, West Branch, and Mosquito Lake. Richard leaves behind his brother, Don DeVitis; sister, Dyna (Phil) Sparks; Uncle Angelo; aunts, Janet DeVitis and Evelyn Rodenberger; cousins, Linda, Robert, David, Danny, Laura, Tony, Kurtis, Karen, Penny, Eddie, and Sheila; brother-in-law, William Huber; and sisters-in-law, Cathy (Ron) Laubaugh, Billie Jean Billups, and Ann (Dee) Manuselis. Richard is also survived by nieces, Kelly, Deanna, Jessica, Melissa W., Shawn, Megan, Beth, and Melissa; nephews, Carlos, Jarred, Matthew, Nick, Frank, Joseph, and Vincent; second sons, Santino and Josef DiFrangia; and old, dear friends, John Salustro, Mike Racano, Jeff Chandler, Mark Collins, Roger and Debbie Haney, John and Nancy DeMoss, Jim and Martha Case, Elton and Margaret Miller, and Bill and Bonnie Beal, Ken and Chris Brown. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, 5:00 PM, at Redmon Funeral Home, 3633 Darrow Road, Stow, where friends may call from 2:00 PM until service time. Masks are required. Interment Crown Hill Burial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice of the Western Reserve, P.O. Box 72101, Cleveland, OH 44192, and to the family to be forwarded to the Stow Firefighter's Local in Richard's memory.
Interment
Crown Hill Burial Park
Twinsburg, Ohio, United States


See your GP as soon as possible if you have stomach cancer symptoms such as indigestion, unexpected weight loss, anaemia and persistent vomiting.
Your GP will ask about your symptoms and examine your stomach for any lumpiness or tenderness. If they think that stomach cancer may be a possibility they'll refer you to a specialist for further investigation.
If your GP thinks you may have stomach cancer, they'll refer you to a specialist for tests.
These may include a blood test and chest X-ray, which will assess your overall health. A sample of your poo may also be tested for blood.
Because of the potentially serious nature of stomach cancer, you should be referred to the specialist within 2 weeks. Read more about waiting times.
The main tests used to diagnose stomach cancer are outlined below.
An endoscopy is a procedure where the inside of your body is examined using an endoscope (a long, thin flexible tube with a light and a video camera at the end).
If you need to have an endoscopy, you won't be able to eat or drink for 4 to 8 hours before the procedure. This is to ensure your stomach and duodenum (top of the small intestine) are empty.
You'll be awake during the endoscopy, but may be given a sedative by injection to make you feel drowsy and relaxed. A local anaesthetic may also be sprayed onto the back of your throat, so the area is numbed.
The endoscope will be passed down your gullet (food pipe) and into your stomach so the specialist can look for any stomach ulcers or signs of cancer. If tissue is found that may be cancerous, a sample will be taken for testing. This procedure is known as a biopsy.
The sample will be examined under a microscope in a laboratory. The results will show whether the cells are cancerous (malignant) or non-cancerous (benign) and will usually take 7 to 10 days to come back.
The endoscopy itself usually takes about 15 minutes, although you should allow about 2 hours in total for your visit.
If your specialist thinks you may have cancer in the top part of your stomach, you may have an ultrasound scan at the same time as an endoscopy. This is known as an endoscopic ultrasound and uses high frequency sound waves to produce an image of your stomach (this method is commonly used to view an unborn baby in the womb).
If you have an endoscopic ultrasound, an ultrasound probe will be attached to the end of the endoscope before it's passed down your throat. The scan will help determine the stage of any cancer in the top part of your stomach.
After an endoscopy, or an endoscopic ultrasound, you won't be able to drive for several hours because of the sedative. You may also have a sore throat, although this should pass within a few days.
A barium meal X-ray or barium swallow involves drinking a chalky liquid containing a substance called barium, which makes your stomach show up on an X-ray. Nowadays, however, it's less commonly used to diagnose stomach cancers.
Organs such as your stomach don't usually show up on an X-ray because they're made of soft tissue that isn't dense enough to stop the X-rays passing through. However, when these organs are filled with barium, it blocks the X-rays and shows up white on an X-ray screen.
You won't able to eat or drink for at least 6 hours before the procedure because your stomach and duodenum need to be empty. You may be given an injection to relax the muscles in your digestive system.
A barium swallow usually takes about 15 minutes. Afterwards, you'll be able to eat and drink as normal, although you may need to drink more water to help flush the barium out of your system. You may feel slightly sick, and the barium may cause constipation. Your poo may be white for a few days afterwards as the barium passes through your system.
If you're diagnosed with stomach cancer, further tests may be needed to help determine how far it's spread and how quickly it's likely to spread (known as the stage and grade). Your cancer specialist (oncologist) will discuss this with you.
However, it may not always be possible to identify the exact stage of your condition until your treatment starts.
Your specialist may need to examine your stomach in more detail to see if the cancer has spread, particularly to the lining of the abdominal cavity (peritoneum). If it has, you may need to have a small operation called a laparoscopy. This procedure is carried out under a general anaesthetic, so you'll be unconscious during it.
During the procedure, a thin viewing tube with a camera at the end (a laparoscope) will be inserted into your stomach through a small incision in the lower part of your tummy. In some cases, your specialist may need to examine more than 1 area of your stomach and make more than 1 incision.
During CT scans or PET scans, a series of X-ray images of your body are taken. A computer is then used to put the images together and create a detailed picture of the inside of your body.
These scans will help your doctor assess how advanced your cancer is. It allows them to see whether the cancerous cells have formed tumours anywhere else in the body. The scans can also help your doctors work out which type of treatment will be most effective and appropriate for you.
If your specialist thinks your stomach cancer may have spread to your liver, you may need to have a liver ultrasound. This type of scan uses high frequency sound waves to produce an image of your liver.
After all of the tests have been completed and your test results are known, it should be possible to tell what stage and grade of stomach cancer you have.
Staging is a measurement of how far cancer has spread. There are a number of different ways stomach cancer can be staged. One method uses a numbering system from 1 to 4. The higher the number, the further the cancer has spread.
The majority of stomach cancers are at stage 3 or 4 when diagnosed, which means a cure isn't usually possible.
Cancer Research UK has more information about the staging and grading of stomach cancer.


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Q: Flutter : error is Looking up a deactivated widget's ancestor is unsafe So I am trying to log in using NodeJS in my flutter app, and I am able to log in but when I try to add a circular progress indicator while waiting for backend process to finish when user taps on login button by setting state like,
setState(() {
     validate = true;
      isLoading = true;
      });

And then I do after successfully logging in,
setState(() {
    validate = true;
    isLoading = false;
      });

I am getting this error :
error is Looking up a deactivated widget's ancestor is unsafe. I/flutter ( 4699): At this point the state of the widget's element tree is no longer stable. I/flutter ( 4699): To safely refer to a widget's ancestor in its dispose() method, save a reference to the ancestor

And I am unable to navigate to another screen but if I remove setState I am successfully navigating to another screen.
My code for login button click is as follows. isLoading starts with false and when its true, I show a circular progress indicator.
Future saveLogInData(BuildContext context) async {
    setState(() {
      isLoading = true;
    });
    final formState = _logInFormKey.currentState;
    if (formState.validate() ) {
      formState.save();
      try {
        Map<String, String> data = {
          "email": loginEmailController.text,
          "password": loginPasswordController.text,
        };
        print("my data is : $data");
        var response = await networkHandler.post("user/login", data);
        print("statuscode is ${response.statusCode}");
        if(response.statusCode == 200 || response.statusCode == 201){
          Map<String, dynamic> output = json.decode(response.body);
          print(output['token']);
          setState(() {
            validate = true;
            isLoading = false;
          });
          Navigator.push(
              context,
              MaterialPageRoute(
                  builder: (context) => Home(

                  )));

        }

        else{
          String output = json.decode(response.body);
          print("output is ${output}");
          setState(() {
            validate = false;
            isLoading = false;

          });
        }

        // user.sendEmailVerification();

      } catch (e) {
        print("error is $e}");
      } finally {

        isLoading = false;
      }
    } else {
      showDialog(
          context: context,
          builder: (BuildContext context) {
            return AlertDialog(
              title: Text("Error"),
              content: Text("Please check your email and password"),
              actions: <Widget>[
                FlatButton(
                  child: Text("Close"),
                  onPressed: () {
                    Navigator.of(context).pop();
                  },
                )
              ],
            );
          });
    }
  }

A: You are setting the state after the widget is deactivated. Try adding this before setState to set it only if the widget is mounted:
if(mounted) setState(() => ...);

Alternatively, you can override the setState method to make all the setState calls safe:
@override
void setState(fn) {
    if(mounted) super.setState(fn);
}

You can also try pushing the route in the next frame if you want to change the state anyways:
WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
    Navigator.of(context).push(...);
});

A: I think you should remove setState and use ChangeNotifier. this will solve the problem.

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I would like to take this opportunity, to thank my fellow past and present Executive Members, Leo Mangan, Wayne Braid, Justin McKenna, Jim Sexton, Thomas Hoyle, Anthony Northey, Barry Holland, Richard Wilson, Stewart Germann, Paul Cariss, David Walsh and Peter Zablud, and those Individual Notaries that have supported me as President of WON since its inception in 2010. I have stepped down as Inaugural President and now hand over the reins of the Presidency to the ably qualified Leo Mangan of Dublin, Ireland. I am confident President Leo will continue to lead us to move WON forward and keep it relevant in member Common Law jurisdictions.
The role and importance of Notaries in the global economy is ever increasing as the world continues to look to Notaries as trusted individuals who are qualified to assist clients in a wide variety of legal transactions. Notarial work in our various member jurisdictions has been busier than ever and our role is becoming ever more critical to these legal transactions. WON is the conduit for Common Law Notary Organisations and Individual Notaries to maintain contact with each other to share information about their jurisdictions so that as a world body we can continue to be central to the dissemination of this information.
Notary World will further enhance the ability for all of us to have access to a library of articles and procedures which govern our respective locales. This new reference will assist all of us in preparing documentation for foreign jurisdictions and being aware of issues, legally and politically that may arise in the future. I urge those of you that have matters of interest to share or inform us of to be contributors to Notary World.
WON has and will continue to be well positioned as a World Organization to represent the interests of our Member Notariates and Individual Notaries.
I again thank you for the support shown me over the past eight years. I look forward to seeing many of you, for whom I have gained everlasting friendships, at future conference and meetings to be held in various locales over the coming years.


Placing a BroodMinder sensor on top of Mars on December 6.
I received my BroodMinder "Health Telemetry Sensor" devices this past week. It was a good week to have temperature and humidity sensors, as it's been colder here with some hard frosts overnight multiple days in a row. Mind you, this is Virginia, so it's been warm with the bees flying in the afternoons. This weekend we're expecting temperatures near 70 (21 C), so don't feel too bad for me or the bees.