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Chapter 6
My occupation as editor compels me to reserve my strength of opinion for the printed page; it gives shape to my capricious whims, allowing my mind to act as an ombudsman over what I feel, translating a true depiction of what I think. The controlled channels release me, refine my ferocity, bridling a rage, controlling its power to prohibit a reckless, verbal deluge that could consume me.
These black letters filling white paper, charcoal impressions on bleached-bone canvas, these characters and I, have woven lonely days as in a somber dance, a tryst between ebony and wool.
When compressed too deeply some words seep crimson, like today, when a black headline in a white paper foments the lynching of young black elevator operator, Dick Rowland, for assaulting a white girl. Fresh on our minds is the story of a recent Memphis lynching when a black man named Ells Persons was strung up only after they had hacked off his ears, soaked him with kerosene, and ignited him alive, his moaning blaze serving as candlelight for the thousands of white onlookers.
A battle in the field of war, a battle in the field of words: sometimes it seems as though both alike yield horrific tragedy. Black letters can spell redemption, freedom, and opportunity, but they also weave wickedly in a white world, inducing fear, opening rivulets of raging rivers of hate spilling across all color lines. When the floodwaters subside, the debris clutters our minds, pollutes the landscape of progress.
Memory prevails.
Black blood from white lashes. Black hate for white injustice. Black suppression in a white republic. Our history of hate inexorably intertwined: white, black.
This evening, nearing the eve of which I shall finally retire, my erratic thoughts continue to traipse backward, tumbling awkward over decades of progress and regress, carried along like the electric current beneath a dry riverbed, which, after so many years, still pulses with the faint surge of possibility. My thoughts rise and fall on a sea of words, ushering a carmine tide that when the waves roll back, yield rocks as memories I am reluctant to collect.
And the one memory I am most reluctant to turn over was the catalyst, possessing life and death.
Cerulean sky.
Recoiling at the brightness, my eyes snap shut.
"You look like hell," an elderly voice brittles my direction.
Groping for balance, I sit up on the edge of the cot. Dried blood caked on my hands and face. I open my mouth to speak; a piercing bolt throbs my skull, restricting me from uttering a sound. Pulsating regrets in my body bound me earthward. I lie down, turn my head to the voice, and let fall my eyes to focus. An old man sits before me, proffering a blue book.
"A shifty fella, funny walk, strong as a mule, carried ya here. Couldn't speak. Handed me this here book, pointed at you. I thumbed it but can't make out the sayings."
I reach for the blue book and placed it on my chest. Staring upward, the luminous expanse that now blankets over me was, hours before, witness to a reign of pitched terror. I try to recall. Returning to me: shouts. Fists. The winged omen. Desire to fly. The sky's swirl. A gun blast. Voices. The slump and clump of a shifting gait.
I slowly rise to a sitting position. All around me, the chaos of black bodies interspersed with occasional whites in blue uniforms. Everywhere men, women, and children mill about in protective enclaves. Some merely stumble among the disorder, mumbling, glancing down at their hands in the hope of finding answers there or gazing into the confused bedlam, disoriented.
"They's all contraband. Was slaves. Now contraband. Least that's what they call me when I show up. Ran off. Hear tell freedom could be found at the soldier camp, so I come."
General Order 135 allows enlistment of slaves into the army without consent of the owner. The tide of the war is shifting with the stroke of a pen. The Union campground swells, thousands arrive daily.
"You in the army now … chattel. Dey say we's contraband and chattel you and I. Guv'ment property. Sure hell don' feel like guv'ment property. Feel live slave but no work. Master just trade whip for gun."
Multiple soldiers pick their way across the tumult in small groups. From the midst of one of them come shouts, "Benjamin Adams! Benjamin Adams!"
Faltering to my feet, I raise my right hand. The youngest soldier casts a reproachful glare, barks a command to follow. I slowly shift my weight to comply. The butt of a rifle gun in my back asserts its demands.
Lines of men stretch around the corners of tents, plodding slowly, each foot gained, lost, as more and more line up. A bleary fog settles upon the camp, a foreboding sense of danger and exaltation commingling in the confused morass of men.
Rifle stock as rudder, we steer toward a tent in the center of the campground, two sentries guard the entrance. The bitter wind blows violently about the tent, raising the flaps up and around the poles.
From the opening steps the familiar, straw-colored hair of the master, his green eyes hid behind slits of a concerned countenance. He pockets something, and as his eyes catch mine, he averts his glance and walks away.
The tent flapped opens, and the two soldiers present themselves, swinging their arms to their brow, one announces, "Benjamin Adams, sir!".
The crown of a head, hovering over papers, speaks, "That will be all Private Williams. I'll be with you momentarily Mr. Adams." The military man, bent above his maps, moves an eyepiece about the board slowly. Intense upon the table, his head lifts only to maneuver to another position around the board.
Cold winds blow the tent, the walls flap and pop in sporadic bursts. The accommodations are scarce. A small chair, a weathered cot nestled in the far corner, beside it a makeshift table where papers rest atop a thick pile of books. Books, stacked haphazardly on every surface, -cot, tables, chairs- some splay open like eagles, perched precariously atop another as if read simultaneously. On the cot lay the heavy cloak of an officer, the down-arrowed chevron and stars of a Lieutenant Colonel.
More telling than the marks on the coat are the marks on the man. Deep lines, weathered eyes and cheeks, a premature aging like the husks of tobacco leaves dried in summer heat.
A resolute determination makes the figure seem as stone. Smoke wreathes gingerly about the head, the pipe jutting as fixed an appendage as arms. His sleeves, rolled up past his elbows, reveal thin forearms, skin a dark olive.
The Lieutenant lifts his head only to peer into a tobacco pouch, poking around as if addressing the leaves, "Mr. Lincoln has set the going rate for enlisted slaves at three hundred dollars but, because of your supposed special abilities Mr. Adams, you cost me four hundred and fifty. I hope you're worth it."
The sounds of soldiers echo in the distance, rising and sweeping with gusts that shimmy the tent door. The soldier lifts his head and by his reaction I judge my appearance to be specter.
"You've … run into some trouble, it seems."
I nod.
He pauses, his pipe half way between pouch and mouth, "I am sorry to hear about your mother. Slave patrols are to be abolished. Lynching is -"
My eyes shoot upwards, the room reels and shifts. I lean forward, place my hands on the back of the chair in front of me.
Steady … steady.
His eyes affix mine; an empathetic furrow creases his face, articulating a story but moreover, casting his glance as one would a rope to save a drowning man, an effort to gird my stability and counterbalance loss. It is this moment, a moment that infuses and informs my entire life, that I suddenly lose everything I ever loved and yet -as time would tell- gain something I never before had: a friend.
We stand in silence for some time until the Lieutenant picks up a book from the corner of the table and thrusts it toward me, "I understand, that not only are you good with horses, but you can read and write. Read for me, Mr. Adams."
I glance at the cover and read the title, Hardee's Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics. My eyes bounce to a book on the tabletop, a regretful reflex. Such a pause under an officer's order could be interpreted as insubordination.
The Lieutenant's eyes crinkle in the corners, "You prefer the King's English?" he asked wryly, a gentle smile revealing a thin row of teeth.
I stammer, "No, sir, this is fine."
"No, no, no, here. I insist." He holds out the big book while seating himself on the corner of the table and crosses his arms. "Open it to where the bookmark lay, Mr. Adams, I think you'll find a passage there that suits you."
The leather's supple cover slides easily into my open palm, I bow my head toward the great book, flip the bookmark to open the page and read aloud:
"And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers. And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant. Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments … "
Years later, long after the war. Long after years of correspondence. Long after the trail drives, the newspaper jobs, and the University, Lieutenant Branson would write to me about that moment, one of many letters I hold dear:
A trance, a bliss of words enveloped me as a deep baritone resonated the room. Perhaps, imbued by my knowledge of your loss, it seemed as if perfect diction reached my ears: the voice, pausing; pursuing; hesitating; drawing fiercely from a full stop; approaching the next line by relenting to wonder. It was your mother's voice trembling through anguish. Her instruction in rhetoric infused your reading that would, in time, inform your life. Pain gave way to surprise. I watched the treble of discovery quiver upon your lips, moving from darkness toward illumination along sentences like passages never traversed. The inflection intoned a soft rising curiosity. I was soldier enough to feign indifference but man enough to allow my heart to be raptured by the golden voice of this great soldier, a paradox of captivity -newly freed but suddenly prisoner to sorrow-. I had never before, nor since, heard such an impassioned plea carry the force of emancipation. You lifted a lantern for us all.
"Congratulations, Mr. Adams," Lieutenant Branson takes the big book from me, "you are not merely a Private in this blessed Union but I am promoting you to Sergeant in the 62nd Regiment of the United States Colored Troops."
He thrusts a piece of paper toward me, "Your first order. Read."
General Order No. 31
All non-Commissioned officers of this command who shall fail to learn to read by or before the 1st day of January 1865 will be reduced to the ranks and their places filled by persons who can read. In the position of Sargent's, preference will be given to men who can both read and write and are otherwise good soldiers. All soldiers of this command who have by any means learned to read or write, will aid and assist to the extent of their ability their fellow soldiers to learn these valuable arts, without which no man is properly fitted to perform the duties of a free citizen.
"As Sergeant, you will teach every negro in your command to read and write. I want every man in this regiment to either revere or revile dear old Mr. Webster. The printed word is the negro's self-emancipator. His release from bondage remains within his grasp. It is now he who holds whip and chain against himself if ignorance prevails. Any soldier who won't comply will return to the farms, or swamps, or whatever miserable condition they found themselves in; those who will not, will pronounce upon themselves their own verdict. 'Tis not my order but their refusal that sends them back, do you understand Sargeant?"
I nod, "Yes, sir."
"Private Williams will show you to your new quarters."


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Notes from yesterday's action in the National Basketball Association ...
• Knicks Bag Them Some Big Game. The good news, Knicks fans, is that Isiah Thomas is undefeated as your coach. The bad news? The Knicks almost blew a 19-point lead in his coaching debut, ending up winning in triple overtime, 118-117, over the Grizzlies. Thomas: "It was nothing we did wrong. It was everything they did right. They were making shots and taking it to the rim." Still. The Knicks are 1-0. Wow.
• One Triple Double, Extra Mustard. Meanwhile in East Rutherford, Jason Kidd had his 76th career triple-double with 14 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds as the Nets topped the Toronto Hurryin' Raptors, 102-92. It was Kidd's eight points and four asists in the fourth quarter that sealed the deal.
• Year Of The Bull Abruptly Cancelled. Well, that didn't last long. One night after humiliating the defending champion Miami Heat, the Chicago Bulls lost to Orlando 109-94. Dwight Howard had 27 points and 11 rebounds for the Magic.
• The Man Who Would Be King. The Kings' Mike Bibby was supposed to miss the first week of the season due to mallet thumb; an injury in which a finger tendon becomes detached from the bone, preventing the finger from fully extending. (Ugh.) Evidently his middle finger is still working however, because he started and drew two technicals in the fourth quarter for an ejection in Minnesota's 92-83 win over Sacramento on Wednesday.
• To The Land Of Dreams. Hornets 91, Celtics 87 ... and we have the makings of another feel-good sports story in New Orleans, folks! NOOCH!

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We had another post planned for this week. A post that is more in line with our monthly focus of fatherhood and partners, but then, Orlando. And with it, we feel the need to reiterate our commitment to being a supportive, safe and affirming place for all families.
Straight families. Gay families. Queer families. Adoptive families. Surrogacy families. Foster families. Transgender families. We welcome you all with loving, kind and compassionate support that meets you where you are.
As Lin-Manuel Miranda said recently, "Love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love" and we firmly believe that love makes a family.
And we don't just say that lightly. We live it, each and every day, at Emerald Doulas. Here's how we put our inclusivity to practice:
In addition to our LGBTQ New Parents Group, our New Moms and New Dads groups each feature a sentence at the end of their descriptions.
"This group, like all of our groups, is trans-inclusive and open to anyone who identifies as a mother (or father)."
It's just a few words but it proclaims our commitment to welcoming all parents, no matter how you identify.
Speaking of welcoming everyone, our office (and practice) is a gender-neutral space.
Our restroom? It's for all genders.
So is our lactation practice. Our IBCLC, Victoria Facelli, provides Triangle families with one of the only (if not THE ONLY) gender-neutral practices in the area, and has a specialized focus on helping non-gestational parents meet their infant feeding goals. Whether you're breastfeeding or chest-feeding, bottle feeding or planning for something in between, she'll give you goals-based support, without any judgment or assumptions about your family or your family's needs.
Our workshop registration forms, client information forms, and websites all use gender-neutral language, because families come in all shapes and sizes. Some families have a mother and a father, and some have two mothers and some have neither.
We ask all the questions. Sometimes even the really awkward ones. That's because we'd rather be awkward than offensive. Questions about which pronouns you'd like us to use, how you refer to parts of your body, what you're hoping your baby will call you some day. We'll follow your lead with the language you prefer in order to make you feel comfortable and included by our team.
Oh, and our team? The majority of us has been through a dedicated training to help us better understand and meet the unique needs of LGBTQ+ families and provide everyone with compassionate and affirming support. If you're a birth professional reading this, you too can bring this training to your own team. Contact us to learn how.
After tragedies like Orlando, we feel that the time is now, more than ever, for businesses (big and small) to articulate and explicitly outline all of the ways that we are allies for our LGBTQ community members.
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Order now for Holiday delivery - don't delay. Panettone are selling quickly. In fact, as you can see from all the "sold out" ones below, we are down to the last few cakes; but NEVER FEAR, there are reinforcements coming! Hopefully as soon as later this week. So, a few of the flavors will get "turned back on" as soon as they arrive. PLUS, there are a few NEW flavors that will be available only in the store. So, if you live in Seattle, stop by soon and try (and buy) something new - and let us know what you think - and if we should carry then next year.
Panettone -- this famous Italian Christmas Bread for sale -- is like no other. We work with four panettone producers: Albertengo, Cova (now called Breramilano), Borsari and Flamigni. All produce amazing cakes and wrap them beautifully. I often get people in my store who say they do not like panettone from Italy. Without a doubt, many have experienced the high-volume, low-cost, extremely dry cakes that are available in every store in Italy -- and in many stores here. Let me be the first to tell you that THOSE panettone and THESE panettone are not the same thing. It takes time, art and quality ingredients -- including lots of butter and lots of egg - to make fine quality panettone. These all pass my panettone test.
Photographs are updated as soon as panettone arrives from Italy. Packaging does change without notice from the bakers. When in doubt or concern, please call us and we can confirm or not. As always please order as soon as you can. We sell out of many of the panettone before December. Expecting to ship Panettone in the last week of November or the first week of December. Remember this Cake/Bread has an inner non-permeable bag inside the beautiful wrapping and keeps un-opened well into the New Year and beyond. So get your New Years Panettone too!
Note for 2018: There are 38 different panettone/pandoro Italian Christmas breads for sale this year - including new ones that do not have photographs yet - or descriptions, because we have not tasted them yet. Most new products are always very limited supply. We will get photos up as soon as we can. But if it sounds interesting to you, I would reserve yours today.
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IMSI Mist
This work is a reflection on the overwhelm and heaviness experienced by the daily routine dealing with the large extension and dense population of Mexico City: an opaque and constant mist that is always present. Taking as a point of departure our relation with technology, the artist reveals a layer of the city that is invisible to the eye by hacking the cellular network in the subway to collect the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMSI) of its endless users. The artist programed the visualization of the IMSI numbers to appear randomly over reflective acrylics that remind us of the colors of the subway lines in an immersive and shattering video installation. With this action, he exposes how the overcrowded public space and the anonymity produced by the telecommunication system, flattens and standardizes the human aspect of the network and the shared space.
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June 24th - Mick La Rock and Muay Thai super middleweight world champion Regian 'The Immortal' Eersel (1992) meet each other in the ring. Together they paint a mural, designed by Mick, on the tennis wall in Kraaienest (Amsterdam Bijlmer).
The similarities between the artist and top sportsman are striking. Both are coming from the Bijlmer. Both come from subcultures: graffiti art and martial arts, and have achieved the world summit. Both represent Amsterdam in the USA: Mick is an international artist and part of the New York Graffiti scene and Regian is super middleweight champion of the Lion Fight League in the USA.
The idea originated when La Rock and Eersel met through a mutual friend at the Sityodtong Amsterdam Gym, part of the ABC Boxing Association, founded by Raymond Joval, where all three do their training. Mick had previously designed a logo for Muay Thai fighter Lennart Blijd who trains in the same gym. This became the start of an inspirational collaboration.
Still there seems to be a negative connotation about both cultures that Mick and Regian represent. By making this mural together, both want to demonstrate that shared passion can build bridges between people of different ages and cultures, martial arts and street art.
The happening was recorded by well-known Bijlmer photographer Auke VanderHoek
Regian will defend his belt on Friday September 29th at Lion Fight 38, Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
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Runners Knee
Runners Knee is a painful overuse knee injury that affects the outer part of the knee. It is fairly common in runners and cyclists. It is reported to affect 2-10% of all runners, while around a quarter of all knee injuries in cyclists are diagnosed as Runners Knee.
Symptoms Of Runners Knee
Typically there is pain located on the outer side of the knee joint. This pain may radiate up the thigh or down the outer side of the shin and is exacerbated by running or cycling activities.
Usually, the pain from Runner's Knee is only present during activity and settles when the person rests.
However, in some cases it can also be extremely uncomfortable going up or down stairs.
Treatment of Runners Knee
Virtually all cases of Runner's Knee respond well to Physiotherapy treatment. The aims of treatment are to resolve the localised inflammatory response and identify and address any underlying postural and body alignment issues that may be contributing to the problem.Leg length differences, a knock kneed posture or a foot position where the arch of the foot lowers during running can all contribute to Runner's Knee.
Our Physios will check for these things during the physical assessment and will give specific advice to correct these problems before the person returns to activity, in order to prevent a recurrence of Runner's Knee. In mild cases of Runners Knee a knee strap can relieve symptoms very effectively during running. We have these available for purchase in the retail section of our clinic. It is important that the appropriate support is used and we can advise you on this.
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Our physiotherapists are highly trained and qualified to provide expert care to our patients. They are fully insured and are chartered by the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP).
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Jaco van Zyl, the deputy chief financial officer of Grit, said yesterday that an announcement on the potential Ghana asset was "imminent".
Van Zyl added that Grit expected to secure a few assets in the next few months and hoped to go to market very soon with some positive news.
The company, which has exposure to Morocco, Mozambique, Mauritius, Kenya and Zambia, and entered the Botswana market in the six months to December, holds dual primary listings on the JSE and Stock Exchange of Mauritius.
Asset acquisitions in the reporting period were partly responsible for driving an 82percent increase in rental income, including income from associates, with the value of the total portfolio increasing by 16.7percent to $592million (R7.1billion) from $508m.
Bronwyn Corbett, chief executive of Grit, said yesterday that there were three main contributors to the 82percent increase in rental income.
These were the rental incomes from acquisitions during the latter part of the preceding financial year and current six months under review; hard currency lease escalations achieved, particularly in Mozambique; and the maintenance of operating costs despite the larger portfolio, she said.
The asset acquisitions included Tamassa Resort in Mauritius, Cosmopolitan Mall in Zambia and Mall de Tete in Mozambique in the latter half of the previous financial year plus the transfer of Imperial Distribution Centre in Kenya and Beachcomber Hotels in Mauritius in August last year and the completion of Commodity House Phase two in November.
Corbett said Cosmopolitan Mall and the three Beachcomber assets were the main drivers of the increase in income from associates, with the remainder of the associate portfolio performing as expected.
Income from associates grew strongly to $8.9m in the six months to December from $2.5m.
Corbett said average monthly rental excluding the transfers increased 7percent in the six months to November compared to the prior period despite macroeconomic headwinds in Mozambique.
Property operating expenses declined to $2.74m from $2.94m despite the increased size of the portfolio.
Vacancies remained stable at 3.9percent of the overall portfolio. However, excluding structural vacancies because of the refurbishment of Anfa Place Shopping Centre, vacancies across the portfolio were at 1.3percent. Grit declared a dividend of $6.07c a share to achieve its target distribution for the half-year.
Corbett said they expected a better second half of the year because Imperial Distribution Centre and the Beachcomber asset transactions were not effective until August last year and Commodity House phase two only contributed to income from November last year.
Corbett said the focus of the company going forward would remain on asset management opportunities within the existing portfolio, together with initiatives in thriving African economies to support net asset value growth and ongoing portfolio diversification.
"The group has positioned itself to capitalise on the significant opportunities on the continent," she said.
Corbett said the distribution growth was forecast to be between 3percent and 5percent in US dollars.
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HOUSTON — A former assistant treasurer at the disgraced Enron Corp. was sentenced Friday to four years probation and a $10,000 fine for lying to credit-rating agencies to make the financial picture at the one-time energy giant appear healthier than it was.
Timothy DeSpain, 41, pleaded guilty nearly two years ago to a single charge of conspiracy to commit securities fraud. At the same time, he agreed to cooperate with federal authorities investigating the company, which toppled into bankruptcy in December 2001, evaporating more than $60 billion in market value, almost $2.1 billion in pension plans and, initially, 5,600 jobs.
U.S. District Judge Ewing Werlein, who could have imposed up to a five-year prison term and $250,000 fine under federal sentencing guidelines, said he was impressed by DeSpain's level of cooperation with federal prosecutors looking into the Enron debacle and with letters of support from relatives and friends.
"I'd like to apologize," DeSpain said in a brief statement to the judge. "I'd like to go back and change everything if I could."
About 40 family members and supporters attended the nearly hourlong hearing and several broke into sobs of relief when Werlein announced his decision. Later, outside the courtroom, they held hands to form a large circle and were led in a prayer of thanks by the Rev. Ed Young, pastor of Houston's Second Baptist Church.
"No one's suggesting Mr. DeSpain's conduct caused the fall of Enron," federal prosecutor Sean Berkowitz said. "But he had the opportunity to stand up and wave his arms and say that something is wrong.
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Spain's closed Don Quijote airport helps explain Europe's economic crisis
The doors to the new air terminal are locked shut, the parking lot is nearly empty and the runway, built for Airbus A380 super-jumbos, has no traffic. The only breach in the silence over the nearby scrubland these days is the sudden whoosh of a train on the high-speed line to Segovia.
Aeropuerto Don Quijote, states the metal marker across the road from the boxy terminal, and like the wannabe knight of medieval fiction who tilted at windmills in Spain's La Mancha, imagining they were giants, this was the ultimate quixotic project.
It was conceived as Madrid-South, a second airport 100 miles south of capital, though only 50 minutes by train and across the tracks from where city fathers hoped to build the "Kingdom of Don Quijote," an entertainment park to include Spain's biggest casino. Unemployment in this town of 60,000 would have disappeared, and Ciudad Real would be on the map. That's not to be, for the airport closed down on April 13. At its closing, only a handful of flights used the facility each week.
Today the white elephant – it cost about $650 million to build and possibly twice that, if roads and utilities to serve it are included – is an object of national ridicule, a metaphor for Spain's crazy construction bubble and an example of the kind of spending that has made Spain as well as Greece and Italy poster children for Europe's economic malaise.
At the time, the Spanish government was running a surplus and its public finances were healthy. Then, the construction bubble burst and this nation of 47 million was plunged into crisis. Today, unemployment is more than 24 percent, the highest in the Euro zone, and for people under 25 it's at a staggering 50 percent. Economists say the base figure could rise to 30 percent.
The local banks that loaned money for the airport, for infrastructure and above all for second houses or apartments for hundreds of thousands of Spanish families have largely collapsed, but the banking system still hasn't cleared itself of toxic assets. Spain's credit rating was downgraded last week to BBB by Standard and Poor, and it now pays nearly 6 percent for bonds, about three times what Germany pays. In the first quarter, the Spanish economy shrank by 0.3 percent.
Instead of calling for government spending to try to stimulate the economy, Spain's government, headed by right of center Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, is preparing to raise taxes and cut spending, following the policy of austerity that the European Union's most powerful country, Germany, has demanded. It's a highly controversial move.
"This is not the way to stimulate the economy and employment," says David Taguas, director of the Institute of Macroeconomics and Finance, a Madrid think tank, and an economic adviser in the previous socialist-led government.
Following that formula would take 10 to 15 years to bring unemployment below 10 percent, Taguas said. So Spanish leaders are pleading with other EU leaders for flexibility.
"What we're telling them is that I can take off 40 kilos but I cannot run a marathon the next day," said Inigo Mendez de Vigo y Montojo, the secretary of state for European affairs in the Spanish Foreign Ministry.
Today, construction, one of the engines of Spanish economic growth, is dead. "Our business is down 95 percent," said Lorenzo Wakonigg of Madrid, whose firm sells construction equipment.
"We've had a souffle economy, with revenue up 20 percent a year during the boom," said Jose Maria Arielza Carajaval, the director of the Aspen Institute Espana. Now that it's crashed, "the question is how we're going to grow poor and still live."
The country is showing strain in ways that couldn't have been imagined previously. King Juan Carlos, its once popular monarch, has been in the headlines recently for all the wrong reasons, and politicians are now asking whether he should step down, according to El Pais, the national daily. His son-in-law is under investigation for corruption and has been excluded from official acts of state. Last month, the king was photographed in Botswana, where he'd gone on an elephant hunt, with a woman who's not his wife.
"There's an increasing feeling of collective failure, and that our political or upper class has been corrupted," said Guillermo Solana, artistic director at Madrid's Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. "Whenever there is a deep crisis, the crowd is off searching for a scapegoat."
The question that many are asking is why Spain's boom from 1997 to 2007 was exclusively in the areas of tourism and real estate, and whether the economy now can be diversified into generating export growth so that the current crisis never recurs.
People sense that "there something not sound here. We grow very quickly. We fall deeper than anyone, we suffer more intensely," Solana said.
"People don't think about long-term reforms and the long-term future," says Arielza of the Aspen Institute. "The quality of life in Spain has been so high – the sun, the good food, the outgoing people – that we are under a narcotic effect." He added: "we have no visionaries here."
As bad as the figures are, the outward appearance in Ciudad Real is one of stability and solidity, and in Madrid and in many other places, elegance and wealth. Where are all the unemployed? The common response is that Spain's saving grace is its "black economy," where tradesmen and small businessmen deal with customers in cash and don't pay taxes. Economists say such off-the-books activities may be a quarter the size of the official economy. As for the younger unemployed, they often live with their parents until they are 30 or even older.
Yet another answer is that the figures may not be quite so high as they seem. Full employment here means 7 percent are out of work, and some economist estimate it may really be 10 percent, given the number of people who call themselves unemployed in order to collect compensation.
"That's why the streets are not at war," says Milagros Hernando Echevarria, Spain's ambassador to Lebanon, who served in the inner councils of the previous government.
Much of the financing for the airport came from the regional savings bank, whose board was dominated by local politicians.
"The politicians used the savings banks to finance their regions," said Antonio Sanchez-Migallon Andres, former chairman of the confederation of business organizations in the town. He said they would lend money without guarantees. The main problem with the airport is that it was privately sponsored and built for speculation, to be sold for a profit.
He blamed "selfishness . . . egoism" for its demise. Those who backed the project "didn't care if there were flights."
Yet if Ciudad Real's airport is a metaphor for Spain's boom-gone-bust, it has something that Madrid may lack: vision.
For its modest size, Ciudad Real thinks big. There's an ultra-modern rail station to serve the high-speed trains, a university and a mammoth new hospital to serve the entire region. The bullring has a fresh coat of exterior paint.
In the city's main square, a clock offers a rather strange puppet show hourly featuring a wooden Miguel de Cervantes holding a sword, a Don Quijote raising his dagger and his squire, Sancho Panza, lifting a jug of wine. The bells improbably toll the great chorale of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Never mind that Cervantes probably never set foot in Ciudad Real, and the likely location for the 17th century classic he wrote is in a village at least 50 miles away.
What Madrid has going for it is a pragmatic drive for economic reforms and the confidence of its political elite that it will bring results. Rajoy's People's Party won an absolute majority in the Spanish Parliament in November and now is determined to change the way the country operates.
. "This government is taking measures every Friday," said Mendez of the Foreign Ministry. The biggest reform was in labor rules, and the latest were reforms in education and health. "Spaniards know it," Mendez said, referring to the need for reform. "If you have a health system that is universal and free, it's all well and good. But if you have a crisis, you have to take measures."
Not that they've thought of everything. Indeed, the biggest threat to Spain's economy is that it will keep on sinking.
"It is difficult to be optimistic," said Jose Igancio Torreblanca, head of the European Council on Foreign Relations office in Madrid. "Without growth you cannot pay your debt, and it will keep piling up."
As for Ciudad Real, the city fathers will have to lower their sights. "Many people here are now pessimistic," said Sanchez-Migallon. "Our credibility has been hurt."
How does it feel to be a symbol of excess and of failure? "It bothers us a lot," he said. "Maybe we should be more modest."


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2016 Highlights
Happy to report 2016 was a good year! Here are sixteen highlights of my year in no particular order:
1. Completing winter, spring, summer, and fall quarters with decent grades and not losing my mind - The other day, I realized I've been in school since August 2014...that is over 2 years straight of school without any breaks. WOWZA!
2. Losing my laptop (definitely a major low light) and GETTING A NEW ONE - This was a super shitty experience that I'd never wish upon anyone, but quite humbling. I realized how many awesome people I am surrounded by and am profusely grateful for them. You know who you are.
3. Changing my major to Biology - PLUS staying on track to graduate and keeping my Art History minor. Switching your major in the middle of Junior year is difficult, but 10/10 would recommend if it will make you happy.
4. Started working at indi chocolate in Pike Place Market - This is my first real job and I couldn't ask for a better experience. Working for a family business can be a lot sometimes, but it is a family. I love spending time with my coworkers and teaching customers about chocolate. There's exciting new prospects on the horizon as we move into a new place in the market.
5. I turned 21!! - Big milestone, although no one tells you how expensive it gets. Why are drinks $7 or higher?? The plights of growing up...
6. Lots and lots and lots of hiking in the beautiful PNW, Colorado, California, and Utah - I'm so luck to live in the west (west is best as they say). The nature is unparalleled and now that I'm older, I think I appreciate it more. With every free day, I take it as an opportunity to get outside into the great outdoors.
7. Concerts, art and entertainment - While 2016 was sort of a weird year overall, you can't argue that music was on point. I had the opportunity to see the 1975 (my favorite band) twice, LANY (my other favorite band) twice, Oh Wonder (for free!), Gallant, and Coldplay among others. Along with music, museums and galleries provided places to wander and think. I bounced around the Seattle Art Museums and galleries down in Pioneer Square as well as The Broad Museum in Los Angeles, Denver Art Museum in Colorado and galleries in Portland and Vancouver respectively.
8. Crossed off a few National Parks - Rocky Mountain, Arches, Capitol Reef, Bryce, Zion, Channel Islands
9. Upgraded my blog - the aesthetics (lol you KNOW ME)
10. Moving into the cutest little house with some of my best friends
11. Starting/finishing Game of Thrones - 60 hours later and I'm still obsessed
12. Accomplishments made by friends and family - dad got a promotion, mom took a new job, I had loads of friends getting into/starting/finishing undergrad/grad/medical school. There was a slew of accomplishments and it's amazing to see the people I care about achieving their goals.
13. Traveling - I saw so much of this beautiful world. I went to Portland for the first time (and proceed to return two more times this year). The same thing happened with Vancouver, with one of them being a 5 star experience, a definite highlight. Heck, I started off the year in the Philippines, making January 1st the longest day of my life ~36 hours. I road tripped it with Gina and went to Vegas with Lauren & Cristin, my childhood best friends achieving a childhood goal. I took a bunch of ridiculous day trips and weekend trips and had some experiences of a lifetime. Obviously, I love to travel and I've got exciting adventures on the way!
14. Weekly dinners with friends - This was one of the little things that became one of the big things as the cliché goes. My friends and I would get together one night a week and each bring some sort of side or ingredient then cook together. It worked best over summer, but continued throughout the year. This allowed us to see each other when life got crazy and just have a good time.
15. Teaching a class - something I never thought of doing, nor something I'd be capable of. I learned a lot about how difficult teaching is, what it takes to be an awesome teacher (I am now very very grateful for the amazing profs I have had), and about myself. I highly recommend taking a chance and doing something like this if you're ever given the opportunity.
16. Spending time with friends and family - more frequently than past years. These are just a fraction of the people who absolutely made 2016 one of the best yet
Honestly, 2017 is shaping up to be even more awesome! Cheers to a great year for everyone!!
P. S. I wear more clothes than the picture indicate...I have more than 5 shirts and a black button up skirt.
P. P. S. This ended up turning into favorite photos of people.


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Retiree plans - big changes
By Tony Negline.
This article may be out of date.
12th October 2005
Two weeks ago Mr Mal Brough, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Revenue, issued a press release which potentially impacts every Australian retiree and prospective retiree who has superannuation assets.
Brough's press release contained three separate announcements. Firstly, small funds will not be able to commence new lifetime and term pensions – often called defined benefit (or db) pensions after 31 December 2005. Secondly, allocated pensions (APs) which commence after 31 December 2005 will use a new set of Pension Valuation Factors (PVFs) to determine what the minimum and maximum income can be for a particular year. Lastly, the allowable term for Term Allocated Pensions (TAPs) – which the government prefers to call Market Linked Income Streams – will be extended.
The government has taken a long time to make this final decision. As part of the 2004 Federal Budget the government announced that it would not allow small super funds to write any new db pensions from that date onwards. There were a few reasons for the immediate ban but the major argument was the government's desire to remove unintended tax concessions which very wealthy people could access by using lifetime db pensions. These concessions are still available but only in publicly available or employer sponsored super funds.
Certainly these tax concessions – provided via the Reasonable Benefit Limit assessment system – were a major reason for the popularity but it wasn't the only reason. A growing number of people liked these products because they provide a much tighter control of retirement assets and help to address the danger of running out of money if an investor lives too long. Neither TAPs nor APs adequately address this issue.
The immediate ban was very controversial and in June 2004 the government announced that it would allow some small super funds to commence a db pension before 1 July 2005 for retiring members and the Treasury Department would hold an inquiry into db pensions.
Not long before 1 July '05, the government extended the dead-line for small super funds commencing new db pensions would be extended to 31 December 2005.
The second change Mr Brough announced relates to the allocated pension PVFs. At the present point in time these new PVFs haven't been released but the Assistant Treasurer has told us that the new PVFs would be "in line with current life expectancy". The current PVFs are based on the 1985/87 Australian Life Tables. Since that time average life expectancies have increased considerably. For example under the 1985/87 life tables a 65 year old male's life expectancy was 14.6 years. It is now 17.7 years.
Unless the government rethinks its policy decisions, these new PVFs will not apply to allocated pensions which commence before 1 January 2006 which will continue to fall under the old PVFs.
Should a person already in an existing allocated pensioner move to a new AP after 31 December 2005 to get access to the new PVFs? The answer to this is very complex and some serious number crunching needs to be done before deciding it is the best thing to do. Issues to consider include, the differences between the new PVFs and the old ones, the RBL adjustment to the existing AP and assessment of the new pension, the current account balance, the level of undeducted contributions and other tax-free amounts transferred to the new pension, your new life expectancy number compared to your original life expectancy number and resultant changes to Centrelink assessment. The cost of the move also needs to be considered.
Anyone who is planning to retire before the end of 2005 will need to do a similar analysis. Should they start an AP now or should they wait until the new year? What will they live on in the mean-time?
A small fund that wants to use the new PVFs may well need to update their trust deed because the current deed may refer to the current PVFs not the new ones.
The last change announced by Minister Brough involves an extension to the allowable terms for Term Allocated Pensions. Under current rules a TAP can only have an initial term which is based on the pensioner or their nominated reversionary's life expectancy or someone who is aged five years younger.
For example a 65 year old male, who hasn't nominated a reversionary, is allowed terms between 18 and 24 years. TAPs which commence after 31 December 2005 will be allowed to select any term between the person's current life expectancy and the period of time to their 100th birthday. This means our 65 year old would be allowed a term between 18 and 35 years. If this 65 year old male nominated his 60 year old wife as his reversionary then he would be allowed terms between 18 and 40 years.
This is a significant concession and will reduce the amount of income which has to be paid from these investments as the term selected determines the amount of income that must be paid from a TAPs' account balance. However Mr Brough has also said that TAPs that commence after December 2005 will be allowed to take a slightly higher or lower income than the factors allow. TAP investors will be allowed to increase or decrease the amount of income that must be paid by up to ten percent. A 65 year old male with $100,000 invested into a 35 year term TAP can pay himself anywhere between $4,500 and $5,500 in the first year.
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I want to close a bank account in Germany and transfer the funds (euro) to a savings account I'm on. They are asking for the IBAN and Bank ID-code (on top of account number). What are these codes? My bank location is 2740 SW Mapp Rd, Palm City, FL 34990.
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Please note that TD Bank accounts do not have an IBAN, or International Bank Account Number, as these are used with banking accounts held in countries in the European Union only.
With that being said, if your funds will be sent in Euro, you may use instructions for a Foreign Currency wire to TD Bank:
Correspondent Bank SWIFT Code: TDOMCATTTOR; Correspondent Bank: The Toronto Dominion Bank, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5k 1A2; Beneficiary Bank SWIFT Code: NRTHUS33XXX; Beneficiary Bank: TD Bank, N.A. 6000 Atrium Way, Mt Laurel, NJ 08054; Your account number, Your full name (as it appears on your account), and Your full physical address.
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There's plenty of excitement around the studio these days. Marjorie is busy putting the finishing touches on two delightful adult coloring books due to be released in April. She signed an agreement to develop new titles under the Racehorse imprint which is part of Skyhorse Publishing, one of the fastest growing publishers in the world. This is a perfect fit for Marjorie and will be a great benefit to colorists looking for high quality books and who love Marjorie's artistic style.
Working with the same editorial director who helped bring Creative Cats and Owls to market last year, Marjorie is confident that colorists will find there's real value in Racehorse books. Bright white paper will be nice and thick. All pages will be printed one side only. Each book will have 49 drawings on perforated paper. And no more waiting very long before the books are published after Marjorie delivers her art.
What's Coming?
The first is a surprise… it's a second edition of her stylish fashion coloring book, now called Marjorie Sarnat's Fanciful Fashions. In it will be 14 entirely new illustrations along with the original 35. People who have asked for thicker, perforated paper will get their wish. What does this mean for the current edition of Fanciful Fashions? It is being phased out of the Amazon stores immediately, but will probably be available through third-party sellers for a while. Meanwhile the new edition will be out very soon.
The second is titled, Marjorie Sarnat's Pampered Pets. Right away you can imagine what Marjorie's mind will produce. It will have her whimsical and endearing images of popular pets in imaginative settings that have become a favorite of so many colorists around the world.
We're anxous to show you more, but for now feast on the covers and we'll update you when we can. And, of course, you can put in your pre-orders now.
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I thought it was rather ironic that just about the time I released my own book, Expressions, earlier in January, that many books incorporating swear words shot up in the Amazon rankings. My book is just the opposite. It's meant to be encouraging, loving, and inspirational. Phrases like "Scatter Kindness," "Love One Another," and "Friends Are the Family We Choose" are more my style. If the swearing trend is not your thing, take the path not taken, and check out Expressions.
January has seen a lot of new signups and Marjorie and I would like to welcome you to the "For Color Lovers" list. You wouldn't believe the output of the studio right now, and it's the main reason you may have seen less of us lately in the Facebook groups or on the blog. But we hope to make it up to you with these new titles, some premium giveaways, and more complimentary coloring pages. Stay tuned!
Happy new year to all!
Warm regards,
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How To Stop Worrying
In this time of recession, I believe worrying has become a more frequent activity for most of the people. Everyone is thinking about how the recession is going to affect them and questions start to pop out in their mind thinking will they lose their job or will their investments depreciate to worthless assets.
With so much worries going on in their head, people may be prone to mood swings, suffer a loss in productivity or from deteriorating health. All these worries will cause everything in their life to take a tumble because their energy are focused on the wrong channels.
15 Ways To Help You To Stop Worrying
1. Live in the present
Problems start to appear when you live in the future or the past. When you keep living in your mistakes or spend too much time thinking about what will happen next (living in the future), you are allowing negative thoughts to occupy your mind and what you focus on will expand.
Whenever you find yourself worrying about things not in the present, bring yourself back to the present and ask yourself what you can do best at the present moment about the problem and take action now. Once you did what you can do best for today, that will be enough.
2. Keep a Diary
Too many worries occupying your thoughts? Write it down in a diary, close the book and keep it locked in a cupboard. It can be interesting when you go back to the diary at a later date only to find those worries are not really significant and most have not taken place.
3. Talk To a Friend
There is nothing better than talking to a friend when you have too many worries on your mind. They may or may not give you any advice but the important thing is to get things off your mind and it will be great if they are there to listen to you. After an hour or 2 of chatting, you will end up going off as a happier person.
4. Eliminate "What ifs"
Are you constantly thinking about "what ifs"? If you keep thinking about what if this happen or that happen, chances are you are worrying too much on things that may not happen. Let me ask you a question, what if what you are thinking is not going to happen? Are you still going to spend your time thinking about "what ifs"?
5. Accept Uncertainty
People who worry too much have a need to be certain about anything. The only thing certain in the world is uncertainty, which another word for it is change. In order to stop worrying, you need to know that uncertainty is the only certain thing in the world and worrying about uncertainty is just wasting our energy. Be like surfers, do not go against the waves(uncertainty), ride with it.
6. Postpone Worrying
Worrying is a task and which you can postpone instead of dealing with it immediately when it pops up in your mind. Set a worry period for yourself (e.g. An hour for a week on every Friday) and whenever you have any worrying thoughts in the day, postpone it to the date you had allocated for worrying. Sometimes you may even forget about what you were worried about when it is time to think about your worries.
7. Meditation
Meditation is believed to help reduce excess worrying. Meditation works with you focusing on your breathing and thinking about nothing else and this action help to bring you back to the present and help to eliminate worrying thoughts.
8. Progressive Muscle Relaxation
By performing progressive muscle relaxation, it helps to release muscle tension and help you to achieve a state of relaxation which will help you relax your mind too.
9. Exercising
Exercising is a great way to relieve stress, boost your physical and mental energy. It also help to release endorphins, a feel good chemical. It is also hard for you to be worried when you are tired and all you want is a good night sleep.
10. 4 Step Rule
This is a powerful technique that can help you to eliminate your worries.
1. What are you worrying about?
2. What is the worst that can happen?
3. Accept the worst.
4. Improve on what is the worst.
11. Healthy Diet
By having a healthy diet filled with complex carbohydrates such as whole grains and vegetables will help to boost serotonin which is a neurotransmitter with calming effects.
12. Keep Yourself Busy
When you are busy taking action and doing things, your mind will focus on the task at hand and crowd out your worries. If you find yourself worrying too much, take up lessons and learn new skills, take up a part time job or participate in community events. Just keep yourself busy and you will not have any time for worrying.
13. Law Of Averages
Have you ever been worried about the ferries sinking or a flood destroying your warehouses and such? Whenever you catch yourself worrying, the first thing is to apply the Law of Averages. How frequent will such an event happen, if it is rarely, then most probably you shouldn't be worried about it anymore.
14. Don't Sweat The Small Stuff
Have you ever been worried about the little things in life such as the weather or the queue? If you were put through a major adversity that endangers your life, will the weather or the long queue still matters to you? Life is too short to be worried about the little things.
15. Do Not Smoke Or Drink Alcohol
In the movies, whenever the characters were depressed, they will be either shown smoking or drinking. Smoking and drinking may be a short term solution to help you deal with your worries but it is never wise to resort to them. Once the effects wear off, you may end up with a hole in a pocket and an addiction to it. This in turn piles up on your worries.
Parting Words
Life is short and worrying isn't the best way to use our time. Before I go, I will share with you a quote by Michel De Montaigne which I believe will help people who are worrying too much in life.
My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened
Michel de Montaigne
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12 Responses to "15 Ways To Help You To Stop Worrying"
The first point is definitely valid. All too often, I find myself worrying about either something I've said/done that I can do nothing about now, or something which may or may not happen. There is no point in either of these, as I can't change what I've already done, and worrying about the future won't make any difference to how it turns out.
I like the point on meditation and do not smoke or drink alcohol… Very good and well written post. I too wrote a post on the same subject yesterday which ppl might find interesting … here is the link..
A very good post Vincent, as i myself worry unnecessary, keeping a diary & locking away these particular worries & then looking back at them on a later date, is an excellent idea, i will certainly be purchasing a diary.
Thanks Vincent
Worry is a product of the mind, a mind that doesn't understand how creation works. Worry is the must unproductive thing one can do with there thoughts and time.
The mind has a 'speed limit' of 24 thoughts per second. That is as fast as the mind can process anything. Movies are based on/ around this understanding.
If the mind is processing more than 24 thoughts per second, then the mind will produce worry, stress, and anxiety. This is the minds way of telling us to leave the current situation or change the situation through filtered thoughts. You can filter them through meditating, playing relaxing music, reading an inspiring book,etc. When your thoughts are not guided they feel unloved, unnurtured, and will try to direction your attention to them by causing an overflow (thoughts overflowing will lead to worry/stress).
You can also slow down worry, stress, and anxiety by noticing the gaps between thoughts. These gaps are silent unmoving calmness. Within this silent, there is an incredible insight of just BEING. When the mind is quiet (even just the brief moments of noticing the gaps) there leaves room for the state of beingness to share its wisdom of universal knowledge.
It's really about a peace of mind. Peace of mind only happens, when you are certain. When you first learn anything, you do not have certainty
because you do not recognize the pattern (there is pattern behind everything). For example, when you are learning to square-dance. There is a
pattern to the steps, but if you do not recognize the patterned steps, then you do not have peace of mind because there is no certainty. You can only be certain once you can see and follow the pattern, then peace of mind to the new thing is established. Therefore, every-time something happens that disrupts your peace of mind, instantly look for the pattern. The more you recognize the pattern, the more certainty you feel, the more you can do about
the situation (from having peace of mind, no more worry). Sometimes it helps to notice the pattern of life, you have no need to worry by seeing the pattern that everything has always worked out, you always managed to make the impossible moment, possible. You always seemed to find a way through the thing you are worrying about.
Thank you for doing what you do Vincent. Your presence and articles help in the process of making this world a better place (collective consciousness). We may only be a small drop in an ocean, but that small drop can cause ripple effects in the ocean. 🙂
Hi Vincent,
Some good ideas for digestion here. I'd like to add one of my own.
16. Help Someone
Helping someone in need reminds you that you still possess the power to solve problems and reduce pain. And that there are people in a worse situation than you are.
And helping other people will always make you feel good about yourself.


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Your Resignation Letter: How to Do It Right
You've landed a new job. And it's a good one. And you're excited about moving on.
Cue the confetti! The fireworks! The high-fives all around!
Firming up a job offer and planning for this next stage in your career is often such an exciting time. But there's one little thing left to do. And for most of us, it doesn't feel like so little of a thing at all.
If you're in a job that you'll soon be departing, it's time to think about the resignation letter.
How do you exit stage left from your current job gracefully, properly and with all bridges left unburned? Here's a quick list of do's and don'ts:
DO: Be Succinct and Straightforward
Even if you're feeling guilty or sad or bad or whatever about moving on, remember that this is business. People come, people go and pretty much no one crumbles or dies in the process. That said, you truly don't need to apologize, over-talk or provide every last detail about what you're doing and why.
State your intention, with specificity, and your proposed end date. Generally speaking, two weeks' notice is appropriate industry standard, but you can and should gauge how vital your role is, and timing of projects in progress when you consider how much notice to offer. (Also, factor in the required or desired timing of your new employer.)
DO: Be Conscientious
In the resignation letter, proactively propose the steps / actions you're willing to take during your final days, to help ensure a smooth transition. Offer to hand off projects to certain team members, wrap things up with clients, train someone on that thing you do (if you're the only one around who knows how to do it), etc. In short, make a clear offer to leave the company positioned for success as you walk out the door.
Do note, however, that your proposed offer may not be accepted. Realize that some companies will ask you to leave immediately, once you tender your resignation. Don't be offended by this. Sometimes, it's policy. Sometimes, it's reactive emotions. And sometimes, companies fear what might happen if they allow you continued access to files and clients, when they know you're on the outbound.
DO: Be Appreciative
Even if every fiber of your being wants to run screaming for the door, show some gratitude for the opportunity you've been given with your soon-to-be-former employer, and outline briefly something you've learned or gained from the experience and / or your boss. This shows that, in spite of the reasons for your departure, that you're truly one of the good guys.
DON'T: Give Zero Notice
Again, industry standard is two weeks' notice. Storm trooping the boss' office, throwing down your resignation letter, and storming out may give you loads of immediate gratification, but it's almost never going to be the right long-term solution. If you simply cannot give two weeks' notice (due to timing of the other job, or other factors), offer up at least a few days, so that you can help wrap things up, transition work, and close out your current projects.
DON'T: Bad Mouth Anyone, Or the Company
The resignation letter is not, repeat: IS NOT the right place for airing grievances about your co-workers, boss or the organization you're leaving. The purpose of this letter is to succinctly state your intentions, and propose a timeline for your departure. This document is going to live on and on in your file. It should be to-the-point, and it should be written in "hold my head high" style.
If you do have grievances to lay out, the exit interview will give you an in-person opportunity to share this feedback (Just be sure and do it in a constructive manner).
DON'T: Try too Hard to Win Favor
Realize that not everyone is going to be happy when you resign. And, if you're super valuable, they may be downright pissy about your pending departure. That's totally natural, and should be expected.
And, while you may feel bad or guilty, you surely don't need to fall all over yourself in the resignation letter, trying to make sure they're not mad at you. Never offer up a timeline or propose a "before I go" workload that simply won't align your starting this new job, just to smooth feelings.
Again, some of your colleagues (and maybe your boss) are very well going to be surprised, annoyed, hurt or nervous that they're about to get a wheelbarrow full of extra work dumped on them. Your agreeing to stay an extra two weeks isn't going to fix that, and it could jeopardize your future at the new job.
Be professional. Be appreciative. Be succinct. But don't go so far out of your way trying to be the good guy that you end up agreeing to something that doesn't work for your new commitments.
AND LAST: Be Confident in Your Decision
Once you have handed your resignation letter over to your supervisor (yes, if humanly possible, it should be done in person), don't waffle. It's done. Mission accomplished. If people around you are grumbly, so be it. Hold your head up as you serve out your last days. Be helpful and kind. Don't feed into any mopeyness, "jokes" about your departure, or snarkiness from those who hate to see you leave. Instead, stay focused on wrapping things up ... and get really excited about all the great things on your horizon.
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It was so refreshing to see three articles in the Ensign magazine this year. I hope they were widely read, and I hope there will be more.
Nourishing Our Bodies and Our Spirits, Beverly Hyatt Neville, February 2014
The author talks about rising above our cultural food habits to being guided by the principles in the Word of Wisdom, a great thought. It would mean beginning with the question: What does the Manufacturer instruct us to do to fuel and sustain our body machine?'
The author begins with apparent concern about protein and variety. I don't know what variety was available to the people she was speaking of, but I know that Americans have plenty of variety — yet we often assume the best grains and fruits are only available in exotic countries, and we pay high prices to have them imported, and sometimes bottled, at high prices. Is something wrong here?
As for protein, Americans have a cultural belief that high protein is necessary, which makes us fear a plant diet. Yet if plant protein is not sufficient, that would that mean the Lord blundered in the Creation by putting low amounts of protein in plants. I don't know if by "sparingly" He means "infrequently" or "in small amounts," or whether He means "sparing the lives of animals," but if diet is the concern, then He would have blundered again by saying it is pleasing to Him if we avoid the high protein foods. In either case, the article is a delight.
Here's a quick read about potatoes from the very informative website of Dr. John McDougall in California. For more information about the history and sufficiency of plant food diets, you might enjoy this hour long video, The Starch Solution, also on his website.
A Principle with Promises, G. Craig Kiser, February 2014
This is an excellent article by a medical doctor. Doctors who appreciate the benefits of plant foods are still rare, but they are becoming far more plentiful. Dr. Kiser says the, "… meager intake of fruits and vegetables was listed as one of four bad habits associated with early death."
In footnote #6 the author references T. Colin Campbell who headed what is known as the "Cadillac of Studies," the "Cornell China Study." Dr. Campbell is from Cornell; the Emperor of China hosted the project. Dr. Campbell's book is titled, "The China Study" and is well worth reading; he found plant foods to be protective, and even curative, against both heart disease and cancer.
Dr. Campbell, the researcher, and Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, the surgeon who began curing heart disease with diet, produced a video, "Forks Over Knives," followed by a cookbook. You'll find twenty videos, most of then about two minutes, and a couple of longer ones on the "Forks Over Knives" YouTube page below. (The videos load automatically; you can move to the end of any that you don't want to watch):
I Strive to Be Healthy by. . . March 2014
This great article is by young adults who bear testimony of things they do to improve their health. One sister with "serious food allergies" found relief in green smoothies:
For a long time it was difficult for me to get any fruits and vegetables into my diet because of some serious food allergies. I could hardly eat more than four blueberries at a time without feeling ill. When I discovered green smoothies, everything changed.
At first my body struggled, but over time my allergies diminished substantially and I became full of energy. I love creating new smoothies, and I try to put the most nutrient-dense and colorful fruits and vegetables into them: kale, Swiss chard, spinach, lime, peaches, mango, strawberries, coconut, and so on. I am grateful for the Word of Wisdom and for the blessings I've received as I've incorporated its principles into my life.
It seems the Church is trying hard to get our attention on health matters. We might improve the missionary work and save the Church a lot of money on medical costs if the MTC's would feature and serve green smoothies and moms would serve them to their pre-mission children.
By the way, it may be that people with food allergies feel throat discomfort because their throats are coated with bacteria; the enzymes in fresh fruit or vegetables kill the bacteria, and the die-off (the decomposition of body chemicals) causes the throat to hurt. Don't blame the blueberries; they are your healers. In time they'll have your throat cleaned out, and the rest of your body — if you quit eating the foods you're allergic to (usually dairy). Read this sentence again and think of the plant foods cleaning house in the rest of you. There is a very short animated graphic about 30 seconds into this video:
At first my body struggled, but over time my allergies diminished substantially and I became full of energy.
While others argue over protein and carbohydrates, we have the sure word of the Lord. Our lives can be blessed by the Word of Wisdom.


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Kathleen Wynne is the least popular premier at home, and across Canada: poll
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has a public opinion problem at home, and elsewhere.
She scored the highest disapproval ratings among any Canadian premier in Ontario, and across Canada, in a Mainstreet Research/Postmedia poll that was released on Thursday.
Coverage of Kathleen Wynne on Globalnews.ca:
In Ontario, Wynne scored a 70 per cent disapproval rating and a 19 per cent approval rating.
Her disapproval rating was close to last year's, when she scored 71 per cent in Ontario. Her approval rating in her home province was unchanged from 2016.
Wynne's disapproval at home tied that of Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball in his own province, but her approval rating was the lowest of any premier.
Wynne also scored the strongest disapproval rating nationally, hitting 48 per cent, which put her just above Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard.
READ MORE: Pre-election goodies not enough to keep Ontario Liberals from third-party status: poll
The pollster arrived at its results by calling a "random stratified sample" of 5,250 Canadians between June 12 and 15. The poll used both landlines and cellphones.
Responses were "weighted using demographic information to targets based on the 2016 Census."
Nationally, the survey had a margin of error of +/- 1.35 per cent; the margin varied in the provinces.
The 'unknown' advantage
Meanwhile, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister scored the highest approval rating of any premier in their own province, hitting 53 per cent.
He also received the lowest disapproval rating of any premier in this category.
"Brian Pallister is still unknown on the national stage," Mainstreet Research president Quito Maggi said in a news release.
Nationally, Pallister received the lowest disapproval rating of any premier, hitting 11 per cent, but he also tied for second-lowest national approval rating, hitting 22 per cent alongside New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant.
Here are Canadian premiers' approval ratings in their home provinces, from lowest to highest:
10) Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne — 19 per cent
9) Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball — 21 per cent
8) Alberta Premier Rachel Notley — 33 per cent
7) New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant — 34 per cent
6) British Columbia Premier Christy Clark — 37 per cent
5) Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard — 37 per cent
4) Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall — 46 per cent
3) Prince Edward Island Premier Wade MacLauchlan — 47 per cent
2) Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil — 50 per cent
1) Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister — 53 per cent
© 2017 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.


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Micky Ward
Micky Ward, aka "Irish," is widely known as the protagonist played by Mark Wahlberg in the 2010 feature film The Fighter based on his career and for his trilogy of fights against Arturo Gatti. Ward turned pro in 1985 but took a hiatus from boxing in 1990 after losing four consecutive fights. With the help of his half-brother, former boxer and drug addict Dicky Eklund, Micky returned to boxing with great success. A native of Lowell, Massachusetts, he is part owner of and runs a gym with Dicky who helps train new boxers. The Irish-American junior welterweight professional boxer is now retired and lives with his family in his hometown.
Published in Authors
A Warrior's Heart
by Micky Ward with Joe Layden
With the success of the critically-acclaimed, Academy Award-winning film The Fighter, the world stood up and cheered for the inspiring true story of Micky Ward—a hard-hitting, hard-headed boxer who overcame the odds to make history in the ring. But that was only part of the tale.
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My mother-in-law gave me a tour in a private lake here in Nebraska. It was so beautiful. I admire the lake so much. The surroundings are just amazing because it is maintained by the people living there. You feel relax and fresh just by enjoying the spectacular view of the water and the environment. Surrounding the lake are gorgeous and big houses in different designs. My mom said that it was Millionaires place. We took time admiring the houses and from there, I had the thinking of how technology changed a lot of things. Before, it took forever constructing a house or a building but today, you can have what you want quickly with quality and best results.
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Back in the late 1990s, the coolest place to be was huddled around a Nintendo 64 playing "GoldenEye 007" with your friends. The revolutionary first-person shooter from game developer Rare laid the groundwork for the genre on consoles four years before the first "Halo" came out.
You'd think that one of the most popular and beloved games of all time would've been remade or re-released at some point, right? Well, thanks to a truckload of copyright issues, it never has.
But for one shining moment, there was hope. In 2008, Rare was working on an HD remake of "GoldenEye 007" for Xbox 360, but the game was cancelled before it could be released. Thanks to a website called Rare Thief, however, we now have an idea of what it would have looked like:
Of course, "GoldenEye 007" was most beloved for its four-player split-screen multiplayer. Since many people didn't have access to computers powerful enough to play "Quake" deathmatch online, this was the first shooter multiplayer for tons of video game fans. The HD remake would have included that, as well as online support via Xbox Live!
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Read a record of the questions asked of I Ching, read the response, and read the comments of others
On October 30, 2011 at 3:10 PM
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20 Beholding
The Statement of the first hexagram
Behold! The hands have been washed,
but the offering has not yet been made.
Be sincere and dignified in appearance.
The changing lines
The first line:
Childish beholding is not wrong
for a common person, but it is wrong
for a superior person.
42 Increase
The Statement of the second hexagram
Increase. Gain by having a place to go.
Advance across the great river.
The Image of the first hexagram
The wind moving above
the earth: beholding.
The ancient kings
inspected the provinces
and territories to establish
the right teachings.
The Image of the second hexagram
Wind and thunder:
increase. The noble one
sees perfection
and shifts to fit its pattern,
and corrects his own faults.


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