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Chiquita, based in Cincinnati, avoided EU fines for blowing the whistle in a similar case in 2008. Dole Food Co. and Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. were fined about 60 million euros ($82 million) for fixing the price of bananas with Chiquita. The two companies rejected claims that they shared commercially sensitive information, arguing that they were required to exchange trade data under the EU's system of setting import volumes and duties.
Leon Van Parys, based in Antwerp, Belgium, didn't respond to a phone call outside regular office hours. The company imports bananas to Europe using the brand name Bonita.
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Flog a Pro: would you turn this bestselling author's first page?
Ray Rhamey on Mar 20 2014 | Filed under: Uncategorized
Trained by reading hundreds of submissions, editors and agents often make their read/not-read decision on the first page. In a customarily formatted book manuscript with chapters starting about 1/3 of the way down the page (double-spaced, 1-inch margins, 12-point type), there are 16 or 17 lines on the first page.
The challenge: does this narrative compel you to turn the page?
Storytelling Checklist
While it's not a requirement that all of these 6 storytelling ingredients be on the first page, I think writers have the best chance of hooking a reader if they are. The one vital ingredient not listed is professional-caliber writing, a given for every page.
- Story questions
- Tension (in the reader, not just the characters)
- Voice
- Clarity
- Scene-setting
- Character
Let's flog the first pages of this bigtime bestselling author's new novel.
This novel was in first place on the New York Times hardcover bestseller lists for March 16. Let's see just how strong the opening page is—would this have hooked an agent if it came in from an unpublished writer? Do you think it's compelling? Following is what would be the first manuscript page (17 lines) of Chapter 1.
How does the man make checkered shirts and pastels look good? I thought as Trent lined up his drive, head down and feet shifting, looking oddly appealing outside of the suit and tie I usually saw him in. The rest of his team and their caddies were watching him as well, but I doubted they were rating the way his shoulders pulled the soft fabric, or how the sun shone through his almost translucent blond hair drifting about his ears, or how the shadows made his slim waist look even trimmer, unhidden beneath a suit coat for a change. I found myself holding my breath as he coiled up, exhaling as he untwisted and the flat of the club hit the ball with a ping.
"Yeah, the elf looks good in the sun," Jenks smart-mouthed, the pixy currently sitting on the bottom of my hooped earrings and out of the moderate wind. "When you going to put us all out of your misery and boink him?"
"Don't start with me." With a hand held up to shade my eyes, I watched the ball begin to descend.
"All I'm saying is you've been dating him for three months. Most guys you date are either dead or running scared by now."
The ball hit with an audible thump, rolling onto the par-three green. Something in me fluttered at Trent's pleased smile as he squinted in the sun. Damn it, I'm not doing this. "I'm not dating him, I'm working his security," I muttered.
My vote and editorial notes after the fold.
Did you recognize Kim Harrison and her newest, The Undead Pool, a venture into the dark urban fantasy genre?
My vote: Yes.
Strong, likeable voice and the second paragraph that immersed me into an interesting world did the job for me. However, the next page had better get something going other than a golf game and admiring thoughts about an elven hunk if the author wants to keep me turning the page. The writing is nicely clean (though I'd edit out "audible" in the last paragraph—not necessary.)
Your thoughts? If this weren't the 12th novel in a successful series, The Hollows, would you have turned the page?
If you'd like to help beginning novelists with your constructive criticism, join me on Wednesdays and Fridays for floggings at my site, Flogging the Quill.
About Ray Rhamey
Ray Rhamey is the author of five novels and one craft book, Flogging the Quill, Crafting a Novel that Sells. He's also an editor who has recently expanded his creative services to include book cover and interior design. His website, crrreative.com, offers an a la carte menu of creative services for self-publishers and Indie authors. Learn more about Ray's fiction at rayrhamey.com.
39 Responses to "Flog a Pro: would you turn this bestselling author's first page?"
I had a tough time with the first paragraph. "...blond hair drifting bout his years' didn't make sense. What got me interested was the pixie with the smart mouth. The fact that she's working security for this guy opens up a story question. I'd keep reading.
My thoughts exactly.
I agree that the first sentence is awkward. By the second sentence we have been told that he isn't wearing a suit, twice. I don't golf much, but I doubt that a drive to the green on a par 3 makes an "audible thump."
I voted "No."
The first sentence tripped me up. It's awkward. Probably because of the info dump about how the guy looks. I would put the book down after the first paragraph.
The voice is engaging. And once I realized it was a fantasy, it made a little more sense. The fawning description is a bit much. I'd cut that to one sentence and get on with the story. Overall, I'd keep reading.
I didn't realize it was a fantasy. The descriptive words might not have been literal as far as I knew. What made me want to turn the page was curiosity to know more about this relationship.
I found it very confusing. There was too much description of the man hitting off the tee and I was flummoxed as to the significance of who she was dating. Why should I care? There is little to make me care about these characters.
The snappy first-person voice of paranormal romance/urban fantasy has become so familiar as to make me almost numb. I think what rescued this for me was golf.
Not that I'm a golfer. Still, it was just unusual enough to drag me little farther into what, so far, is an all too predicable romance-with-the-dead-or-whatever story.
What probably would pull me father still is Kim Harrison's name on the cover, since I know her to be an able storyteller. I trust her to get me to the eighteenth hole under par.
I thought the first sentences were awkward and no, it didn't pull me in. I had to read it again to understand just what was going on.
I assumed "about his years" was a typo for ears and would have chucked the manuscript right there. Well, full disclosure, I'm not into fawning het romance, either. so, two strikes. Wait: golf:boring. Make that three.
HOWEVER, detailed observation yes, wacky dialog between inner selves (pixie qualifies in my book), and the intrigue about the working relationship turning hot could get me to turn the page.
Oops. Mybad. "Years" was a typo on my part, not of the publisher or author. It has been corrected.
No. That she was crushing on him was interesting, but then it got dragged out into a description. And I agree with the poster above me who said that I've gotten so used to the tone of urban fantasy that I'm numb to it.
I would have probably picked up the first book in the series, though, when I found out it was the #12 in the series, just to see if maybe knowing the whole story improved my opinion.
Golf isn't my thing, and I don't find myself going all atwitter over golfers, so the first part didn't do much for me. However, the writing was strong enough to keep me going a bit deeper. The part that made me perk up was: "Yeah, the elf looks good in the sun," Jenks smart-mouthed, the pixy currently sitting on the bottom of my hooped earrings and out of the moderate wind. "When you going to put us all out of your misery and boink him?" Because it got a little more interesting at that point, I might read a few pages more, as long as they weren't about her watching him golf. However, I know this is a book I would not purchase.
I would definitely turn the page. I didn't even notice the typos bout and years (about and ears). Have we become too sensitive to typos?
I found the odd contrasts between golf and pixy (Pixie?) to be engaging enough to pull me along.
I agree, it was confusing and I had to read the first part again. I would read on though.
I know if I wrote that, my critique partners and my professional editor would call me out for opening with a question, for filtering ("I thought as...") and for using "smart-mouthed" as a verb & speech tag instead of plain old "said".
Also for having nothing more interesting in the first paragraph than physical description. If she was entering the numerous "Pitch + First 250 Word" contests that I enter to get an agent's attention - she would not likely win.
Agreed. Those were pretty much my initial thoughts, too. My critique group would have been all over me for that.
Engaged by the voice in this--yeah, how does anyone make checkered shirts and pastels look good?--as well as the introduction of the pixie in her earrings. The dialogue gave me a good sense of both speakers--it actually made me laugh that the pixie claims the narrator's dating the golfer, which she denies with "working his security." I expect a lot of joshing and needling between narrator and pixie.
I tut-tutted about "bout his years." That is such an appalling typo that it made me wonder if it was done on purpose, and I was meant to think the narrator was either a twit or a terrible punster. But there wasn't further evidence of this. I think it's just a terrible typo.
I'm not a romance fan, so I gave up after stumbling over the first paragraph. (If I had to read that out loud, I'd be gasping for breath) Any description that tries to convey how attractive one of the characters is puts me off big time, and I can never be interested in characters so obsessed with good looks.
But then again, that's probably why I'm not a romance fan.
I really was not intrigued at all. The typos got me too, but even without them, I was not interested. The golf was boring and I didn't see it getting to the plot. I voted no. I wouldn't have even read the whole page, like another poster said earlier, I would have quit reading after the first paragraph.
I'm not going to pick on anyone here because I've been guilty of nitpicking in the past. That said, I've lately come to notice how enthralled we've become with rules even while saying we aren't a slave to them. No, I wouldn't have turned the page because I wouldn't have picked up the book because I'm generally not a paranormal romance fan. Yet, I glossed over the typos and didn't mind how the story was initiated. It was what it was supposed to be: witty, fun, and intriguing. There's a lot of great advice out there for writers, and WU is premier among them, but there's a point when we have to move beyond the classroom, put down Stephen King's bible of advice, and just go for it. Readers? They put this book on the bestseller list and it's their opinion I most cherish.
Rousing golf clap for you, Christina!
Thank you, Sophia. :)
Best seller list doesn't mean well written, just that it's good enough for its target audience. For example, 50 Shades of Grey.
I agree.
For me it was a yes, but just barely. I re-read the first sentence trying to figure out what "line up his drive," meant. Perhaps if I was more well versed in golf terms I would have understood it quicker?
Also, I generally avoid romances with a passion. I don't dislike romance per say, just when it is the main focus.
However, the fairy is what made me interested, and I am a sucker for elves. I would have probably read a few more pages, and if it looked too corny/romance like, I would have dropped it.
I thought it was clunky. Especially the first para. Looked like the author was trying too hard to sound flowery. The result was as a reader I was lost. Before looking at the cover I was a bit confused by the genre. The golf, elves, pixies... what was that all about. But by the end of the page I placed it in a thriller-romance category and might have read on. (Though had I known it was urban fantasy, I might not have. That's not my cup of tea).
I was almost asleep by the end of para 1 and woke up with a start at para 2. Don't know what she was thinking with that meandering boring, over-long sentenced first para.
If she hadn't put that 2nd para in where she did I would have voted no.
Full transparency: golf bores me a tad less than watching paint dry. Love urban fantasy genre and lapped up all the other Rachel Morgan books.
My vote was no. It took too long to figure out whose head I was in. Golf is not my forte, and casual references to sexual exploits bore me silly. Had this not been a "flog the pro" assignment, I'd not have read this much.
No from me. Too much physical description. I don't care a whit about golf (and she didn't make me care). I have trouble liking promiscuous protagonists. I'm not big into fantasy so the pixie just helped clinch that this was not for me.
The first paragraph turned me off with its lack of deep POV and long-long sentences. But that second (and third and fourth) hooked me like a blowie off a pier in Aus.
I'd say yes.
I confess that the author lost me in the first sentence. I read a lot of romance, and I'm super-picky about it, so the "I thought" told me that I wouldn't like the writing, and I skimmed a bit after that, but didn't see anything else that grabbed me back. I prefer my POV closer.
Awkward opening sentence gives a bad first impression. Then we have a little too much rambling until we get to the pixie. Finally - on a par 3, green would still be probably 200 yards. Make it hit with a faint thunk.
My edit -
How does the man make checkered shirts and pastels look good? Trent lined up his drive, head down and feet shifting, looking oddly appealing outside of the suit and tie I usually saw him in. The rest of his team were watching him as well, but I doubted they were rating the way his shoulders pulled the soft fabric, or how the sun shone through his almost translucent blond hair drifting about his ears, or how the shadows made his slim waist look even trimmer. I found myself holding my breath as he coiled up, exhaling as he untwisted and the flat of the club hit the ball with a ping.
No. Long winded sentences that went on and on lost me.
This sentence has strange structure:
"Yeah, the elf looks good in the sun," Jenks smart-mouthed, the pixy currently sitting on the bottom of my hooped earrings and out of the moderate wind.
I'm not sure who is talking here or if this is a typo... either way, I would be too annoyed to move forward.
The writing didn't really pull me in, but I would have turned the page because I always give books more of a chance than one page to hook me. I also know, from experience, that first pages are sometimes hard to get right.
No. Not a page turner for me. Golf or not, it describes an
everyday event. The prose is good, but I didn't even get a hint
that I would care about the characters. Throw in a werewolf or two
right away, and you might get me. Urban fantasy shouldn't concern
itself with the ordinary, but the way ordinary people deal with the
extraordinary. Kim Harrison usually does that well. Established
authors tend to get a pass (see Donald Maas' comment) that rookies
don't. That's why some books in a series are better than their
predecessors and some are not.
A quick addition to the above. I did like the


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Matoaca, Virginia
For population 25 years and over in Matoaca:
For population 15 years and over in Matoaca CDP:
31 residents are foreign born
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2012: $1,325 (0.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Richmond, VA (21.5 miles , pop. 197,790).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Norfolk, VA (70.9 miles , pop. 234,403).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (229.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities: Ettrick, VA (1.6 miles ), Petersburg, VA (2.0 miles ), Colonial Heights, VA (2.1 miles ), Fort Lee, VA (2.8 miles ), Chester, VA (3.0 miles ), Prince George, VA (3.2 miles ), Hopewell, VA (3.2 miles ), Chesterfield Court House, VA (3.2 miles ).
Latitude: 37.23 N, Longitude: 77.47 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 804
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Tornado activity:
Matoaca-area historical tornado activity is above Virginia state average. It is 33% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/6/1993, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.0 miles away from the Matoaca place center killed 4 people and injured 246 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/4/1990, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.8 miles away from the place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:Matoaca-area historical earthquake activity is near Virginia state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
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On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 43.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi) earthquake occurred 50.4 miles away from the city center
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Emergencies Declared: 4
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Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.98. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 12.5 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 9.23. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.04. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.1 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2006 was 0.468. This is about average. Closest monitor was 21.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 15.1. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 10.7 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.00346. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 10.7 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2012: 5.7%
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Religion statistics for Matoaca CDP (based on Chesterfield County data)Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 36.41%
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Number of grocery stores: 43
Number of supercenters and club stores: 4
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 22
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 107
Number of full-service restaurants: 180
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9.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,297 average adjusted gross income)
0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($632 average AGI)
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,707 average adjusted gross income)
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($412 average AGI)
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FCC Registered Antenna Towers:21 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Matoaca)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers:1
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:4
FCC Registered Paging Towers:3
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:2
FAA Registered Aircraft:2
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 1007.01
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 1007.01
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The combination of Pilgrim's Pride, which is controlled by Brazil's JBS JBSS3, -2.23% and Hillshire Brands is all about meat. That deal would create the biggest consumer packaged-meat company in the U.S. with $12.4 billion in sales, beating Pilgrim's current PPC, +0.18% rival Hormel, which had $9 billion in sales in the last 12 months.
Pilgrim, which generates half of its business from sales to restaurants and other food-service companies such as KFC parent Yum Brands YUM, +0.48% and half from retailers such as Wal-Mart WMT, +0.56% and Costco COST, -0.15% argues that the two companies' distribution channels complement each other because Hillshire generates most of its sales from retail. The combined company would be able to consolidate sales teams, lower cold-storage and freight costs and economies of scale on packaging and other ingredients. Pilgrim aims to extend Hillshire brands to more categories and to overseas markets; Hillshire currently generates almost all of its sales in the U.S., while Pilgrim gets about 21% of sales from overseas. Pilgrim's says it expects to squeeze $300 million in annual synergies from the deal.
Tyson plus Hillshire
A combination of Tyson Foods and Hillshire Brands would create an undisputed leader in the U.S. meat market, as Tyson is already the biggest player in the market. The deal would help Tyson as it grapples with tighter supplies and the pressure to secure animals to supply its customers. Tyson executives have highlighted the problems caused by a virus at U.S. hog farms that is hurting pork production, and the impact of dry weather on cattle supplies.
Hillshire would bring Tyson top brands and private-label products in more sections of the supermarket, including in the breakfast category, to which Tyson has little exposure. Tyson expects to make savings on sales, marketing, distribution and supply-chain resources.
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Reinventing Women: Unfolding in divine time – meet Laura Ann Klein
Life never quite unfolds as we plan. And it seems that sometimes, if not often, the universe has a different idea than we do about timing. This is the story of Laura Ann Klein's reinvention, a work in progress, if you will. But then again, we are consistently on a journey and our work is always in progress, right?!
When Laura Ann first answered the most recent open call for stories of reinvention, she did so with a response that has resonated ever since I first laid eyes on it: "calendars for change don't always match the Universe's."
She is in the midst of yet a third reinvention in her life, this time, one that focuses on altering the course of her 31 year nursing career. While a few recent financial curve balls have caused her to delay her plans, she remains committed to her journey to return to leave her nursing career, return to school and establish a passive income stream. The impetus for these changes is surprising. She points to a a fractured vertebrae in her back, explaining that the injury should have left her wheelchair-bound or even dead, and that it was a wake up call to action for a woman who had been coasting in her comfort zone for far too long.
As a nurse, Laura Ann works telephonically with catastrophically ill patients. She says that all of them have one disease or another that will eventually lead to the end of their lives. "Many of them have invested huge amounts of time in jobs that suddenly feel meaningless to them," and that experience of caring for such ll patients coupled with a consciousness altering injury amplified a truism: "life is fleeting and we must revel in it and do our heart's desire and passion as we move toward our inevitable ends." The result for Laura Ann has been a renewed ability to ask for help, seize the day and capture joy in everything, no matter what.
The path ahead is paved with uncertainty. As a divorced mother of two adults sons — one out of college and one still in — Laura Ann knows that the financial assistance that she can offer is limited. Despite her enthusiasm for change, a passive income is an option that requires a bump in the timing department. Mind you, this does not mean that Laura Ann has given up; she stresses that she remains committed to her reinvention. Her advice to others? "For the love of all that is sacred in your heart, pay off your debts, cash out and live your dreams. Find your bliss and the money will follow." More importantly, don't perpetuate a disservice by continuing to do the same thing day in and day out without a firm commitment. "Our time is so short on this earth and we're not meant to suffer under the weight of a job that we hate or a career that we can no longer draw any passion for."
Laura Ann reminds herself daily that 'it's all unfolding in the divine time.' The Universe works in mysterious ways and for Laura Ann, it has provided her with "big medicine" pointing her in the direction of the next path. Jumping off a platform into the water, bottom down, a move that left her injured with eyes wide open, might have been one of the best things that has ever happened to her. She says that it's critical to do whatever it takes to leave your comfort zone.
Close your eyes. Jump, unfold into the divine.
About Laura Ann…
When her 'nest' emptied a few years ago, Laura Ann thought that she'd sell her home in the suburbs and move to an 800 square foot apartment in the middle of a big city downtown. But, a yellow house appeared in her horizon and she landed instead on the outskirts of a 'big little town." Everything changed, sweeter than ever. Check her out at http://yellowhousedays.com and https://www.facebook.com/Yellowhousedays.
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Newsflash! Got Burnout? Work Stress May Not Paint the Entire Picture
Lord knows, many of us reach that point in our work lives where we simply feel burned out! It's the underlying reason for underperformance, the reason why we choose to walk away, the cause of stress and unhappiness. I often find myself wondering if there any new information that can help to paint another brushstroke and illuminate the reasons why we feel the way that we do when we reach that peak.
Importantly, according to new research out of the University of Montreal, wellbeing at work can be affected by factors that lay outside the work environment. Mind you, this is not to say that deadlines, relentless demands, abusive colleagues and endless overtime don't contribute, but findings suggest that these factors are not the sole reasons for psychological distress, depression and emotional exhaustion that provide the framework for the condition that we call burnout.
The researchers explain that workers' mental health is multifaceted and reliant upon the broader social environment with which they interact on a daily basis. Although these interactions may be sources of wellbeing and pleasure, they can also affect so-called 'psychic balance' in more negative ways. In fact, when almost 2,000 employees from 63 different Canadian organizations were surveyed about their mental health, workplace, family and social networks, it appeared that the interaction of workplace stress and daily personal stressors played a key role. Moreover, in so far as work was specifically concerned, factors like decision authority, proper utilization of skills in a job and demands/social support from colleagues had only a small impact on characteristics of burnout when compared across different work scenarios. And, any variation appeared to level out when the researchers started to account for outside factors such as family and social networks, marital status, household income and social support from friends.
The workers who had greater stability outside of the work environment — being in a relationship, having higher household income and experiencing less work-family conflicts and greater access to positive support networks — were found to exhibit fewer mental health symptoms. Conversely, factors such as stressful marital and parental relationships tended to boost the mental distress quotient. The work/family conflicts, e.g. having to delay family time for work or having family impact work ability, coupled with relationship stress may have influenced distress the most.
However, questions remain. While researchers may be closer to identifying the cause of work related burnout and how organizational and external factors interact to create the perfect storm, it's less clear the types of steps inside the workplace that can be taken to minimize the intersection of these factors. In the interim, perhaps it's time for workers to focus on/take stock of outside forces; by maximizing how content they are with their lives and life quality, they may find that work becomes more pleasurable and easier.
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Reinventing Women: An Open Call
I've got a little secret to share with you: I am in the midst of a career change or at least, a significant shift in what I've been doing and what I will be doing. That's all that I am able to say right now but as I move through my journey of reinventing women, I started to recall that about a year and a half ago I ran an ongoing feature about women who were doing exactly what I am doing right now — reinventing themselves. And so, I thought that while I am in the midst of my own shift, I would put out another open call for your stories. One of the most important things that we can do is share our stories with one another and support each other through the different phases of life, love and career. Inspiration can come from the strangest places sometimes.
Consider this an open call!
I want to hear about the career or life changes you've made or are in the process of making — the 'why,' 'what,' and 'how' as well as any other nugget of wisdom that you might impart to others considering a similar reawakening.
If you are a woman, age 44 or older and want to share the story of your transition (or transitions), drop me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Tell me a little about you, your age and a snippet of the wisdom or learnings that you'd like to impart to other readers. I am hoping to find at least 10 more women willing to share their stories, their triumphs, their failures and their lessons.
If you're at a loss, check out the varied stories of three women, collected a few years back. They are likely to inspire and help shake a few tail feathers too!
Reinventing Women. It's an ongoing movement and it's all about you!Read More
Working the 'Pause…the U.S. Experience
About a year ago, I wrote a post about a UK study exploring women experiences of working through the menopausal transition. Among the various challenges cited, poor concentration, fatigue, memory issues, depression and loss of self-confidence ranked among the highest. Moreover, the majority of women chose to avoid discussing their symptoms with their managers, making a bad situation even worse.
A more recent survey has been released by The Working Mother Research Institute and not surprisingly, the findings are similar. And, while the methodology is not quite scientific and based on a series of survey blasts, it does serve up some sobering statistics. Among 1,500 women surveyed (ages 45 to 65):
- About one-third cited hot flashes as the most troublesome symptoms in the workplace, and roughly two-thirds said that they occurred daily.
- Similar to their UK counterparts, changes in memory and concentration and fatigue (attributable to sleep disruption) were also among the most troublesome symptoms.
- Almost half (48%) reported that managing their symptoms took a toll on their work life, with 12% passing up more demanding work or promotions as a result.
- The more 'male' the work environment, the more that women tried to hide their menopausal symptoms while at work; this distinction was almost two-fold.
- Fewer than one on three women felt comfortable discussing their symptoms with their supervisors and among those who were, again, gender was a strong determining factor.
So, what do these flashing, fatigued women desire in their work environment? Overwhelmingly, one primary 'want' shines through: the ability to adjust temperature in their workspace. A close second and third? A flexible dress code and the ability to bring a fan into the workspace.
The bottom line of this survey echoes the UK study: employers need to be more aware that among their female employees 'of a certain age,' the menopausal transition can cause some difficulty. And while the solutions are relatively simple, the lack of consideration for an issue creates a problem in and of itself.
According to the North American Menopause Society, approximately 6,000 women enter menopause daily in the United States. Not only are these women living longer but increasingly, they continue working well beyond what was once considered traditional retirement age. So long as women keep working the 'pause, employers will need to readjust the environment to keep those women happy and productive. Currently, it appears that there is a long way to go to achieve the optimal balance in the workplace.Read More
Balance. I have it. Sometimes.
In my 20s, I used to work as studio director for a radio morning show. Often, I'd stay up, watch Late Night with David Letterman, and then hit the sack, only to get up and hit the road to be at the station at 5, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed with coffee for the gang. A little later on, I worked at a 24-hour news network, and my shifts were almost always 3 a.m.-11 a.m. or 4 a.m.-noon. I'd come home, do some other work, my partner would come home, and I'd almost always be in bed after 10 p.m. Five hours sleep was fine. In an magazine job, all-nighters were common as we got to production.
If I tried that now, I would implode in a week. And that isn't always the easiest thing for a man to admit. We're supposed to be invulnerable, aren't we? One of the things I've noticed as the years have gone on is I can still be as intense as I was in the past (I think!), but that I can't maintain that level of intensity for same length of time. I attend a music-industry conference each year where part of the deal is attending music sessions that go on until about four in the morning. I can do that, but inevitably there's a post-conference crash.
Combine the fact that my "energy well" isn't as deep as it used to be with the lifestyle of a self-employed consultant, where the pace can sometimes oscillate between frenetic and … what now? and you have a recipe for stress.
I have a few things I try to do to combat that stress. I try to keep my sleep habits as regular as I can. I'm lucky in that I rarely have insomnia, so it's easy for me to stay rested most of the time. That keeps the energy supply high.
If there's a frenetic period on the horizon, I will try to book downtime to recharge my batteries after the urgency subsides. Better to book it and keep it for myself than to carry on as if I didn't just complete a herculean task and end up crashing.
And I try to keep my regular appointments sacred. Yoga class, exercise, and the like can sometimes feel like a distraction that I "should" skip "just this once." But that has an impact down the road. Short-term gain for long-term pain.
It's not easy to stay energized all the time. But if you can learn — even attempt — to manage yourself a little better, you can perform at a higher level all the time, rather than some roller-coaster cycle of sprinting, and then collapsing.
What are your tips for managing energy levels? Tell me in the comments.Read More
Work and the 'pause: a two way street
Can you believe that three years has passed since I first wrote about Amanda Griffith's study on menopause and work? The final results are in and they are fairly indicative of the issues that menopause brings to the work environment.
Dr. Griffiths is a professor at the University of Nottingham in the UK. Several years ago, she and her colleagues set out on a journey to discover gender-specific health issues in the workplace other than pregnancy. And, since her target was on women between the ages of 45 and 55, chances are great that the focus would be less on reproductive issues and more on post-reproduction, i.e. menopause. Noting that studies have shown that some women find that their symptoms negatively impact their work life, and that certain work factors, e.g. environment, may increase the intensity of symptoms, Dr. Griffiths also points out that women are generally reluctant to divulge to colleagues or their managers that they are going through menopause. Moreover, even if employers know, what sort of things can they do to help?
Mind you, this study is in the form of an electronic questionnaire and this is the type of design that many will question as introducing bias and issues with recall. However, rest assured, the researchers carefully honed their questions based on an earlier study that was done with a group of women police officers, through one on one interviews with women to discuss the impact of menopause on their health and work and through close review and evaluation by experts in a variety of medical and occupational fields. But enough of the science; let's get to the meat.
Roughly 900 women were surveyed; about 43% were perimenopausal, 31% in menopause and the rest, on hormones or in menopause due to surgery. Yet, regardless of where they were in their menopause journey, three symptoms were especially problematic when it came to work: feeling less confident, an inability to concentrate and memory issues. Three's a charm…except when it comes to menopause. The icing on this cake were hot flashes; not only were women unable to control the temperature in their workplace environment (honestly, who does have that ability?!), but having hot flashes became unbearable when the work environments were overly heated or improperly ventilated.
To make a bad situation even worse, over a third of the women said that they worked harder to overcome difficulties so that menopause wouldn't affect their performance or draw attention to them. Working harder also meant learning the best strategies for coping with their symptoms and worklife. And while, on the surface, this doesn't sound so terribly awful, can you imagine having to make light of matters, making a list and checking it thrice to avoid mistakes or changing your working hours to hide a condition?!
Managers, take note! What do women want to make their workplace more tolerable? Overwhelmingly, women report that they would be better served if management acknowledged that menopause was a possible health problem and provided more flexible working hours. Better ventilation, air conditioning and temperature control are important. And advice and support? More than 50% of women said that having information and advice from their employers about menopause and coping at work as well as informal support from colleagues would make their work environments more palatable. On the flip side? The researchers say that it might be helpful to explore working women's attitudes toward their co workers and line managers' perceptions of menopause; after all, women in the throes of the 'pause may actually be overestimating others' abilities to infer menopause status when a hot flash hits and may even have misconceptions about others' negative perceptions of menopause.
There is no doubt that menopause impacts working ability, environment and relationships. As with any health condition, appropriate support from employers is imperative and may help to reduce stress, help boost performance and insure loyalty. Yet, employers can't do it alone; women need to be able to communicate their status and their needs. Work and the 'pause is truly a two way street.Read More


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Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- China and Russia are calling for an end to violence in Syria after an Arab League-brokered peace accord failed to stop troops from killing protesters. They still oppose sanctions against President Bashar al-Assad.
The countries' position is motivated by a desire for stability in the region, said Dan Darling, an analyst at defense-research firm Forecast International in Newtown, Connecticut. While China is the second-largest consumer of crude oil after the U.S., Russia sold $6.8 billion of arms to Syria between 2003 and 2010.
China and Russia vetoed a United Nations resolution last month that sought to pressure Syria's government to end violence against its citizens, while South Africa, India and Brazil were among the abstainers. Their resistance goes against U.S. and European Union calls for Assad to step down, while his country and its officials face Western travel bans and asset freezes.
When it comes to Syria, the considerations of China and Russia are "practical over idealistic," Darling said. Both countries are probably wary of supporting resolutions that condemn authoritarian-style governments for fear "that would set a precedent that can come back to boomerang on them."
There is no sign that the Arab League plan to stop the violence in Syria is being implemented. Regime forces killed 71 civilians between Nov. 4 and Nov. 6, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said at a Nov. 7 briefing, citing reports by the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, the capital.
The Arab League responded by calling an emergency meeting for this weekend to discuss the bloodshed. Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi warned of a "catastrophic" situation if Syrian violence continues, Egypt's state-run Middle Eastern News Agency reported Nov. 5.
Tunisia Precedent
Anti-regime protests erupted in Syria in March, inspired by uprisings that toppled the leaders of Tunisia and Egypt and led to the death last month of Libya's long-time ruler, Muammar Qaddafi. More than 3,500 protesters have been killed in Syria, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a Nov. 8 statement.
Additionally, the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists said in a Nov. 2 statement that it has documented the disappearance and detention of scores of journalists and bloggers since March. Among them are business journalist Lina Ibrahim, freelancer Wael Abaza and blogger Hussein Ghrer, the committee said in an Oct. 31 statement.
Assad has blamed the fighting on Islamic militants and foreign provocateurs. Using tanks and machine guns, his security forces have crushed demonstrators in the central governorate of Homs, and in Hama and the northwestern province of Idlib.
Military Displays
Hamad bin Jasim Al Thani, Qatar's prime minister, said Nov. 2 that the Syrian government had accepted the Arab League initiative, which calls for the cessation of "all violence," the release of people held during protests and clearing cities and neighborhoods of "all military displays."
Russia and China supported the plan.
"China welcomes the Arab League accord as an important step to solve the situation in Syria and accelerate the political reform, which involves participation of all parties in the country," Hong Lei, a spokesman for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a Nov. 3 news conference.
To Russia, the Arab League agreement is a way to avoid the path Western allies took to overthrow Qaddafi in Libya. Russia abstained in a March UN vote on authorizing NATO-led military action there.
The accord "opens a real possibility of halting violence and putting the events in Syria onto the path of peaceful negotiations," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said Nov. 3 on Russian state television.
'Gravely Alarming'
Four days later, a statement on the ministry's website said "we can't help but be worried by reports of new acts of violence and casualties in recent days." The posting also expressed concern about "gravely alarming statements" from Western countries.
China called for an end to the violence in a Nov. 8 statement.
Russia and China have emphasized "not intervening in other countries' internal affairs just as much as they obviously are keen to ensure that nobody intervenes in their affairs as well," said Gala Riani, MENA regional manager with IHS Global Insight in London, in a Nov. 3 interview.
In addition to Russia and China, Syria has been shielded from tougher international action by Lebanon, India, Brazil and South Africa, which abstained from the Oct. 4 UN Security Council vote.
No Hidden Agenda
South Africa has seen Security Council resolutions "abused" in the past and was concerned "that this resolution should not be part of a hidden agenda to yet again institute regime change," the Department of International Relations said in an e-mail after the vote.
India's Ministry of External Affairs explained its abstention with a statement saying "spotlighting and finger- pointing" was unhelpful.
Western threats against the Syrian government are "anathema to countries like Brazil which still feel weak in international society dominated by big powers," said Matias Spektor, an international relations professor at Rio de Janeiro's Getulio Vargas Foundation.
For China, it's about stability in the Middle East, said Kerry Brown, head of the Asia program at Chatham House in London. In 2010, Saudi Arabia was China's largest supplier at 893,000 barrels a day, according to an analysis by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. It imported 426,000 barrels a day from Iran and 317,000 from Oman.
Russia Arms
"The bottom line is that it's got a hungry economy and they just want stability everywhere so they can get access to the markets and access to these energy sources," Brown said in a Nov. 4 interview.
For Russia, the interest in Syria stems at least in part from the military. Russia had arms transfer agreements with Syria worth $4.7 billion between 2007 and 2010, according to a September report by the Congressional Research Service. The comparable figure for 2003-2006 was $2.1 billion.
Syria has allowed Russia to maintain a naval base on its coast, giving Moscow a presence in the Mediterranean Sea. The port of Tartous is the only Russian base outside the former Soviet republics.
A 2007 contract to sell advanced Russian anti-ship missiles to Syria is being implemented, Ria Novosti quoted Mikhail Dmitriyev, head of Russia's Federal Service for Military- Technical Cooperation, as saying Nov. 2.
China's arms transfer agreements with Syria are a fraction of Russia's, totaling $300 million from 2007 to 2010, according to the CRS report.
While Chinese and Russian non-interference may reassure Assad, that could change if violence escalates or "other issues in global negotiations among the great powers come up," said Paul Salem, director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut. "China and Russia's position isn't black and white. This is one chip in the global bargaining game."
--With assistance from Zijing Wu in London, Henry Meyer and Ilya Arkhipov in Moscow, Flavia Krause-Jackson in New York, Massoud A. Derhally in Beirut, Andrew MacAskill in New Delhi, Alexander Ragir in Rio de Janeiro, Franz Wild in Johannesburg and Michael Forsythe in Beijing. Editors: Anne Swardson, Tim Quinson
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