The time seems to have come to bid farewell to the mathematics community as a whole, and to category theorists in particular. It has been a privilege for the last 10 years to be able to work in this very special area of mathematics. Although I did receive a last minute job offer earlier this month from an U.S. University, after agonizing negotiations the terms of this offer turned out to be insufficient to procced with an application for the "green card". After having had an H-1 visa for 6 years, a further extension was not possible either. My present H-1 visa expires on August 31, which gives me until the end of September (I guess) to leave the U.S. and return to Germany. If anybody knows of a position that might be available on (very) short notice, please contact me immediately by email koslowj@math.ksu.edu or koslowj@cis.ksu.edu A position in the U.S. would have to be a "tenured or tenure track or a permanent research position". If I am forced to move back to Germany I will post a mailing address. I would appreciate it if you could keep me on your mailing lists for pre-prints, although at the moment I do not know whether I can stay involved in mathematics professionally. Thank you all very much for making these last 10 years worthwhile! -- J"urgen Koslowski ==============================================================================