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A-f***ing-men. I get down from time to time, but when I look at the news, holy crap, thank god I'm in the US. We do some terribly stupid things, but compared to a lot of other places, it could be so much worse. People in the States need to be made aware of just how lucky they are.
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ToddHileHoffer wrote: homeless
There won't be any after the 20th! 
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~"Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words they become your actions.
Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny."
-Frank Outlaw.
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I must say here in the Netherlands business is still very good although big companies have trouble sending out their consultants to clients as their skill rates are below average. This is because most real professionals start their own company (going freelance).
As for me I prognosed a 30% grow for my company and even think to hire people through the net for projects. My public profile on linkedin[^]
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The last quarter we made 25% redundant. This year its down to a 4 day week. The heatings turn down. we've lost a wharehouse. Travel has been suspended. No Christmas bonus. No pay rise. Its cold and starting to snow. The £ is almost the same as the euro. My mortgage hasn't gone down but the value of my house has. But at least I'm still working for the moment.
Why is it when you are busy everyone whats it yesterday, But when your not no-one has any work for you?
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I'm a developer, and i live in Boston. I happen to know at least 2 long-term clients of ours has increased their budge for us... however even if i did need to find a new job, it would only take me a week or so. I'm really not worried even in this market.
Einstein argued that there must be simplified explanations of nature, because God is not capricious or arbitrary. No such faith comforts the software engineer.
-Fred Brooks
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America's president elect is under qualified, were in a deep recession.
I see a dark year ahead of every one world wide
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Not worlwide because Brazilian economy will grow at least 2% in 1999
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CORRECTION: Not worlwide because Brazilian economy will grow at least 2% in 2009
Cheers
Marcello Turnbull
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Not worlwide because Brazilian economy will grow at least 2% in 1999
Cheers
Marcello Turnbull
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CORRECTION: Not worlwide because Brazilian economy will grow at least 2% in 2009
Cheers
Marcello Turnbull
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Why don't you take R50-00 and move to Zimbabwe and sell it on the black market, then you will be an instant millionaire.
If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style. (Quentin Crisp)
Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. (Ronald Reagan)
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If I do that i would not have enough money for a single bread and get cholera to boot. How is that not a horrible year?
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You can't have your cake and eat it, thats just being greedy. 
If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style. (Quentin Crisp)
Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. (Ronald Reagan)
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He has a good common sense, that will help him.
A lot of bride and high qualified people in the banks ruined the american economy.
Make yourself a brighter year, because "life is what you made of" 
Greetings from Germany
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It is very easy to point the finger at the government or at banks, but people fail to blame themselves.
If people would pay off their credit card bill every month, stop eating out for lunch and dinner every day and only buy things they can afford, then they would have more money and not be in such debt.
I'm being very general in my comment.
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Didnt the banks make stellar losses but the managers und investmentbankers got hugh bonuses? And now the taypayer should help out with the TARP.
In my home country Germany our goverment spents around 50 Billions Euro for the troubled banks, but to help "Opel" (the german subsidary of GM) with 1 Billion Euro they discuss as chickens. And the small business peoples says: "No one helps us".
PS: I blame people for electing such politicians
Greetings from Germany
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Sean Botha wrote: America's president elect is under qualified
I am very agree with you.  do not know why so many people admire obama. as for me he will not be able to make significant changes that were declared.
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if you say that 'the world' is the US then maybe that's correct.
Europe has some issues but I think we got to thank the US for that
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Our project manager leaves then it will be great. 
If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style. (Quentin Crisp)
Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. (Ronald Reagan)
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True. At least the bad scary politics would come under control. I am voting a '5' for you.
Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
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The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep!
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So I'm still waiting to be paid for work I did, stupidly I also loaned the company money to pay a colleague as I expected to get paid back when the money came in for a job I was working on.
My wife and daughter live in Taiwan, and I'm here in Australia looking for some short term work so that I can take some money back to them.
I'm hoping for the best, but not expecting it.
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Why did you lent to the company ? If your colleague needed the money, you could have lent it to him directly. That way at least there is a better chance to get your money back from your friend even if the company goes bankrupt.
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The colleague wasn't a friend. The company was quite late in paying him. I just didn't want the company getting into trouble before I finished the job I was on, as I didn't want to see my hard earned money get used up on legal fees or something.
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the whole situation sounds shady... i hope you find something soon.
Einstein argued that there must be simplified explanations of nature, because God is not capricious or arbitrary. No such faith comforts the software engineer.
-Fred Brooks
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The present situation is not very promising..
But I think the situation will change in a quarter or two. It always takes some to time to recover from global depression. Hopefully the booming times come again 
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