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Where are you going and have they got any IT jobs going? HSBC. I think they use external IT. My colleague has handed his notice in today - off to Lloyds - that takes my department down to 2. I might start looking seriously now or hold out until November when I'll have 7 years for redundancy purposes - however I'm a bit concerned all the cuts fallout will flood the market with job seekers so it might be best to go now. Head hunters have been mad busy in my sector for the past few months and from what I can see there is a general drive on from a lot of the banks - even RBS are pushing. If you dont mind me asking, what do you do fella? Sell side on the bank markets.

Yeah he had an alternative option at RBS. Barclays are hiring shit loads as well. I was at Barclays for 6 years - they still have ambitions to be a global player and to be fair BARCAP are the darlings at the moment.

Where are you going and have they got any IT jobs going? HSBC. I think they use external IT. My colleague has handed his notice in today - off to Lloyds - that takes my department down to 2. I might start looking seriously now or hold out until November when I'll have 7 years for redundancy purposes - however I'm a bit concerned all the cuts fallout will flood the market with job seekers so it might be best to go now. Head hunters have been mad busy in my sector for the past few months and from what I can see there is a general drive on from a lot of the banks - even RBS are pushing.

I actually want to shout that from the top of my office. Got to keep it under wraps however until I'mready to resign. Early next week hopefully. oh - look at me comment vanished.

Where are you going and have they got any IT jobs going? HSBC. I think they use external IT.

First class mood today. After a protracted 2 month recruitment process I have received and signed my offer from a a global bank which is worth and extra 50K a year. 3 months gardening leave here we come.

I'd be in the queue behind you.

Better than dying in the dark ages under the US I guess. So they weren't being deliberatly executed by the Taliban for something as trivial as playing western music? Why's that worse than being deliberatly executed by the US for no reason whatsoever, just going about your business at a funeral or a wedding or showing a Reuters photographer around? At least they could avoid western music and not worry about execution. I would gladly avoid certain types of Western music even if the possibility of execution weren't a factor. Jazz for instance.

Better than dying in the dark ages under the US I guess. So they weren't being executed by the Taliban for something as trivial as playing western music?

http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE66C18020100713 With the recent discovery of vast mineral deposits I suspect not for a long time yet, but enough is enough. If they want to live in the dark ages under the Taliban so be it.

We just need to bin the other FSA and i'll be a happy man.

Got Edge of Darkness through Lovefilm over the weekend - utter tripe. One Mel Gibson film that is underated however is Payback - basic but entertaining.

Afraid not. Inflation set to stay below 2% so no rise in the near term. That said who knows what is around the corner.

We are constantly under scrutiny from the US and a number of colleagues have been "invited" to see US lawyers about matters that occurred on British soil. Hopefully the coalition can stand up to the US a little better than the last lot.

Government puts extradition under scrutiny By Jane Croft, Law Courts Correspondent Published: July 11 2010 23:18 | Last updated: July 11 2010 23:18 The coalition government will review the UK’s controversial extradition arrangements with the US after years of criticism about the reach of American law beyond its borders and the fairness of Britain’s extradition framework. The Home Office confirmed that the government is “giving careful consideration to the extradition arrangements to ensure they operate effectively and in the interests of justice”. A review could be announced before the summer recess. The system will come under further scrutiny during the trial, due to start today, of British businessman Ian Norris, 67, the former head of engineering group Morgan Crucible Mr Norris lost his seven-year battle against extradition in March and will stand trial in Pennsylvania on obstruction of justice charges brought by US prosecutors. If convicted he could face five years in jail. Alistair Graham, partner at White & Case, whose law firm is acting for Mr Norris, said that the retired businessman, who has suffered from prostate cancer, intended to fight his case: “He maintains his innocence and has been keen to secure a speedy trial,” he said. The business community has long complained that the Extradition Act of 2003 has skewed the landscape in favour of the US even when the alleged crimes were committed mostly away from American soil. High-profile cases have included that of Gary McKinnon, the self-confessed hacker of US military computers, who is trying to fight extradition to the US by arguing that he suffers from Asperger’s syndrome. A Freedom of Information request submitted by the Financial Times has established that as of last April, there were 29 people – including 12 British citizens – who had been arrested due to US extradition requests who had not been handed over. The FOI request shows that under the 2003 UK-US bilateral extradition treaty which came into force in April 2007, 23 people were extradited from the UK (excluding Scotland) to the US. Of these, five were British or had dual British nationality. The requests from the Department of Justice relate to alleged offences involving terrorism, murder, fraud, drugs, money laundering, computer hacking and evading export licences. One lawyer, who did not wish to be named, said Mr Norris’s case showed that there “was an imbalance between the US and the rest of the world” in terms of extradition but that addressing this “would not be an easy thing to do” given this was a highly politicised area of the law. US prosecutors began pursuing Mr Norris in 2002 after he retired as chief executive of Morgan Crucible and described him as one of the targets of an international crime crackdown. Allegations of price-fixing against him were thrown out by the Lords two years ago on the grounds that the offence was not specifically criminalised in the UK until 2003. Lawyers said the government has the legal power to bring in an amendment to the Extradition Act 2003. A “sunrise provision”, is already in place and can be put on the statute books almost immediately if parliament agrees.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d1c76378-8d26-11...144feab49a.html Lets see if they follow through.

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Got to go with my Norwegian roots and be floated off on a burning ship.

If by most people you mean people those in London and the South East Tough times in the north unless you were one of Maggies private army in which case the overtime paid rather well.

Reading up on the cases of those who went mental it seems there were underlying mental health issues. Maybe Raoul Moat was trying to give up using Champix.

Tried everything else to stop smoking but nothing worked and was recomended them by a friend last July. 1st week I still smoked whilst taking them (as advise by the health worker) 2nd week you up the dose and everytime I tried to have a tab it made me ill to the point of just about throwing up - like a first tab after a big night out! Was on the course for about 5 weeks and didn't fancy having a tab anymore so stopped taking them and haven't had one since (full cource is upto 3 months) The vary rare time I think about smoking I get that flash back feeling of feeling sick and it seems to keep me off them Its the best thing I have tired and has worked to stop me smoking - was on 20 a day last year Great site - cheers. More than prepared for the odd sleepless night and nausea to quit for good. Cheers mate sounds like a goer from what you and a few of my mates have said. Did you have any side effects - it seems some get insomnia and bad dreams and the odd few (albeit this was an article in the mail) have had suicidal thoughts. Have a look at the SPC for varenicline at the eMC. It's a technical site but still useful for the public. Iirc varenicline has been shown to be very effective for stopping smoking, giving you about three times the chance of stopping compared to placebo. As for side effects, you need to weigh these up against the negative aspects of smoking (very probably premature death).

Tried everything else to stop smoking but nothing worked and was recomended them by a friend last July. 1st week I still smoked whilst taking them (as advise by the health worker) 2nd week you up the dose and everytime I tried to have a tab it made me ill to the point of just about throwing up - like a first tab after a big night out! Was on the course for about 5 weeks and didn't fancy having a tab anymore so stopped taking them and haven't had one since (full cource is upto 3 months) The vary rare time I think about smoking I get that flash back feeling of feeling sick and it seems to keep me off them Its the best thing I have tired and has worked to stop me smoking - was on 20 a day last year Cheers mate sounds like a goer from what you and a few of my mates have said. Did you have any side effects - it seems some get insomnia and bad dreams and the odd few (albeit this was an article in the mail) have had suicidal thoughts.

So i've been trying to quit smoking for a while now and always seem to lapse after a week or so. I've been hearing things about Champix which blocks the nicotine receptors in your brain which reduces cravings and also reduces the pleasure of having a tab should you lapse. I've done the usual Google research but i'm interested to know if anyone has actually used this.