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The list is practical and creative. My suggestion is that you select from some of the ideas and use the ones that will help you and your career personally.<br><br>I'm going to be writing a practical \"what to do\" if you get laid off but in the mean time, check out <a href=\"http://thecubemonkey.com/?p=28\" rel=\"nofollow\">Six Steps\u2026to a Recession-proof Career</a>, <a href=\"http://thecubemonkey.com/?p=30\" rel=\"nofollow\">Six Steps\u2026to Financially Surviving a Recession</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.slackermanager.com/2008/01/recession-proof-your-2008-with-7-sure-fire-ways-to-boost-productivity.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">this</a> from Slackermanager.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-26_09:06:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "850645bf7a566d86f886c4a319fc4f93", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699358": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "trite bullsh*t", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-02-11_08:07:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "d6a40f0afbb4054b40dc3c826e813ad4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699359": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The tips are required and will make us to constantly remember what are the actions we are doing daily towards the goal and these kind of tips will practically give results as Robert is explaining.Good work Robert.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-28_01:45:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "9d5f51767c1f7147c54b4b7423bd6716", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699360": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I actually passed this along to a friend who is employed, but wants to \"get into technology\".  For someone who is not in the technology world, it is tough to communicate how to do that, but a number of your tips really seem to help with that.<br><br>As always, great stuff!<br><br>John", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_07:56:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "614ac20a99a7a9525aa2c09dc3cb6d28", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699361": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well-done, and some good advice you can start to implement before the layoffs hit the fan.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_08:21:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "7f0b162a0ba8b82c50514ff259c4f079", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699362": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If you have enough money saved you should take a vacation immediately.<br><br>I recommend somewhere a long way away from cubicles like here <a href=\"http://flickr.com/photos/19442561%40N00/119647194/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://flickr.com/photos/19442561@N00/119647194/</a><br><br> 1. Think about what you want to do next and come back ready to do an effective job search.<br><br> 2. The job hunt may take a while and you won't get any vacation in your new job for a while.<br><br> 3. The government probably won't pay you benefits when you are not actively seeking work.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_08:37:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "0f822fdb7ff6340788af445848fd6969", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699363": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Might want to check out theladders.com; they do a good job of providing resume examples; professional resources for resumes; job tips, and, of course, job listings!  A big help is also the resume keyword list, which is like an SEO tagging of your resume.  This will help your resume pass through the first level of approval, which is usually scanned by a computer.<br>Kyle", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_08:37:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "a9b819466ef62db8ca4c8525d1800437", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699364": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Don't go through the normal channels of recruitment, such as submission to corporate websites.  Instead focus on meeting people.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_08:41:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "1c5919a96ad246e5ce985d9681a05e29", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699365": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Challenge yourself to communicate (resume, cover letter, interview, networking) by focusing on the person you're talking to, and on what you're trying to accomplish. In the job-search setting, this means 1) know how you add value and 2) address the needs of the person you're interacting with.<br><br>Any job hunter (or employee) is an entrepreneur in the business of selling time and skills to someone who can build value/make money from them. End of story. See it that way, learn to describe yourself that way, and it becomes less work for the hiring manager to figure out what to do with you and why you'd be a valuable hire.<br><br>Particularly in a rough economy, understand how you can help a company that's facing those realities. Pursue knowledge and skills that are particularly helpful in tough times. No matter how bad it gets, every company has money for things that will make them more money. See yourself that way.<br><br>You need to understand *and articulate* the audience-specific objectives for what you say/write/etc. Think about the person reading your cover letter/doing your interview. What do they want and need? How can you help them? Make sure they know this.<br><br>Most of all, take heart. Every layoff we've been through (4 and counting) has led to something wonderful eventually. Hang in there! <a href=\"http://pistachioconsulting.com/blog/?p=175\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://pistachioconsulting.com/blog/?p=175</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_09:01:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "7654ab2ee2fb52136a4769b04c831632", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699366": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Great post, Robert!  I've had similar experiences, and your advice is spot-on.<br><br>I'll just reiterate the importance of quantity over quality initially.  You can be choosy once you have five different job offers.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-24_01:13:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "6588c82bd645c78b2a952c2950cc0a20", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699367": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "A blog which illustrates your unique mix of Tech, ecommerce and people skills may be an attractor factor for a future employer and/or become a viable sideline.<br>Works for me ;-)<br><br>The Japanese property bubble was a long time unwinding - I came here in '94 thinking the worst was over lol.<br>I wonder if the US will 'snap' out of theirs a lot faster...<br>Anyway, here's George Soros in yesterday's <a href=\"http://FT.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">FT.com</a> with \"The worst market crisis in 60 years\".<br>Hedging his bets again?<br><a href=\"http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/24f73610-c91e-11dc-9807-000077b07658.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/24f73610-c91e-11dc-98...</a><br><br>regards<br>mark mcclure<br>tokyo", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-24_01:33:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ad086ebab3e1e6651a50edcb4a62234", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699368": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks Robert.  Hey Jeremy, isn't fear what drives the markets down?  If the fear last long enough, it's a recession.  Things have been crap on and off since shortly after W took office.  This administration is based on fear and they are the ones making money.  It's not ignorance, it's pragmatic reality.  Recession will come, and employers will justify paying lower wages and taking larger profits.  This is what W wanted from the beginning.  It's all part of the plan... :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_22:58:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "ff9936e7ac5f1c9abde802a6bec52c70", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699369": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dennis -- hmmm, I did NOT cause the stock market to take a pretty sizeable slide in the past couple of weeks. Go look at any stock chart. Every single tech stock is off, some by a sizeable amount. You can stick your head in the sand but we are in the middle of a downturn at minimum. Recession? OK, I'll let you have another quarter to figure it out.<br><br>Oh, and the dollar sucks overseas. Wait until the American consumer starts getting hit with inflation that inevitably is coming. Oh no. 2. Is not oil still hanging around $100?<br><br>If our economy is so healthy why did the Fed give us a huge rate cut? Why is Bush trying to pass tax inventives to jump start the economy?<br><br>Yeah, all those guys listen to me. Bbbwwwaaahhhaaahhaaaa!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_19:28:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699370": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Something I found effective was using the free version of <a href=\"http://salesforce.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">salesforce.com</a> and managing my list of job prospects in the same way you manage a sales funnel (Highrise also has a free version that's really usable...I just like the sales focus that underlies salesforce).  Not only did this provide me with a framework that kept things from falling through the cracks, it also helped to keep me thinking of my job search as a job in and of itself.  This kept me from getting down and I also felt a lot more prepared/professional in my outreach efforts.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_18:46:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "ca1cd042bc210b6130927f5c697f3dde", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699371": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "do any buddy reed dees commentz?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_18:46:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "88dbf8e970cc1e5a6d69c46cd27a8b60", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699372": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I laid myself off from a job in journalism on Nov. 1, 2007. Luckily, my husband, also in the business, saved our money for years knowing how you're only a day away from the bread line if a new owner doesn't like your looks. One thing I have learned, if you aren't working you have more time to save money. By not working, I've saved on clothing, gas, car maintenance, insurance costs and of course parking. Plus, I now have time to recylce, walk to the grocer, and walk my dog. Not to mention, doing my own housework, laundry and gardening.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_18:58:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "1d77b175c160981071cb2f9f56b1a467", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699373": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Neal and others regarding recession. You are right. We are NOT technically in a recession. But all the nobel winning economists (five of them) I listened to tonight said we are definitely in economic turmoil and some are leaning toward recession. CNN has been interviewing lots of CEOs and other VIPs and they are overwhelmingly leaning to recession. That is HARDLY a group of left wingers.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_18:58:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699374": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Many CEOs have a vested interest in predicting a recession - it's their way of gettting breaks from the government to make their lives easier and to justify why their businesses are underperforming.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_19:04:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "edfed92f9dfda48e55d386486c9457cd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699375": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Is it me or is Robert trying to talk the US tech industry into a recession?<br><br>#50 - right on.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_19:06:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "dahowlett", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699376": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Great, great advice. Timely too. During the tail end of 2000 I was wrapped up in three or four of those \"You can be our CEO as soon as we get funding, Oh, btw, know anyone in the venture community?\" deals. I had been negotiating with Gartner for an analyst position which I took with the expectation that within 2 months one of those start-ups would get funded. Gartner was a great place to ride out the storm for the next four years.<br><br>This time around is very similar. Luckily it is not a tech recession so there will be more tech jobs available!<br><br>If you are in security connect up with me via <a href=\"http://linkedin.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">linkedin.com</a> and use my network! <a href=\"http://www.linkedin.com/in/stiennon\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.linkedin.com/in/stiennon</a><br>If you are a network guru with MSSP experience on a national level contact me right away!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_11:53:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "83c81a4b61ae0e5ec233c389fa58d6bb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699377": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "great stuff robert i now know why you are so arrogant- you are an expert on all things web.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_11:59:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "9298f4ef08f1d8f0a8f385e7b00ef004", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699378": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Regarding #13 - Volunteering: It sounds nice, but its not realistic for everyone.  In New York the Department of Labor states the following in its guidelines for receiving unemployment insurance beneftits:<br>\"You are ineligible for unemployment insurance on any day in which you perform any services in employment or self-employment regardless of whether you are paid for these services.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_12:00:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "097e9d08fe754f1f488c9205cb537536", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699379": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Totally agree Robert. I published my resume on Google Docs, posted about it on my blog - wow, even HUGH linked to it!!<br><br>I got 4 leads, one offer, then eventually got a job through Facebook!<br><br>Paul", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_12:03:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "78838df37bdd48f5508c3d7650a4c6c0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699380": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert-<br><br>Very complete post.  Most of your tips kept going back to networking.  This is so basic and so important, but people often blow this off...they either think it is hard, or that it takes magic, or that networking is ONLY for when you need something (like a job).<br><br>The truth is that if you are not ALWAYS networking you are setting yourself up for failure.  The time to network is not when you are looking for a job, but instead while you have a job and things are great.  Networking is not about asking others to help you as much as it is you trying to find ways to help others.  This is what builds real relationships.  If you wait to try to make connections with people until you need something you look desparate.<br><br>People can take a variety of free online surveys that will show them their \"networking quotient\" to make them think about how they approach networking.  It is not about the score you get on these tests, but instead to inspire someone to think about how and why they network.<br><br>This topic (networking) has been huge on all the blogs and social media sites in the last few weeks because of the gloom in the economy...but this is not something people should worry about now....it should be part of their lifestyle.<br><br>thom", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_12:07:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "5ce183d8f219a2b679ed59ca2aa711ec", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699381": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I followed this advice religiously and got a an offer 20 days into my search...<br><br>What is even weirder and cooler is that it is also with NEC!<br><br>Rock on!<br><br>Brent", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-02-07_13:53:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "92845cf8120773a9c84e6fe1b85cf939", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699382": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "IF YOU HAVE ANY STOCK, NOW IS THE TIME TO DO COVERED CALL WRITING TO GENERATE CASH EACH MONTH.....WWW.CTSGLOBALINVESTMENT.COM", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-02-07_23:23:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "6db5513e17f7af3e93feb8f2ef208f0e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699383": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey Robert. Really liked this one. Some very good advice for people in such a situation. As in many areas in life it's all about the people. A high percentage of people do get new jobs through people they know - and it's very often the people they don't know very well. I also got some nice job offers from people I don't talk to every week or month.<br><br>Good luck on finding a new job to everybody who sadly has just being laid off.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Thomas", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-25_19:21:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "62d3b62bb5b3610df38dae11c6703b91", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699384": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Great post Robert.<br><br>There is a non-profit job support and networking group in the Phoenix Arizona area that people in Arizona should be aware of.  Some of their resources are also useful to job seekers anywhere.  Meetings are held twice a month and the mailing list is quite useful for current job openings and other job related information.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/</a><br><br>Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. SJN provides education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.  We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN.<br><br><br>The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members.  Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Scottsdale Job Network</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-25_14:37:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "5500ccb1a348aaa0d2900fcee38e624f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699385": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Recessions are caused from over regulation and printing too much paper money. A hippie dreaming positive thought will not prevent a recession nor will it prevent a drought when there is no rain.<br>Those of you with the luck of the draw will consider yourselves to be better than the rest.<br>The housing bubble and the coming tech employment bubble are just a cycle of supply and demand.<br>The next 5 years, demand will continue to drop.<br>The best advice is to put 30% into savings each year when your working, keep applying for work, realize that any company will lay off a tech in a heartbeat.<br>More important, what will you do when the tech market is so over supplied that your best salary will be half or a third of what it is now?<br>Years ago, I worked in electronics for top dollar. As it became automated, I had to adapt.<br>You think that your tech job can't become automated?<br>Every company that sells technology is promising your CEO that it takes less people to install and maintain. That is the way it works.<br>I am enjoying my programming and DB work while it last. But, 2008 ain't nothing like it was back in 1999.<br>And 1999 was nothing like it was back in 1973.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-25_00:04:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "d9009968e76dded2082ba9286107dd5e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699386": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Excellent advice, Robert, but there's one problem...there is no recession. It's leftist propaganda. A recession is six months negative growth. That hasn't happened and there is no indication it will.<br><br>Tech is about optimism. Old media talks down the economy at election time. We shouldn't join in.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_17:50:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "a63f37d26c60fe35d27a28c8406c84f8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699387": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "All these are the guidelines that one need to consider why being sacked... While you are developing your career, make sure your CV doesn't contain many companies name in short duration... Which will help you while days are not going good like 2K2.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-25_05:24:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "f715ad6f40e5d551e753810268b25cb4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699388": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good article, given the fact that I am another of those survivor who have seen the past recession and the tough times it had to offer.<br><br>My 2 cents; product companies are a better bet than services companies in such situations.<br><br>Try to have an alternate source of income before the recession hits you, there are so many ways to make money right now.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-25_06:18:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "cbb80cd8f1a8262e876c9692a1951196", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699389": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I will never worry too much about getting lay off at all from my day job because of recession, as the government should not allow that to happen to easily.<br><br>Colin Joss<br>East Lothian, Haddington<br>United Kingdom", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-24_17:25:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "17c235c26c6aaa9b8aa5e958507be478", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699390": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good stuff, sir.  A couple of years back I was helping several friends who were job-hunting; my experiences with them (and with my own job hunts) led me to post three entries about it on my personal blog, <a href=\"http://tewalkerjr.com/blog/?p=75\" rel=\"nofollow\">starting here</a>.  Some of what I say echoes what you've said here.<br><br>Since I wrote those posts, I've had many occasions to point other friends to this advice, and folks have told me that the series is a useful starting point.<br><br>The main, main, main thing, from my perspective, is to fight cynicism.  I start the series by saying \"It's not over until you win.\"  I believe that having that attitude is as important as anything else you can do when you've lost your job.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-24_16:40:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "TimWalker", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699391": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Unfortunately, techie circles still romanticize tech when it is largely not deserving.<br><br>Romanticization is fine if you work for Apple an evangelist, or you're like Robert, and literally hang out with industry luninaries all the time, but for most of us, it's actual drudgery.<br><br>There is nothing romatic about running ethernet for a living, working as a computer technician, or being in Internet security. I know, I've done all three.<br><br>Tech people cannot seem to let go of the last vestiges of when things were really good before the dotcom crash. I, too, miss the three-hour lunches, the foosball tables, and the high pay, but it's now down to brass tacks and just making a living.<br><br>What no one mentioned here is outsourcing/offshoring. In my area, where there are precious few tech jobs available, the rest are offshored to third-world hell holes to people who will work for less a year than illegal immigrants. I cannot afford to move to those areas where there are tech jobs in abundance, so I'm becoming frustrated with the system. It seems to me that American companies are more concerned with profits than with the people that help them earn those huge profits.<br><br>Fact is, it's hard to get a job in tech. I know. I hav ea degree and ten years of experience, but things are getting bad for techies unless you either know someone or you get lucky.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-24_09:38:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "79ba92f0dfc324dd0a5a0085b17ecece", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699392": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "One of the things that you could have mentioned is always be prepared to be laid off.  Always keep your resume up to date.<br><br>Make a brief summary of that project you worked on last month.  You might not remember the details a year from now.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-25_15:48:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "1c614a050a49ad067ee0577e15422d3d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699393": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Lots of great points -- relevant even for us consulting types for the inevitable slow periods.  Reminded me of advice about networking that I think is vitally important for those who are self-employed (and I don't think it's a stretch to figure out how it would apply even to those employed): the best time to network is when you're busy because that's when you're most up-beat about your skills, you can talk about the fascinating things you're doing, etc.<br><br>I think the message underlying that is to do your best to put your best foot forward when you network (or interview) -- being up-beat and positive about your skills and your future is key!  (Though, admittedly, not always easy...)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-24_06:06:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "7f411dc10d0eea5b2d97ef6b49f3be06", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699394": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I went through a rough time and had to rebuild my life, which I did in San Francisco.  I now work for a law firm as their bookkeeper, even though that was not my original line of work.  A good cover letter and resume was essential.  But also important was finding food and shelter during the hard times.  So I wrote a booklet telling people where to find help in San Francisco.  You can see it at <a href=\"http://www.sanfranciscohelps.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.sanfranciscohelps.com</a> and <a href=\"http://sanfranciscohelps.blogspot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://sanfranciscohelps.blogspot.com</a><br><br>Good luck with your future!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_23:57:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "212af8f821dc739aed644b0bfc0b7978", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699395": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@ 102 Keith,<br><br>Great advice. I learned something new. Always a good thing.<br><br>Something I think may be a problem with me is that I've had six jobs in eith years. Granted, this is/was somewhat normal with tech jobs. The area in which I now live is somewhat different in how they look at things. Most people here stay at the same job for years. Even the service sector jobs here are that way. I've noticed quite a few people here at my local Wal-Mart that have 20-Year service stickers on the name tags. I couldn't imagine staying with one job for that long a time. Perhaps it's because I'm a techie. Anyone have an idea on how I could cope with the potential questions I may get? I often think I receive no responses to my emails because my resume has so many jobs in a short amount of time. Makes me wish I would have gotten my degree in Astrophysics or something where I could have a cushy university or research job with tenure and one that cannot be sent offshore.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-24_18:02:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "79ba92f0dfc324dd0a5a0085b17ecece", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699396": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I meant to say six jobs in EIGHT years...<br><br>oops!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-24_18:03:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "79ba92f0dfc324dd0a5a0085b17ecece", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699397": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Laid -off and being jobless wasn't so bad except when i looked at my wife. And I thought to myself, \"Does anybody really mean what they say when they recite those wedding vows?\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-24_14:12:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "a26d509eb8e6a26340df0949b322b202", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699398": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I was laid off in October.  Here's my advice.<br><br>Day 1:  Shock, no matter how prepared you were for it.  Cut yourself some slack and do NOT burn any bridges.<br><br>Day 2:  Mourning.  You have friends you won't see everyday.  People have called you, and they are sympathetic and sad.  Don't be afraid to grieve the loss.  Don't be surprised if you can't help it.<br><br>Day 3:  It's showtime.  Get organized.  Lists of contacts and business cards.  Doesn't matter how well you know them, whether they'll remember you, whether you're sure their information is current, or anything.  This is a volume exercise.  If you've got their card, you've met.  If you've met, you owe it to them to provide updated contact information.<br><br>Day 4:  Start sending emails.  Break your contact list into logical groups.  For me, it was simple; their were insurance carriers, vendors, and TPAs.  Come up with a form email for each; I am no longer with xxx, I can now be reached at yyy, I can help you with zzz, and if I can ever be of assistance please give me a call or email.  Start emailing alphabetically.<br><br>Day 5:  If you spent all day yesterday emailing people, chances are you heard from somebody... start a conversation.  Ask them if they know anyone who's looking for somebody.  At this point, you're pretty much on your own; things will take on a life of their own at this point.  Some people will ask for a resume.  Others will offer to be a reference.  Others will recommend a recruiter or two.  Still others will offer to make an introduction to someone else.  Say yes to everybody, and say thank you to everybody.<br><br>Above all, until you receive and accept an offer, do not stop looking.  You must have no guilt right now about your open-mindedness.  Until somebody signs on the dotted line, you're a free agent.<br><br>...and for what it's worth, I'm not convinced we're entering a recession.  I think we may be entering a period of slower growth, but I think those who believe that the sky is falling are going to look pretty silly in a year or so.  And this is coming from a guy who's just coming off being unemployed for three months!  So for crying out loud, keep your chins up, everybody!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-24_13:28:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "8e5c282025d55c944f5bd5356a8e2752", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699399": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks for the good read, I just recently got laid off :(, this will help...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_14:59:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "ce351516629d20b6556296db6a3eb73e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699400": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "it's rare that a layoff ruins one's career. i've seen many instances left the employee better off in the long run. layoffs are a bit like shuffle of the deck in the tech industry. when the jobs do come back, they turn out to be more interesting and more mission-critical than the job that got cut. that's always turns out to be a better option.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_15:02:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "spandana", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699401": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good, but these tips and more are already in the book 'What color is your parachute'", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_14:18:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "5623bde5e1f3dee6471efcf66a476214", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699402": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "To a great group of people !!!!<br>What a helpful  advice that I hope one will never need .<br>We all know that statement  most likely will not come true.<br>Sooner or later the loss of job will occur and it is never welcome.<br>I am not in tech but I sure do use it . I saw the value many many years ago.<br>I am in my 3rd career and soon to move to a 4th . Each one has been<br>I very big change . Military , Food retail, for the past 22yrs real estate<br>and next  the 4th  managing  our IRA acct.<br>In real estate I consider myself out of work after I close a home or should lose the listing. So laid off to me occurs often . I am always looking for work and now with this current r/e market. One must reinvent  how to help buyers and sellers get through this awful mess. I have never been an order taker .I have always worked hard to get to closing.  Focus on service and not your self, pay it forward and remember nothing is easy--- work is work !<br>Thanks for all of you and your posts of helpful advise. Just think we may have assisted someone that got  the new job !!!!! What joy that would be to them and their family !!!!!!!<br>Dave Bigos", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-25_09:20:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "163859c89e34d56eba228e78cf324400", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699403": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nice post Robert.  I think many of these things are worth doing even if you are happily employed!  Thanks for the coaching.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-25_09:53:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "2606940052249811db31ee5c457672aa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699404": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Only thing I can add is look into the state employment commission.  They have job training.<br>Also, consider job searching an exercise in numbers.  Out of 100 resumes sent out, you get 10 interviews and from those 10 interviews you will get 1 offer.  To improve the odds, stay busy. Get the 9 interviews out of the way fast.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_15:38:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "e7e8aa56af5f3f1f0dcd2da3b3f8077e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699405": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Use a search engine for jobs. This lets you search millions of jobs from thousands of websites simultaneously and instantly with a single search!<br><br>You can then use the time this saves you in your online job search to do all the other things itemized so well in this post.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_14:45:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "46af2efe86918a3c4a697dccfed1bbae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699407": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I've been laid off twice now and taken the opportunity each time to change direction.<br>In both cases I treated it as a positive and refreshing challenge and didn't take it personally (in the first case we were acquired and lost 30% headcount, in the second the company folded). I tried freelance for a while but am now back in a real company and loving it.<br>Wouldn't like to go through it again at this point in time (for various personal and financial reasons) but as long as you stay positive the results are positive.<br><br>My motivator - track the positives and learn from the negatives", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_13:36:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "d38db823058012e58e2517188b9f9bc0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699408": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Excellent post, Robert.<br><br>The only point I'd add is I've never known anyone who has been laid off and didn't end up in a better situation.<br><br>Can you post your cover letter as an example?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_12:48:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "e5cd2eb97b2b9e506f28082e4335149d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699409": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Take on small consulting jobs, even if they don't pay much or last very long. It can be a good way to get your foot in the door and expand your portfolio.<br><br>Last time I got laid off, my small consulting job turned into the full-time job I have now.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_12:49:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "dea30486be8e441f174ac3a2c1a4d019", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699410": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "of course I did it with the help of millions in micrsoft options...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_12:57:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "cbed1ea5cb1996e672c9dd898996cde3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699411": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks Robert!<br>I have a friend that might get the ax, he called me the other day kinda down, and I needed ammo to cheer him up, just some kind of direction.  Your list is excellent, and could at least be a glimmer of hope.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_11:46:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "2422a2265d42827053c54ec0d1509e7a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699412": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good advice but it's all been said before in 'What color is your parachute'", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_11:41:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "5623bde5e1f3dee6471efcf66a476214", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699413": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Seems you are assuming the recession 3- 6 months prior to having the data.<br>In any case, companies are still hiring right now.<br>Your tips regarding being laid off are good ones especially #1 get out there now.<br><br>Additional tips; Find the right company for you first and then the job. Don't assume there is no job just because there is not one posted on the web site.<br>And next time, have a plan B in place by cultivating relationships with other opportunities prior to needing to move.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_11:44:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c16c76eb8b0f027c3eb329bfd9ead54", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699414": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is a very good blog entry. I left my lousy job in December and have followed much of what you say in this entry just through intuition, although I am no longer looking for a corporate job. I now get many sales leads and my salary is already going to be double what it was in that lousy day job with low pay, half-walled cubicles, lousy office jokes, and seeing the same boring faces every day with the same corporate beauracracy. Personally, I wish I had quit 3 years ago -- business has been that good. My commute is like 5 seconds -- to put on sandals, get out of bed, and hit the keyboard. To me, it appears that the concept of the corporate job will go away in a decade except for those who absolutely need to be in that office.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_11:45:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "a230124fda57afa5d16bf45e55cc3ca6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699415": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My biggest tip is that if you're willing, look outside the US. A *lot* of companies in Canada are hiring (including b5media) for positions ranging from dev to sales to finance to marketing. North American doesn't end at the US border, and because of the dotcom brain drain, there aren't a tonne of smart, experienced people in Canada - so firms are happy to hire from the US.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_11:39:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "2d52cee66fc6d0b83d5c723007f4fcea", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699416": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert:<br><br>This is a great and helpful post, but I don't think that it should be limited just to being laid off.<br><br>Sure, there are many elements that would be specific to that situation, but most of them are good advice to undertake now, before getting laid off to build your personal brand.<br><br>Thanks for the advice!<br><br>Kevin", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_11:28:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "f5c3bef635eacb9fd72fea6379492eca", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699417": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "thank you robert, i guess you're not willing to describe your cover letter, but i'm asking anyway...<br>massimo/italy", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_10:28:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "aa3ff7187aafe5f7054f09fc5fba5032", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699418": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Can't say enough for meeting people!  yes, they call it \"networking,\" but I found that \"networking\" works best when you're relaxed and genuine and not thinking \"I'm here to network!\" Nothing worse than meeting someone who's only meeting you to pitch you about a business or themselves.  So, don't *think* of it as networking, but think of it as as going to a party or something (just don't drink as much...) And you're there to meet people, because people are cool to meet..<br><br>When you're relaxed and genuine, and somebody says, \"what can I do to help you out?\"  you can say \"well, you could give me a job...\" in a way that *doesn't* sound like you're desperate for a job (although I'd recommend that approach only in certain situations.)  That's actually how I got my first job blogging for someone other than myself.  After awhile, enough people will know who you are and you may find calls coming to *you* before you ever think of picking up the phone.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_10:28:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "d0ddeee5f85047c1d37241f7bedb8d8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699419": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "All good stuff!<br><br>I was laid off in 2002 also and took some time off before looking again. I probably did pay for it later. I'd view taking time off as a tradeoff. It's a great chance to do some other things - not just slack off - but it will cost you down the road.<br><br>I was burnt out from the startup I'd been working at when it folded and I'd already planned to spend a month or two remodelling my house. That all worked out but it probably meant I spent another two months building a network and finding a job.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_10:09:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "55b1f17efe6eb03b1b1f0a52361171d3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699420": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Save your children from being sold into slavery: Burn your unemployment insurance campaigning for Ron Paul.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_09:59:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "6ac46ab2a3496bea74421e466f699d3e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699421": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good tips, Robert.<br><br>There's an old populist view on economic downturns: A recession is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose yours.<br><br>However, to be technical, a recession is a trailing indicator--it represents a downturn of GDP for two consecutive quarters. It does seem like we're entering a recession, but that won't be known for sure for at least another 3 to 6 months, at which time we may already be moving out of it.<br><br>As you talk to economists at the World Economic Forum, you can have them educate you on this, if you'd like.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_09:48:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "881326d807cb15fec8ece230ed37d5e5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699422": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Here's one: if you're in the programming field, write freeware or shareware to network and keep yourself from forgetting how to engineer apps.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_10:55:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "ac7e4efdb47bc9362903d990c763d9d2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699423": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "massimo: I wish I had saved it. It was just short. Sweet. To the point. And confident that I could solve their business problems.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_10:52:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699424": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Do what I did too, and contact your local TV station or newspaper for an interview -- they are always looking for stories on people trying interesting ways to find work, such as blogs about how to find a job. Anything that stands out will get you noticed!<br><br>And remember, finding a job is a job in itself. But take time to hit the gym or take a walk; don't stress, something always comes along if you keep positive.<br><br>Great post.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_09:02:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "71565b98dc6d65fbb7e34afb70c5546c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699425": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "linkedin is also a good method if you can make a connection without cold calling", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_09:02:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "a9b819466ef62db8ca4c8525d1800437", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699426": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I am surprised you didn't mention one very important thing. Try freelancing if you can. Given the number of freelance or solo gig resources that are out there today, it is a very viable option. <a href=\"http://Freelanceswitch.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Freelanceswitch.com</a> is a treasure trove of information, and no I am not affiliated with them in any way except being a fan.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_07:13:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "robdiana", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699427": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey Now Scroble,<br>I like the post &amp; really like both #2 &amp; #3.<br>Thx,<br>Catto", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_10:18:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "874c9325edf4e9dc6e5651883f10c690", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699428": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Keep in mind one huge technology change in the way your submitted resume is \"read\": by software, not humans.<br><br>Writing resume for a headhunter for side money many years ago I discovered one critical job-finding tip: most resumes now are scanned and parsed by software in HR departments and only a small number of those get to hiring managers hands.<br><br>Tip? Increase your odds by placing your qualifying keywords (software experience, certifications, etc.) at the top of your resume where the scanning software will lift it and match it with any job keywords the employer has listed in the job notice.<br><br>It works. Because I'm a technical writer and people ask me, I've volunteer re-written resumes for many people over the years, from ex-White House guys to geeks just out of school.<br><br>When I've rewritten their resume to include keywords at the top where the scanning software can read it (and not buried on the second or third page)...they get interviews and then that converts to a job.<br><br>It's a simple, FREE step that brings big rewards. And ...oh...remember to smile.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_10:25:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "5db068145aabf0eb0960cf2cfe84a265", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699429": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That was a great post and not only useful in the advice and guidance but also from a \"I am not alone\" perspective. The fact that you, a \"name\" in the industry, has been there is an incentive to everyone to take their future into their own hands.<br><br>I'm fortunate in that I'm now VERY close to retirement after 45 years in the industry so if I'm laid off this time it won't matter to me but I've lived though a number of these cycles and your advice is absolutely on the button. In recent years I've been working in a volatile industry, biotech, and have seen several cycles like this. All you say absolutely applies and I'll be handing out a link to your blog when the next round hits my friends and colleagues.<br><br>It also applies if you just want to change your job. I spent several months last trying to find a \"better\" job to end my career, something more meaningful. Your approach was pretty-well my approach too and even at 64 I was able to get several offers ... but sanity ( and family and friends \"you are thinking of WHAT!\") hit and I decided to stay where I was.<br><br>Good luck with your new job... and don't forget to update your blog's about to reflect it.<br>John", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_06:25:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "b0038e2fae4b0bbae3c8a00688dc0c54", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699430": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The beautiful aspect about getting laid off in the 21st century is that - <b> you can take advantage of the WEB </b> to either supplement or be your income.<br><br>Unlike any other period in civilization - we are not totally dependant on brick and motar companies hiring or being at a specific location to start a business.<br><br>Ecommerce sites, affiliate programs and search engine marketing have never been easier.<br><br>Even seeking a job is relatively easy and cheaper with Craigslist and email.  Gone are the days of open  pre screening interview and faxing resumes.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_05:20:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "d8190e3316ce996d53b603b15b2b5329", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699431": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "These are really some good points, but believe me sitting at home on web and doing tings require money as wekk, what will happen to people who dont get support from Govt.<br>Having said that you have given some really good tips.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_06:02:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "968d512bbf0cb9b1bf9e44c7f0dd3121", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699432": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I wonder if someone could make a stratup to really take advantage of the Internet, so more and more people could work from home over the Internet, as freelance in everything. Earn money from Youtube (how much does youtube pay partners per 1000 views? currently it seems to only be for US residents), monetizing online photography, providing independant online music artists a way to make money publishing their music on sites like <a href=\"http://last.fm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://last.fm</a> or the type of site like the old <a href=\"http://mp3.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">mp3.com</a><br><br>Though not everyone can be artists or reporters and make a living out of it. So I guess sites like <a href=\"http://getafreelancer.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">getafreelancer.com</a> and <a href=\"http://elance.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">elance.com</a> should become much bigger and integrate many kinds of work done using the Internet.<br><br>It's happening already? Perhaps, there are a lot of freelancers and a few people making a living with their blogs and video-blogs, but how about a system that could integrate nearly any type of job and have it monetized to its maximum using the Internet.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_06:13:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "Charbax", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699433": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is a great article.<br><br>I think however that these are things that you should do regardless of whether you're laid off or not. :)<br><br>Cheers,<br>SML", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-28_16:12:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "50a23448e50caf13e1240891bb66988f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699434": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have been a stock broker for 20 years and it has come to my attention that many people don't know how to use their company stock which they may hold to generate monthly revenue.  I specialize in this form of \"Covered Call Writing\".  You can actually generate 4% to 20% of total stock holdings in cash each month.  I have helped many people in this situtation.  This is basically free to do, just a little education.  You can look at my website at <a href=\"http://www.ctsglobalinvestment.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.ctsglobalinvestment.com</a> or you can call me at 770-972-4476.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-31_16:16:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "6db5513e17f7af3e93feb8f2ef208f0e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699435": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Great comments Robert!<br><br>Most job seekers today still use old school strategies that worked when resumes were made of paper.  In today's Web 2.0 world, there are so many ways to give yourself an unfair advantage in the job seeking world, and you mention a few.<br><br>I disagree with one tip #8...because cover letters are dead.  Check out my podcast interview with<br><br>I've got one point of disagreement with you Robert....cover letters that you mention in tip #8.  Cover letters are the dinosaur of today's job search. Cover letters are dead, a waste of time, and can actually be detrimental to your resume.<br><br>Web 2.0 tip:  Customize your resume, not your cover letter! Check out my interview with Chris Russell here (<a href=\"http://recareered.blogspot.com/2008/02/ugly-job-hunting-truthsand-what-you-can.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://recareered.blogspot.com/2008/02/ugly-job...</a>) and see why cover letters are dead (hint...resume databases strip the cover letter off, and don't search them).<br><br>For more ways to get an unfair advantage in your job search, Job Search 2.0 techniques, and Resume Search Optimization tips, check out <a href=\"http://www.reCareered.blogspot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.reCareered.blogspot.com</a>.<br><br>If you'd like a free resume review, or for help or coaching to get an unfair advantage in your own job search, go to <a href=\"http://www.reCareered.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.reCareered.com</a>.<br><br>Phil Rosenberg<br>President, reCareered &amp; Rainmakers Global<br>Phone:     773-831-4628<br>Email:     <a href=\"mailto:phil.rainmakers@gmail.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">phil.rainmakers@gmail.com</a><br>Web:       <a href=\"http://www.reCareered.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.reCareered.com</a><br>Blog:      <a href=\"http://reCareered.blogspot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://reCareered.blogspot.com</a><br>LinkedIN:  <a href=\"http://www.linkedin.com/in/philrosenberg\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.linkedin.com/in/philrosenberg</a><br>Facebook:  <a href=\"http://profile.to/philrosenberg/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://profile.to/philrosenberg/</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-02-08_23:24:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "23b475fe019b61939f1bc4f7cb66b6f0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699436": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "How To Handle The Dreaded Axe<br>by<br>Ramon Greenwood<br><br>In these times of economic turmoil anyone can get the axe at any time. It happens to good people and bad ones...hard workers as well as slackers.<br><br>\"We feel you would be happier working for another company.\"<br><br>\"Sorry, business is falling off.  We no longer need your services.\"<br><br>\"Operations are being consolidated in Mexico.  The Bedrock Plant will be closed March 1.\"<br><br>Sugar-coated or not, the message is the same: You're fired!  You are out of a job! Your career path has been disrupted!<br><br>Therefore, your career plan should include knowing what to do to survive and reach your career goals should you ever get the dreaded \"pink slip\".<br><br>13 Career Tips To Survive and Prosper<br><br>1. Keep in mind that in the current environment the idea of womb to tomb job security is as dead as a hammer. Be loyal to your present employer, but never develop a romance with the organization. Know that the relationship can end at any time. There is enough suffering in store for anyone over the loss of a job without adding the pains of an unrequited love. Look out for yourself first.<br><br> 2. Be alert and well informed at all times about the outlook for your employer and your job. If you know things are going down the drain, begin a below-the-radar search for other opportunities. If the axe falls, you'll have a head start on finding another job.<br><br>3. Stay prepared financially.  Always try to have enough cash in reserve to cover at least three months living expenses.<br><br>4. Keep your skills up to date with the needs of the job market.  Capitalize on opportunities for additional training.  Read the literature of your field.<br><br>5. Maintain an up-to-date record of your accomplishments so you can produce a resume in 24 hours.<br><br>6. Nurture contacts with people in your line of work and with those likely to employ your type of qualifications.  Be visible through outside activities and positive publicity.<br><br>7. Help others who lose their jobs.  Also, be of assistance to those who are looking to recruit employees.  They may help you some day.<br><br>8. Understand your emotions.<br><br>Psychologist Bill Weber says getting fired is very much like dealing with the death of a loved one.<br><br>\"The first reaction is denial, or wishful thinking.  There's been a mistake.  This can't be true,\" Dr. Weber says.  \"Then the shock sets in, followed by anger, depression, frustration and fear.  Worst of all is the loss of self-esteem.\"<br><br>9. Let it go. Allow some time for grieving, but not too much.  Don't just sit there feeling sorry for yourself. It's natural to be angry with your employer, but don't let your feelings show.  You still need him.  Negotiate the best possible severance package possible for continuing pay and benefits, particularly insurance coverage.  Don't forget good references, too.<br><br>10. Start immediately to launch your search for another, better job. Use this time to reassess the goals you have set for the rest of your life.  Define the job that will enable you to achieve these objectives.<br><br>11. Prepare a plan to market yourself.  Let it be known you are available; \"advertise\" what you have to offer.  Involve your network of friends and family in the job search.<br><br>12. Be patient. Recognize it will take time to find another acceptable position.<br><br>13. Don't panic.  If you possibly can afford to wait, don't jump on the first opportunity that comes down the pike, unless, of course, it really matches up with your objectives.<br><br>Career advice: remember two things.<br><br>1. It can happen to anyone.<br><br>2. A high percentage of people end up with better jobs than the ones from which they were fired.<br><br>---<br>To subscribe to Ramon Greenwood's free semi-monthly newsletter and blog please go to <a href=\"http://www.commonsenseatwork.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.commonsenseatwork.com</a>&gt; His advice comes from a world of experience, including serving as Senior Vice President of American Express, an entrepreneur, professional director, career coach and author.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-02-08_12:22:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4015e6c12eafb4516f8181c7515f0f5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699437": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Excellent tips...<br><br>Keep up the good work pal !", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-07_17:28:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "5ba01bf6187ceb0828edfb4ef7b54d31", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699438": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have been out of a job for 14 months.  I had to get food stamps a few days ago.  You may think I am unhappy but I am not. You have to make the best of any situation.  I may have no money and things are hard but I am the Happiest I have ever been!  When you got through a bad time just enjoy the ride and take a laugh.  I continue to look for work and will find a career soon.  I would tell anybody look for a job and volunteer at the same time.  Take advantage of this time and make the best of things.  Whatever happens don't read too much into anything.  If our economy gets worse than we as Americans will have to rise to the occasion and make the best of things.  When things get better and they will we as Americans can work harder and make this country into what it used to be.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-07_16:34:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "ff826aec3161090d6ae769b7139b634e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699439": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Solid advice listed above. I took an 8-day vacation immediately, to celebrate an anniversary, knowing that I would not have 8 days to do so after getting a new job.<br><br>Re: Gov't assistance<br>I've been paying taxes in one of the top ten taxed states for the last 25 years. I was laid off on 3/11--absolutely no fault of my own, I was the top performer in 2007. I did apply for \"unemployment insurance,\" and it will help me stay in my house, feed my family and keep up with life/health insurance. It's a supplement to the emergency fund. I have no qualms about using it, nor do I have problems with others who are legitimately in the same position I am...<br><br>Good things to you all.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-04-07_23:52:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9bfbad3ed3145ce4bb0f6dc7b1b9f075", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699440": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "All good advice, except for the part about taking government assistance. You should feel bad about this. It means you are living off of others who have no choice in the matter. Legalized theft.<br><br>Borrow from family, friends, seek charity, churches etc, don't take from me.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-26_01:39:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "5253bce505cbc6faed7687cdbbd569e3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699441": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "A very good post indeed. Layoffs are not pretty not to mention demoralizing. I think it's important to stay positive (easier said than done) in order to tackle some of the points you mention.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_18:06:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "a2abfc4c21480142a9f8fc021c4ce053", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699442": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "All good advice, but several of the comments indicate poor writing/typing/grammar skills.  While you might just get someone to write your resume for you, you still have to demonstrate an ability to communicate during the interview.  As an interviewer I would have always found some way to gracefully dismiss those with communications issues. This is not a foreign language issue as many immigrants have better English language skills than native Americans.<br><br>I don't think Yahoo is a good poster child for your headline though.  Yahoo, and several other tech companies have their own unique problems with performance that have nothing to do with recession, but more too do with continued bad management.<br><br>If we are in fact at the beginning of a recession (which is still questionable) the factors driving it will be the housing bubble, and the fact that an upcoming potential change in leadership (as in 2000) gives a lot of people incentives to talk the economy down.  So some of this recession will magically correct itself right after the November elections, other parts will take longer.<br><br>If we are in fact also experiencing a tech bubble-burst, it may in fact be a continuation of what happened in 2000 which is I think a VERY healthy shift away from everyone's desktop being treated as an independent \"data-center\".  Businesses should be able to get by with far fewer \"administrators\" than they use today, and home users should not have to learn the details of how a PC operates in order to do ordinary tasks. Web (meaningless number) technology will continue to move toward big server farms that will support appliance-like devices at home (or in the office) that are cheap enough to be thrown away when they stop booting (failure to boot being a very rare event).  It's fairly easy to see which companies are helping this process along versus companies that are fighting it all the way.  Don't underestimate Wall Street's ability to pick the eventual winners and losers.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_16:32:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "macbeach", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699443": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Look at the numbers and the definition of recession, it isn't a recession.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_16:18:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "2f5b3fa26595bc45871213860db4668f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699444": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good stuff.  I am not in technology but I think your tips obviously apply across all types of jobs.  Thanks!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_15:57:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "63ea59fa62375c8dac1169bcc5f66cb9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699445": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Then again, if you have the money and the time, are single with no commitments, take a couple of years out and go travelling around the world.<br><br>At the end of the road, say when you're 85, you'll treasure the memories much more than the extra money you'll have made.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_15:59:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "df32d0147cb7a809d055fe5885cc31ba", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699446": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I got laid off three weeks ago, and while these tips are great ones, I live in an area that has almost no IT jobs. I've put in for almost every IT job I could find. I've scoured craigslist, Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice, you name it -- no joy. I'm beginning to think I might end up working some horrible service sector job.<br><br>I have a degree and ten years of IT experience. The nearest big city is an 1 1/2 hours away, and with the price of gas over $3, I cannot afford to drive that far on a daily basis.<br><br>Anyone have any tips for areas that don't have a lot of IT jobs?<br><br>Everyday I look at the papers, job sites, government sites, etc. Nothing out there for me in this area. I cannot afford to move at this point in time.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_22:20:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "79ba92f0dfc324dd0a5a0085b17ecece", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699447": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I suppose I'm just tired of bloggers/newscasters dropping the \"R\" bomb to sell a few commercials or get a few reads. Bird flu, mad cow disease, Y2k, the \"2008 recession\", etc. It's all playing on fear and ignorance.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_20:07:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "2a344fc2d7dd7de8536f957492f46860", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699448": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Jeremy -- OK, I cry uncle. Everything is hunky dory. The economists are all wrong. Everything is going fine. Ignore all the news. Nothing bad in the economy is happening. Everyone should just stay happy.<br><br>Make you feel better?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_19:51:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699449": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You're part of the problem today.<br><br>Recession is defined by 6 months or perhaps even 3 months of negative growth (aka a loss) in the GDP. We've not had a single month. So stocks are down.  So Yahoo laid off a bunch of people.  So the mortgage industry is in shambles.  This does not mean we're in recession just because the weather is bad.  The more you and FOX and NBC throw around this term, the more people get scared with their money.  The more they feel like ALL aspects of the economy are going down the crapper. Then they don't spend money, they sell their stocks, they downsize a department in preparation.  And then guess what... we really ARE in a recession. It's true that it would be very hard for media (both independent and large) to cause a recession... but they sure can fan the flame of hysteria.<br><br>Today, you are being part of the problem. dang.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_19:47:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "2a344fc2d7dd7de8536f957492f46860", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699450": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@Robert -I'm not saying things are great.  I'm not even saying we aren't headed towards a recession.  I'm just saying- go read what a recession is: <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_recession\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_recession</a>.<br><br>We're not in a recession. We could get there though.  Especially if everyone acts like it's inevitable and cries \"uncle\" as you say.<br><br>Just saying.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_19:58:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "2a344fc2d7dd7de8536f957492f46860", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699451": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Bob,<br>We are not in a recession regardless of what you hear on TV.  The media (get this) is biased to present extreme versions of the truth (shocking!).  They wouldn't be able to make much hay with the story of \"US in Flat Growth Mode!\".  So they default to putting a bunch of talking heads on TV screaming about the recession we're in.  Even though we're not.<br>Please step out of the echo chamber and acknowledge reality.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_19:22:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4e15d9a8ce1a486de765dc956377c89", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699452": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What recession? Robert these were the first words out of your mouth when we ran into each other briefly at Macworld. It kind of surprised me. I just dont agree we have anything to worry about other than a little lull. However if capital gains and other income tax rates go up in 2009 (that affect investors' wallets...that WILL cause a recession.<br><br>For now, in early 2008, there are a lot of folks that are seemingly \"hoping\" for a recession. Is thispolitically driven? I don't know but kinda seems like it. Oil prices are high, yes, and the housing market got shit hammered by the mortgage industry crisis...not great but hardly a recession. Yahoo is trying to impress shareholders and focus their efforts, fine, those folks will have no problem finding work. In Portland it is still hard to find solid, experienced high tech empployees in all areas. Office vacancy here is low, low, low and businesses are buying software products in all areas. Though I am no longer at Attensa the pipeline is impressive and bulging...No recession there or foreseen. All analysts agree it is ramping up, not down.<br><br>All of that said, your post has some great tips if someone finds themselves looking for work. Also, if one finds themself at \"no business model web 2.0, bubble 2.0\" kind of company - they SHOULD worry. There are a lot of those in the bay area and google/yahoo can't buy them all...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_19:22:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "793052e11f0869a6d4fe7f8bbf1f05f7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699453": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Great and helpful post and good comments. Does anyone know whether someone has tried an open testimonial page where previous colleagues or friends can post testimonials for someone who got laid-off? I am trying this and will see how it works. It is good to know that I am not alone! Such is the influence of the web.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-04-21_10:07:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "4cdbc3dafc80f15d17c84047f1533d44", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699454": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "hi scoble, want to say thank you for posting about this  because it gave me the courage to start my own blog about geting a job and the web site is \"thefoxreport.tumblr.com\" if there is any way you can promote my blog it wood mean a lot to me thank's", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_23:34:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "62ba6aa5af1477840e6e776551829c2b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699455": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I love the fact that you write about recession tips from a conference you're covering for the rest of us, and your [excellent] post generates 75 comments within the first 18 hours.<br><br>That's the difference in the world today - people can hear it through you: five Nobel economists weighing in, and you're translating... which causes a discussion and more tips.<br><br>In our globally-interconnected world, we have a lot to learn from each other.  Thank you for sparking the conversation, Robert.  Here's to you.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_23:46:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "6edab1442a25d51ab63115cef18986bc", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699456": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Great advice Robert. Six years ago during the last big tech downturn I wrote a story for eWEEK called \"Break out of your Shell - Top 5 Networking Tips for IT Professionals (10/28/02). I had some really good interviews to get the advice. Information still holds up today.<br><a href=\"http://www.eweek.com/article2/0%2C1759%2C652978%2C00.asp\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,652978,00.asp</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-23_23:01:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "dspark", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699457": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Here's a fresh idea,Just leave this idiot country as fast as you can.Stop fighting the stupid tred mill/debt slavery model. Go some place where wages and cost of living are more reasonable.  While it's true this option is not optimal for everyone, you stand a better shot at having life where you are not thrown out of work every damn recession because of some pathetic American executive's decisions. Good luck!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-18_09:45:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "b23223c2883319199c688d8e92432751", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699458": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Love the idea of posting on YouTube. Get on Twitter too. If you want some low tech advice that will get you away from your computer, I got some here. <a href=\"http://is.gd/XZc\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://is.gd/XZc</a><br><br>As a self-employed in the last 4 years, I still remember what it means losing a job. It is terrible if you can't earn and you need money NOW.<br><br>In short, you can learn how to make a few balloon animals. It will be easier to meet people.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_20:15:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "87e5b782fcd0991273e709c90bfc2d41", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699459": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-10_06:19:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "404af2b19c233520477d2f0434460814", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699461": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow!  That is an extensive list to keep up with.  You almost have to be unemployed to do all of that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-11_13:13:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "85d181059d928358602c985ef22d0ca4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699462": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi,<br><br>If you're looking for work as a developer or other applications skill set, please reach out to me. I focus in Greenville, SC and Charleston, SC. Right now I am primarily looking for Java developers. You can reach me at <a href=\"mailto:mstoneki@teksystems.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">mstoneki@teksystems.com</a>.<br><br>Thanks,<br>MSS", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-29_15:49:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "7681d231c3a3aee3ed1eda24741a0d97", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699463": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If you are in the California Bay Area I have three companies looking for awesome PHP Developers. <a href=\"mailto:Ashley@greenesearch.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ashley@greenesearch.com</a><br><a href=\"http://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyelbrabrown\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyelbrabrown</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-01_19:43:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "8ac7bdc09d52e3845944f677c7e50b95", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699464": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Great post, one idea would be to list all the people in your sphere of influence and reach out to everybody that might know a potential contact in your field of expertise.<br><br><br><br><b>Visit</b><br><a href=\"http://www.theresumebay.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br><b>www.theresumebay.com</b></a><br><b> and </b><br><a href=\"http://www.careerpier.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br><b>www.careerpier.com</b></a><br><b> for the best in resume writing, interview coaching, and career-transition relief</b><br><br><a href=\"http://www.theresumebay.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"></a><br><a href=\"http://www.careerpier.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"></a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-20_12:15:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "3699c72efffb02ff7de10fb7cd109f9c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699465": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I love this one: \"4. Do things that will get you to be recognized as a world leader in the field you want to be in. Are you a programmer? Build something and put it up!\"<br><br>I call it \"starting work before you're hired.\" It's one thing to claim you're a whiz at this or that, but it's quite another -- and sets you instantly apart from the hordes of ordinary job seekers -- to prove your skills by demonstrating them on your blog, in a YouTube video or in something you FedEx to hiring managers.<br><br>Kevin Donlin<br><a href=\"http://www.TheSimpleJobSearch.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.TheSimpleJobSearch.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-20_14:35:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "02e50328403814225c506997a8142354", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699466": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I was recently laid off and picked up a few good tips.<br><br>As part of my therapy, I created this video. I have a little extra time lately.<br><br>Dedicated to the more than one million who lost their jobs in 2008<br><br><a href=\"http://vimeo.com/2336731\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://vimeo.com/2336731</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-02_02:12:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "d61bffc8e2b87fed5af0cf6d528b69f5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699467": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Any chance of you sharing that winning cover letter on here? :)<br><br>Either way, thanks for the tips, they're great. I'll definitely be using them while I'm on the hunt for my next position.<br><br>-Melissa<br><a href=\"http://new2oldmedia.wordpress.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://new2oldmedia.wordpress.com/</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_23:59:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "242bcb1a21e1e0b2159acf1e7dcaf3bb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "12 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699468": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "People always hate to talk about when they are laid off. But as it has become every day's news headline since Yahoo started it with cutting 1500 of its task force last year, now a need of platform has been in demand where people can express their selves in words how they are feeling about their company, whey the got laid off was that justified or not. And every thing they want to tell anonymously.<br><br>And <a href=\"http://www.layoffgossip.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.layoffgossip.com</a> is providing you that platform.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-24_06:42:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "7008c3bcf0cc70480f5915baf18769b0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699469": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "People always hate to talk about when they are laid off. But as it has become every day's news headline since Yahoo started it with cutting 1500 of its task force last year, now a need of platform has been in demand where people can express their selves in words how they are feeling about their company, whey the got laid off was that justified or not.<br>And every thing they want to tell anonymously.And <a href=\"http://www.layoffgossip.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.layoffgossip.com</a> is providing you that platform.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_00:52:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "7008c3bcf0cc70480f5915baf18769b0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9699470": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "For everyone who is still looking for a job,  I got something for U!!!  Keep chasing those dreams:)<br><br>clicky clicky,  U know u want 2!!!!<br><a href=\"http://wowsucksalot.ytmnd.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://wowsucksalot.ytmnd.com/</a><br><br>I'm choosing the 12 floor head dive over the above link.  but up to you:)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_16:37:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "1eed4f424ad77e79631846b180b048a6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 4, "reply_position": true, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "18346154", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "125200", "hash": 2045669119427205037}, "thread": {"total_posts": 0, "paginate": false, "per_page": 0, "slug": "what_to_do_if_you8217re_laid_off_in_2008_recession", "num_pages": 1, "days_alive": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 18346154, "num_posts": 112, "closed": true, "queued": false, "killed": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": false, "use_fb_connect": true, "forum_facebook_key": "faaf467d0f47abde553c3b8e0e1b3570", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": true, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
	/* */ this.jsonData.cookie_messages = {"user_created": null, "post_has_profile": null, "post_twitter": null, "post_not_approved": null}; this.jsonData.session = {"url": null, "name": null, "email": null}; /* */

	
	this.curPageId = 'dsq-comments';

	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

if(typeof DsqLocal == 'undefined') {
	DsqLocal = {};
}



/**
 * Dsq.Strings: UI strings
 */
Dsq.Strings = new function() {
	this.ADD_NEW_COMMENT = "Add New Comment";
	this.LOG_INTO_DISQUS = "Log into DISQUS";
	this.USE_MEDIA = "Use Media";
	this.LOGOUT = "Logout";
	this.SHARING_OPTIONS = "Sharing options";
	this.SHARE_ON = "Share on";
	this.TWEET_THIS_COMMENT = "Tweet this comment";
	this.SHARE_ON_NEWSFEED = "Share on news feed";
	this.SEND_UPDATE_TO_YAHOO = "Send update to Yahoo!";
	this.REBLOG_ON = "Reblog on";
	this.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS = "Configure options";
	this.POST_AS = "Post as";
	this.SORT_BY = "Sort by";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe by email";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS = "Subscribe by RSS";
	this.POPULAR_NOW = "Popular now";
	this.BEST_RATING = "Best Rating";
	this.NEWEST_FIRST = "Newest first";
	this.OLDEST_FIRST = "Oldest first";
	this.HIGHLIGHTED = "Highlighted";
	this.UNSUBSCRIBE = "Unsubscribe";
	this.REQUIRED = "Required";
	this.OPTIONAL = "Optional";
	this.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A = "You are commenting as a";
	this.LOGIN_BELOW = "Login below";
	this.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT = "Please login below to comment.";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe to all comments by email";
	this.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS = "Do not subscribe to comments";
	this.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS = "Real-time updating is";
	this.ENABLED = "enabled";
	this.PAUSED = "paused";
	this.PAUSE = "Pause";
	this.RESUME = "Resume";
	this.SHOW = "Show";
	this.JUST_NOW = "Just now";
	this.REPLY = "Reply";
	this.EDIT = "Edit";
	this.FLAG = "Flag";
	this.MODERATE = "Moderate";
	this.CANCEL = "Cancel";
	this.REPLYING_TO = "Replying to";
	this.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS = "Report missing reactions";
	this.POST_A_COMMENT = "Post a comment";
	this.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT = "Flag inappropriate comment";
	this.FLAGGED = "Flagged";
	this.NO = "No";
	this.YES = "Yes";
	this.NEVER_MIND = "Never mind";
	this.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR = "Are you sure you would like to report this comment to a moderator";
	this.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION = "This will flag comments for moderators to take action";
	this.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN = "To rate, please log in";
	this.JUST_A_MOMENT = "Just a moment...";
	this.GUEST = "Guest";
	this.NAME = "Name";
	this.EMAIL = "Email";
  this.WEBSITE = "Website";
  this.SETTINGS = "Settings";
  this.MODERATOR_OPTIONS = "Moderator options: ";
  this.MODERATE_OPTIONS = "Moderate Options";

  // Thread moderator actions
  this.CLOSE_THREAD = "Close thread";
  this.OPEN_THREAD = "Open thread";
  this.REMOVE_THREAD = "Remove thread";
  this.RESTORE_THREAD = "Restore thread";
  this.ACTIONS = "Actions";
};
// Dsq.Strings

/**
 * Dsq.FmtStrings: functions that return interpolated UI strings
 */
Dsq.FmtStrings = new function() {
	// Seems we have to use named interpolation for Django to translate. Investigate more.
	this.LOGGED_IN_AS = function(username) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logged in as %(username)s', {username:username});
	};

	this.LOGOUT_FROM = function(disqus) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logout from %(disqus)s', {disqus:disqus});
	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_FULL = function(total, num) {
		if (num === 1) {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comment", {num:num, total:total});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comments", {num:num, total:total});
		}
	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION = function(num) {
		if (num === 1) {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comment", {num:num});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comments", {num:num});
		}
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s comment'
				: '%(num)s comments'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_LIKES = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s like'
				: '%(num)s likes'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_POINTS = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s point'
				: '%(num)s points'
			), {num:num});
	};
};
// Dsq.FmtStrings





Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN = 'a2d140c59df8cd4ce27a20e0829cacd8';
Dsq.COMMENTS_RE = /(<li.*?id="?dsq-comment-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/li>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_RE = /(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-header-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/div>)\s*(<div.*?class="?dsq-comment-body"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_BODY_RE = /\s*(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-message-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
// HACK: Safari ends with "-->" while other browsers end with "--&gt;" as expected.
Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE = /&lt;!--\[(.*?)\]--(?:>|&gt;)/gim;



var FragmentPacket = function(reader, writer, writer_url, is_child, receiveCallback) {
	var that = this;
	this.reader = reader;
	this.writer = writer;
	this.writer_url = writer_url;

	this.is_child = is_child || false;
	this.receiveCallback = receiveCallback;

	this._lastHash = null;

	this._accumMsg = '';

	this._lastSeqno = 0;

	this.MAX_DATA_LEN	= 1024;

	this.WAIT_TIME		= 10;

	this.READY		= 0x1;
	this.WRITING	= 0x2;
	this.FIN		= 0x4;
	this.ACK		= 0x8;

};

FragmentPacket.prototype.createListener = function() {
	var that = this;
	var listener = function() {
		that.recv();
	};
	return window.setInterval(listener, 10);
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.log = function(msg) {



};

FragmentPacket.prototype.recv = function() {
	var hash;
	if (/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {

		hash = this.reader.name;
	} else {

		var hashIndex = this.reader.location.href.indexOf('#');
		if (hashIndex == -1) {
			return;
		}
		hash = this.reader.location.href.substring(hashIndex+1);
	}
	var flags = parseInt(hash.substring(0, 4), 10);
	var seqno = parseInt(hash.substring(4, 24), 10);
	var data  = hash.substring(24);

	if (this._lastHash !== hash) {
		this._lastHash = hash;
		this.log('recv: ' + hash);

		this.log(' flags: ' + flags);
		this.log(' seqno: ' + seqno + ' len: ' + hash.substring(4, 24).length + ' (' + hash.substring(4, 24) + ')');
		this.log(' data: ' + data + ' len: ' + data.length);

		this._lastSeqno = seqno;

		if (flags & this.WRITING) {
			this._accumMsg += data;
			this.sendFlag(this.ACK, seqno);
			if (flags & this.FIN) {
				this.log('recv finished: ' + decodeURIComponent(this._accumMsg));
				this.receiveCallback(decodeURIComponent(this._accumMsg));

				this._accumMsg = '';

				this.sendFlag(this.READY | this.ACK, this._lastSeqno);
			}
		}
	}

	return {
		flags: flags,
		seqno: seqno,
		data: data
	};
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.sendRawPacket = function(packet) {
	if (/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {
		this.writer.name = packet;
	} else {

		this.writer.location.href = this.writer_url + '#' + packet;
	}

};

FragmentPacket.prototype.sendFlag = function(flag, seqno) {
	this.sendRawPacket(this._zerofill(flag, 4) + this._zerofill(seqno, 20));
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {
	this._send(0, encodeURIComponent(msg));
};

FragmentPacket.prototype._send = function(packetNum, msg) {
	var that = this;
	var recvBuf = this.recv();

	if (packetNum === 0) {

		if (!(recvBuf.flags & this.READY)) {
			this.log('client is not ready, waiting...');
			window.setTimeout(function() { that._send(packetNum, msg); }, this.WAIT_TIME);
			return;
		}
	} else {

		if (!( (recvBuf.flags & this.ACK) && (recvBuf.seqno === this._lastSeqno) )) {
			this.log('waiting for ack from client...');
			window.setTimeout(function() { that._send(packetNum, msg); }, this.WAIT_TIME);
			return;
		} else {
			this.log('received ack: ' + this._lastSeqno + ' ' + recvBuf.seqno);
		}
	}

	var flags = this.WRITING;
	var num_packets = Math.ceil(msg.length / this.MAX_DATA_LEN);
	this.log('num_packets: ' + num_packets);

	if (num_packets === packetNum) {

		this.log('message successfully sent!');
		this.sendFlag(this.READY | this.ACK, this._lastSeqno);
		return true;
	}

	this._lastSeqno++;

	if (packetNum == num_packets-1) {
		flags |= this.FIN;
	}

	var data = msg.substring(packetNum * this.MAX_DATA_LEN, (packetNum+1) * this.MAX_DATA_LEN);
	var packet = this._zerofill(flags, 4) + this._zerofill(this._lastSeqno, 20) + data;

	this.log('sending raw packet: ' + packet);
	this.sendRawPacket(packet);

	return this._send(packetNum + 1, msg);
};

FragmentPacket.prototype._zerofill = function(num, width) {
	var retval = num.toString();
	var retval_len = retval.length;
	for (var i = 0; i < width - retval_len; i++) {
		retval = '0' + retval;
	}
	return retval;
};

var PostMessagePacket = function(receiver, receiveCallback, id, receiverId) {
	var that = this;
	this.receiver = receiver;
	this.receiveCallback = receiveCallback;
	this.id = id;


	this.receiverId = receiverId;
};

PostMessagePacket.prototype.createListener = function() {
	var that = this;

	var listener = function(e) {

		if (!that.id) {
			that.id = e.data;
			return;
		}


		var id = e.data.split(';')[0];
		if (id !== that.id) {
			return;
		}
		var data = e.data.substring(e.data.indexOf(';') + 1);

		that.receiveCallback(data);
	};

	if (typeof window.attachEvent == 'function') {
		window.attachEvent('onmessage', listener);
	} else if (typeof window.addEventListener == 'function') {
		window.addEventListener('message', listener, false);
	} else {
		throw new Error('No method found to create event listener for PostMessagePacket.');
	}
};

PostMessagePacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {



	var needs_reget = false;
	try {
		if (typeof this.receiver.id == 'undefined' || typeof this.receiver.postMessage == 'undefined') {
			needs_reget = true;
		}
	} catch(e) {


	}
	if (needs_reget && typeof this.receiverId != 'undefined') {
		this.receiver = document.getElementById(this.receiverId).contentWindow;
	}

	var packet;
	if (!msg) {

		packet = this.id;
	} else {
		packet = this.id + ';' + msg;
	}
	this.receiver.postMessage(packet, '*');
};

PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id = null;
PostMessagePacket._get_unique_id = function() {
	var id = (new Date()).getTime();
	if (id == PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id) {
		id++;
	}
	PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id = id;
	return id.toString();
};

var JsonRpc = function() {

	this.ids = {};

	this.objectToJSON = function(obj) {
		var json = '';
		var results = [];

		if (obj === undefined || obj === null) {
			return 'null';
		}

		switch (obj.constructor) {
			case Object:
				for (var property in obj) {
					if (obj.hasOwnProperty(property)) {
						results.push(this.objectToJSON(property) + ': ' + this.objectToJSON(obj[property]));
					}
				}
				json = '{' + results.join(', ') + '}';
				break;
			case Array:
				for (var i = 0; i < obj.length; i++) {
					results.push(this.objectToJSON(obj[i]));
				}
				json = '[' + results.join(', ') + ']';
				break;
			case Number:
			case Boolean:
				json = obj.toString();
				break;
			case String:

				var specialChars = {'\b': '\\b', '\t': '\\t', '\n': '\\n', '\f': '\\f', '\r': '\\r', '\\': '\\\\'};

				json = obj.replace(/[\x00-\x1f\\]/g, function(match) {
					var ch = specialChars[match];
					return ch ? ch : '\\u00' + match.charCodeAt().toPaddedString(2, 16);
				});

				json = '"' + json.replace(/"/g, '\\"') + '"';
				break;
			default:

				json = 'null';
				break;
		}

		return json;
	};

	this.createHandler = function(send_func, registered_funcs) {
		var that = this;
		var handler = function(message) {

			try {
				var rpc = eval('(' + message + ')');
			} catch(e) {
				alert('bad JSON: ' + message);
				return;
			}
			if (rpc.method) {

				if (!registered_funcs[rpc.method]) {
					return;
				}

				var retval = registered_funcs[rpc.method].apply(null, rpc.params);
				if (rpc.id) {
					var response = {
						result: retval,
						error: null,	// TODO
						id: rpc.id
					};
					send_func(that.objectToJSON(response));
				}
			} else if(rpc.result) {

				if (!that.ids[rpc.id]) {
					return;
				}

				that.ids[rpc.id](rpc.result);
				delete that.ids[rpc.id];
			}
		};
		return handler;
	};

	this.execute = function(send_func, method, params, response_callback) {
		response_callback = response_callback || null;
		var id = (response_callback) ? (new Date()).getTime() : null;

		var request = {
			method: method,
			params: params,
			id: id
		};

		send_func(this.objectToJSON(request));

		if (id) {
			this.ids[id] = response_callback;
		}
	};
};
JsonRpc = new JsonRpc();

var ParentMessenger = function(childUrl, receiverUrl, container, receiveCallback) {


	if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Safari') >= 0 && parseInt(navigator.userAgent.substring(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Version/') + 8), 10) == 3) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	} else if (window.opera) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	}



	if (!receiverUrl &&
		navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Gecko') >= 0 &&
		parseFloat(navigator.userAgent.slice(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('rv:') + 3, navigator.userAgent.indexOf('rv:') + 6)) < 1.9) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	}


	if (/msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent)) {


		if (document.domain == window.location.hostname) {
			receiverUrl = '';
		}
	}

	var that = this;
	this.childUrl = childUrl;
	this.receiverUrl = receiverUrl;
	this.container = container || document.body;

	this.packetHandler = null;


	this._ready = false;
	this._error = false;


	var _createReceiverForFragmentPacket = function() {

		that.receiver = document.createElement('iframe');
		that.receiver.src = receiverUrl;
		that.receiver.id = 'receiver_' + (new Date()).getTime();
		that.receiver.name = that.receiver.id;

		that.receiver.frameBorder = '0';
		that.receiver.frameSpacing = '0';
		that.receiver.style.borderStyle = 'none';

		var receiver_onload = function() {
			var receiver = document.getElementById(that.receiver.id).contentWindow;

			try {
				receiver.document.body.innerHTML = '';
			} catch(e) {

				that._error = true;
			}
			receiver.document.body.style.padding = '0px';
			receiver.document.body.style.margin = '0px';

			var child = receiver.document.createElement('iframe');
			child.id = 'child';
			child.name = 'child';
			child.src = that.childUrl;

			child.frameBorder = '0';
			child.frameSpacing = '0';
			child.style.borderStyle = 'none';
			child.style.width = '100%';
			child.style.height = '100%';
			receiver.document.body.appendChild(child);

			that.child = receiver.document.getElementById('child').contentWindow;
			that.receiver = receiver;

			that.packetHandler = new FragmentPacket(that.receiver, that.child, that.childUrl, false, receiveCallback);

			that._listener = that.packetHandler.createListener();

			that.packetHandler.sendFlag(that.packetHandler.READY, 0);

			that._ready = true;
		};

		that.receiver.onreadystatechange = function() {
			if (this.readyState == 'complete') {
				receiver_onload();
			}
		};

		that.receiver.onload = receiver_onload;







		if (Dsq.Utils.ie) {
			if (that.container.clientWidth === 0) {

				var _waitForWidth = function() {
					if (that.container.clientWidth > 0) {
						Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(that.container.id);
					} else {
						window.setTimeout(_waitForWidth, 100);
					}
				};
				_waitForWidth();

				that._once = false;
				that.receiver.onresize = function() {
					if (!that._once) {
						Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(that.container.id);
					}
					that._once = true;
				};
			}
		}

		that.container.appendChild(that.receiver);
	};


	var _createReceiverForPostMessage = function() {

		var receiver_onload = function() {

			that.packetHandler.send();
			that._ready = true;
		};

		var id = PostMessagePacket._get_unique_id();
		var receiverId = 'child_' + id;


		ParentMessenger['_receiver_onload_' + receiverId] = receiver_onload;

		that.container.innerHTML += '<iframe ' +
			'src="' + childUrl + '" ' +
			'id="' + receiverId + '" ' +
			'name="' + receiverId + '" ' +
			'onload="ParentMessenger._receiver_onload_' + receiverId +'();" ' +
			'></iframe>';

		that.receiver = document.getElementById(receiverId).contentWindow;
		that.packetHandler = new PostMessagePacket(that.receiver, receiveCallback, id, receiverId);
		that._listener = that.packetHandler.createListener();
	};

	if (typeof window.postMessage == 'function') {
		_createReceiverForPostMessage();
	} else {
		_createReceiverForFragmentPacket();
	}

};

ParentMessenger.prototype.sendMessage = function(message) {
	var that = this;
	if (!this._ready) {

		window.setTimeout(function() { that.sendMessage(message); }, 10);
		return;
	}
	this.packetHandler.send(message);
	return true;
};

Dsq.NewFrames = function(url) {
	this.url = url;
};

Dsq.NewFrames.prototype.init = function(onFailure) {
	var that = this;

	try {
		this.messenger = new ParentMessenger(this.url, Dsq.jsonData.integration.receiver_url, this.container, this.receive_callback);
	} catch(e) {
		if (typeof onFailure == 'function') {
			onFailure();
		}
	}

	if (typeof onFailure == 'function') {
		var iId = window.setInterval(function() {
			if (typeof that.messenger == 'undefined') {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
				return;
			}
			if (that.messenger._ready) {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
			} else if (that.messenger._error) {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
				onFailure();
			}
		}, 10);
	}
};

Dsq.NewFrames.prototype._execute = function(method, args, callback) {
	var that = this;
	if (typeof that.messenger == 'undefined') {
		return false;
	}
	JsonRpc.execute(
		function(msg) { that.messenger.sendMessage(msg); },
		method,
		args || [],
		callback);
	return true;
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame = function(container, parent_post_id) {
	var that = this;
	this.container = container;
	this.parent_post_id = parent_post_id;

	var sendFunc = function(msg) {

		Dsq.Debug.log('Dsq.ReplyFrame.sendFunc');
		that.messenger.sendMessage(msg);
	};


	var postComment_onSuccess = function(response) {
		Dsq.jsonData.posts[response.message.id] = response.message.post_meta;
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[response.message.post_meta.user_key]) {
			Dsq.jsonData.users[response.message.post_meta.user_key] = response.message.user_meta;
		}


		var reply_position = (typeof(disqus_insert_wrt_sort) == 'undefined' 
			? (Dsq.jsonData.forum.reply_position ? -1 : null) 
			: (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 2 ? null : -1));
		
		if (response.message.post_meta.approved) {
			Dsq.Post.insert(response.message.post_meta.parent_post_id || reply_position, response.message.id, response.message.post_meta.message);
		}

		Dsq.Templates.postComment_onSuccess(response, parent_post_id, response.message.id);
	};

	var postComment_onFailure = function(response) {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(response.message, 'Error');
		Dsq.Templates.postComment_onFailure(response, parent_post_id, response.message.id);
	};

	var editComment_onSuccess = function(response) {
		var post_id = parent_post_id;
		var message = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + post_id);
		
		message.innerHTML = response.message;
		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};
	
	var editComment_onFailure = function(response) {
		var post_id = parent_post_id;
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('Sorry, there was an error editing this comment.', 'Edit Error');
		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	var getUserByEmail_onSuccess = function(response) {
		var msg = response.message;
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(parent_post_id);

		if (msg.username) {

			Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(parent_post_id, 'login', {
				'username': msg.username,
				'display_name': msg.display_name,
				'avatar_url': msg.avatar_url,
				'verified': msg.verified,
				'email': fields.email.value
			});
		} else {

			Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(parent_post_id, 'register');
		}
	};

	var validateAuth_onSuccess = function(response, auth_choice) {
		Dsq.Templates.postComment(parent_post_id, null, true, auth_choice);
	};

	var validateAuth_onFailure = function(response, auth_choice) {
		var pid = parent_post_id ? '-' + parent_post_id : '';
		var msg = response.message;

		if (auth_choice == 'register') {
			var fields = ['email', 'username', 'password'];

			for (var i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
				var field = fields[i];
				var errorDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-' + field + '-errors' + pid);

				if (msg[field]) {
					errorDiv.innerHTML = msg[field];
				} else {
					errorDiv.innerHTML = '';
				}
			}
		} else if (auth_choice == 'login') {
			Dsq.$('dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid).innerHTML = '<p>We couldn\'t log you in. Please verify your login.</p>';
		}
		
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	this.receive_callback = JsonRpc.createHandler(sendFunc, {
		'postComment.onSuccess': postComment_onSuccess,
		'postComment.onFailure': postComment_onFailure,
		'editComment.onSuccess': editComment_onSuccess,
		'editComment.onFailure': editComment_onFailure,		
		'getUserByEmail.onSuccess': getUserByEmail_onSuccess,
		'validateAuth.onSuccess': validateAuth_onSuccess,
		'validateAuth.onFailure': validateAuth_onFailure,
		'reload': function() { window.location.reload(); }
	});

	this.url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY +
		'?' + (new Date()).getTime() +
		'&f=scobleizer' +
		'&t=what_to_do_if_you8217re_laid_off_in_2008_recession' +
		'&ff=' + Dsq.Thread.ff +
		'&default_text=' + encodeURIComponent(disqus_default_text) +
		'&ifrs=' + encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css);
	if (this.parent_post_id) {
		this.url += '&parent_post=' + this.parent_post_id;
	}
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype = new Dsq.NewFrames(Dsq.ReplyFrame.url);

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.post = function(author_name, author_email, author_url, authenticate, sharing_services, subscribe) {
	this._execute('postComment', [author_name, author_email, author_url, authenticate, sharing_services, subscribe]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.edit = function(post_id, message) {
	this._execute('editComment', [post_id, message]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.setState = function(parent_post_id, depth) {
	this._execute('setState', [parent_post_id, depth]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.getUserByEmail = function(email) {
	this._execute('getUserByEmail', [email]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.validateAuth = function(auth_choice, email, username, password) {
	this._execute('validateAuth', [auth_choice, email, username, password]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.authenticateFacebook = function(session, forum_url) {
	this._execute('authenticateFacebook', [session, forum_url]);
};

	Dsq.Facebook = function() {
	var that = this;

	var handleSessionData = function(session) {

		var forum_url = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;




		if (typeof disqus_facebook_forum != 'undefined') {
			forum_url = disqus_facebook_forum;
		}
		Dsq.frames.reply_0.authenticateFacebook(session, forum_url);
	};

	var onLogin = function() {
		FB.Connect.getSignedPublicSessionData(handleSessionData);
	};

	this.login = function() {
		FB.Connect.requireSession(onLogin, true);
	};
};
Dsq.Facebook = new Dsq.Facebook();


	






Dsq.Themes = {};

Dsq.Themes.narcissus = new function() {
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-form-area';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-textarea-wrapper';



	
	this.header = function() {
		var comments_count, total_posts, num_posts;
		var html = '';
		var missing_perm_tmpl;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.missing_perm) {
			missing_perm_tmpl = Dsq.Templates.missingPermissions();
			if (missing_perm_tmpl) {
				html += '<div class="dsq-missing-permissions">' + missing_perm_tmpl + '</div>';
			}
		}

		total_posts = Dsq.jsonData.thread.total_posts;
		num_posts = Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_posts;

		if (total_posts) {
			comments_count = Dsq.FmtStrings.SHOWING_COMMENTS_FULL(total_posts, num_posts);
		} else {
			comments_count = Dsq.FmtStrings.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION(num_posts);
		}

		html += ' \
		<div id="dsq-comments-title"> \
			<h3>' + comments_count + '</h3> \
		</div> \
		';

		html += ' \
		<div class="dsq-options"> \
			<span class="dsq-item-sort">'
				+ Dsq.Strings.SORT_BY + ' \
				<select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);"> \
					<option value="hot" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 4 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.POPULAR_NOW + '</option> \
					<option value="best" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 3 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.BEST_RATING + '</option> \
					<option value="newest" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 2 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.NEWEST_FIRST + '</option> \
					<option value="oldest" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 1 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.OLDEST_FIRST + '</option> \
				</select> \
				&nbsp; \
			</span> \
			<span class="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
				<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle"> \
				<span id="dsq-subscribe">'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.subscribed
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.UNSUBSCRIBE + '</a>'
						: '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL + '</a>')
				+ '</span> \
			</span> \
			<span class="dsq-subscribe-rss" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle"> \
				<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png" alt="" /> \
				<a href="http://scobleizer.disqus.com/what_to_do_if_you8217re_laid_off_in_2008_recession/latest.rss">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS + '</a> \
			</span> \
		</div> \
		';

		
		

		return html;

	};
	
	this.footer = function() {
		var html = '';

		html += Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		
		
			html += Dsq.Templates.realtime();
			html += Dsq.Templates.showThreadSettings();
			html += Dsq.Templates.postBox();

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		


		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator) {
 			html += ' \
				<div class="dsq-global-moderator-extras">'
					+ '<strong>shortname:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url
					+ '<strong>thread id:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.id
					+ '<strong>thread slug:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.slug
				+ '</div> \
			';
		}

		return html;
	};
	
	this.realtime = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			html += '<div id="dsq-realtime-options" class="dsq-options">'
					 + Dsq.Strings.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS + ' <strong id="dsq-realtime-status" style="text-transform: lowercase">' + Dsq.Strings.ENABLED + '</strong>. \
					 <a href="#" id="dsq-realtime-toggle" style="text-transform: capitalize"></a> \
					</div>';
		}

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
			html += ' \
				<div style="display: none" id="dsq-realtime-alert" class="dsq-realtime-alert"><span id="dsq-realtime-queued"></span> <a href="#" id="dsq-realtime-show"></a></div> \
			';
		}
		
		return html;
	};

	this.showThreadSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '<div id="dsq-thread-settings" class="dsq-thread-settings">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATOR_OPTIONS;
		html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.showSettings(); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.SETTINGS + '</a>';
		html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.showModeratorActions(); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATE + '</a>';
		if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled && Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.reportMissingReactions(); return false;">'
						+ Dsq.Strings.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS
						+ '</a>';
		}
		html +='</div>';

		return html;
	};

	this.postBox = function(post_id, use_fallback_iframe) {


		var html;
		var display_sharing_options = Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated;

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post) {
			return '';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote) {


			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.hasOwnProperty(Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain)) {
				display_sharing_options = false;
			}
		}
		
		if (post_id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];				
		}
		
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';

		var _requestUserInfo = function() {
			var html;



			var user_has_email = false;

			html = '<div class="dsq-request-user-info"> <!-- // If authenticated --> \
				<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT + '?ctkn=' + Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN + '" class="dsq-request-user-logout">' + Dsq.Strings.LOGOUT + '</a> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td rowspan="2">'
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE + '">' : '')
								+ '<img src="' + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR + '" width="48" height="48" class="dsq-request-user-avatar">'
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '</a>' : '')
						+ '</td> \
						<td class="dsq-request-user-name">'
								+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
									 ? '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-' + Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain + '">' + Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain + '</span>'
									 : (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_verified
											? '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span>'
											: '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span>'))
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? ' <a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE + '">' : '') 
								+ Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username 
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '</a>' : '')
							+  (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && user_has_email ? ' <small>(<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.remoteAccountSettings(); return false;">change settings</a>)</small>' : '')
							+  (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? ' <small>(<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/info/" target="_blank">change name</a> or <a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/avatar/" target="_blank">picture</a>)</small>' : '')
						+ '</td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-request-user-stats"> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.comments_count + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.comments_count == 1 ? 'comment' : 'comments') + '</span> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.likes_count + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.likes_count == 1 ? 'like' : 'likes') + '</span> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.points + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.points == 1 ? 'point' : 'points') + '</span> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';
			return html;
		};

		var _loginOptions = function() {
			var html;
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-authenticate"> \
				<p class="dsq-autheneticate-copy">'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
					? Dsq.Strings.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A + ' <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. ' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL + ': ' + Dsq.Strings.LOGIN_BELOW + '.'
					: Dsq.Strings.REQUIRED + ': ' + Dsq.Strings.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT + '.')
				+ '</p> \
				<ul class="dsq-login-buttons">'
					+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-disqus.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Facebook.login(); return false;"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-facebook.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-twitter.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL(); return false" ><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-openid.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_yahoo ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Yahoo.startYahooConnect(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-yahoo.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
				+ '</ul> \
			</div> \
			';
			return html;
		};

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {


			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {



				return '<div id="dsq-form-area" style="display:none"><div id="dsq-textarea-wrapper"></div></div>' + _loginOptions();
			} else {
				return '';
			}
		}

		html = ' \
		<div id="' + (post_id 
			? 'dsq-reply-post-' + post_id
			: 'dsq-new-post')
		 	+ '" class="dsq-post-area"> \
			<div class="dsq-dc-logo"> \
				<a href="http://disqus.com/comments" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/disqus-logo.png"></a> \
			</div>'
			+ (post_id 
				? '<h3>' + Dsq.Strings.REPLYING_TO + ' ' + userData.display_name + '</h3>'
				: '<h3>' + Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT + '</h3>')
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated 
				? _requestUserInfo()
				: _loginOptions() )
			+ '<div id="dsq-form-area' + pid + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-textarea"> \
				<div class="dsq-textarea-wrapper" id="dsq-textarea-wrapper' + pid + '"></div> \
			</div>'
			+ (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated
			? ' \
			<div class="dsq-post-fields"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-left"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-name' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (disqus_def_name ? disqus_def_name : (Dsq.jsonData.session.name ? Dsq.jsonData.session.name : Dsq.Strings.NAME + '" class="dsq-placeholder')) + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'name\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'name\')" /></div></td> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-right"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-website' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (Dsq.jsonData.session.url ? Dsq.jsonData.session.url : Dsq.Strings.WEBSITE + ' (' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL.toLowerCase() + ')" class="dsq-placeholder') + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'website\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'website\')" /></div></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-left"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-email' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (disqus_def_email ? disqus_def_email : (Dsq.jsonData.session.email ? Dsq.jsonData.session.email : Dsq.Strings.EMAIL + '" class="dsq-placeholder')) + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'email\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'email\')" /></div></td> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-right"> \
							<div class="dsq-subscribe"> \
								<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.chooseSubscribe(' + post_id + '); return false" class="dsq-subscribe-menu"><span id="dsq-subscribe-select' + pid + '">' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.subscribe_on_post ? Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL : Dsq.Strings.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS) + '</span> <small>&#9660;</small></a> \
								<ul class="dsq-panel" id="dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid + '"> \
									<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.setSubscribe(2, this, ' + post_id + '); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL + '</a></li> \
									<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.setSubscribe(0, this, ' + post_id + '); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS + '</a></li> \
								</ul> \
								<input id="dsq-subscribe-on-post' + pid + '" type="hidden" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.request.subscribe_on_post + '" /> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div>'
			: '')
			+ '<div class="dsq-post-footer"> \
				<div class="dsq-sharing-options" ' + (!display_sharing_options ? 'style="display:none;"' : '') + '> \
					<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onfocus="document.getElementById(\'dsq-post-button' + pid + '\').focus();"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.SHARING_OPTIONS + ' <small>&#9660;</small></span></button> \
					<div class="dsq-panel"> '
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-twitter' + pid + '"'
								  + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-twitter' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Twitter</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook
								&& (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook.enabled === true ||
										(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'facebook'))
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-facebook' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-facebook' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Facebook</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-yahoo' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-yahoo' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Yahoo!</label> \
								</div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-tumblr' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-tumblr' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Tumblr</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-wordpress' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-wordpress' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Wordpress</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype !== undefined
							  && Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-movabletype' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-movabletype' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Movable Type</label> \
							   </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad !== undefined
							  && Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-typepad' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
								  <label for="dsq-sharing-typepad' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' TypePad</label> \
							   </div>'
							: '')
						+ '<div><a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/connections/" target="_blank" class="dsq-configure-options">' + Dsq.Strings.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS + '</a></div>'
					+ '</div> \
				</div>'
				+ '<button type="button" class="dsq-button" id="dsq-post-button' + pid + '" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, false)"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.POST_AS + ' '
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username
					? Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username
					: Dsq.Strings.GUEST)
				+ '</span></button>'
				+ (post_id
					? '<button type="button" class="dsq-button" id="dsq-cancel-button' + pid + '" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(' + post_id +', this)"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.CANCEL + '</span></button>'
					: '')
			+ '</div>'
			+ '</div>' // end dsq-form-area
		+ '</div> \
		';
		
		return html;
	};




	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-append-post-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var html;
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		
		html = ' \
		<table> \
			<tr> \
				<td id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-avatar" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
					<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
					? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
					: '')
				+ '</a> \
				</td> \
				<td class="dsq-comment-header-meta"> \
		';

		
		return html;
	};
	
	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var html;
		var parent_display_name = '';
		
		if(_meta.parent_post_id) {

			var _parent_meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[_meta.parent_post_id];

			if (_parent_meta) {
				var parentUserData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_parent_meta.user_key];
				parent_display_name = parentUserData.display_name;
			}
		}

		html = ' \
		<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/moderator.png" class="dsq-moderator-star" title="Moderator" /> \
		<span class="dsq-comment-header-time"><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')" title="Permalink">' + (_meta.is_realtime ? Dsq.Strings.JUST_NOW : _meta.date) + '</a></span> '
		+ (_meta.parent_post_id && parent_display_name
			? '<a href="#comment-' + _meta.parent_post_id + '" title="Jump to comment">in reply to ' + parent_display_name + '</a>'
			: '')
		+ '</td> \
		<td id="dsq-like-pts-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-comment-header-likes">'
		+ (_meta.points
			? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this.'
			: '')
		+ '</td> \
		</tr> \
		</table> \
		';
		return html;
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		var html = '';
		return html;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		var html;
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed || !_meta.approved) { return ''; }
		
		html = ' \
		<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer-left">'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
					? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.moderateOptions(' + post_id+ '); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATE + '</a>'
					: '')
				+ '<a href="#" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG + '</a> \
			</div> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer-right">'
				+ (_meta.votable 
					? '<span id="dsq-like-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-like">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1)" >Like</button>'
						: 'You liked this.&nbsp;&nbsp;')
					+ '</span>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small dsq-post-edit" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + ')" >' + Dsq.Strings.EDIT + '</button>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<span class="dsq-comment-footer-reply" id="dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(' + post_id +', this)"> \
						<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small">' + Dsq.Strings.REPLY + '</button> \
						<button type="button" class="dsq-comment-footer-reply-tab">' + Dsq.Strings.REPLY + '</button><span></span> \
					</span>'
					: '')
			+ '</div> \
		</div> \
		';
		
		return html;
	};



	
	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions" class="dsq-show-more-reactions"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</button></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		var item = '<li class="dsq-comment dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-comment-header"> \
			<table> \
			<tr> \
			<td class="dsq-header-avatar"> \
			';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'" class="dsq-avatar">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {

			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar92.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== ''
				? '</a>'
				: '')
			+ '</td>'
			+ '<td><cite class="dsq-comment-cite">' + reaction.author_name + '</cite> <span class="dsq-comment-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</span></td>'
			+ '<td class="dsq-comment-header-likes"></td>'
			+ '</tr></table></div>' // end dsq-comment-header
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header" \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-reaction-header-left">'
							+ '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png" />'
							+ ' From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
							+ 'via <a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? 'BackType' : 'UberVU') + '</a>'
						+ '</td>'
						+ '<td class="dsq-reaction-header-right">';

			if(reaction.retweets) {
				var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
				if (num_retweets > 0) {
					if (num_retweets == 1) {
						item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
					} else {
						item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');
						item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
						var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 3) ? 3 : num_retweets;
						item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);
						if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
							item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
								+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
						}
					}
				}
			}	
			item += '</td></tr> \
			</table> \
			</div>' // end dsq-reaction-header
			+ '<div class="dsq-comment-body"> \
				<div class="dsq-comment-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '</div> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer"> \
				<div class="dsq-comment-footer-left"> \
				</div>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator 
					? ' \
					<div class="dsq-comment-footer-right"> \
						<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small dsq-hide-reaction" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + ')">Hide</button> \
					</div>'
					: '')
			+ '</div>'
		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions" class="dsq-show-more-reactions"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</button></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 id="dsq-reactions-title" class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-container"> \
			<table> \
				<tbody> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-tl"></td><td class="dsq-popup-b"></td><td class="dsq-popup-tr"></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-b"></td> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-body"> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
								<div class="dsq-popup-title"> \
									<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" style="float:right" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)">Close</button>'
									+ content['header'] 
								+ '</div>'
								+ content['body']
							+ '</div> \
							<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
						</td> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-b"></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-bl"></td><td class="dsq-popup-b"></td><td class="dsq-popup-br"></td> \
					</tr> \
				</tbody> \
			</table> \
		</div> \
		';
	};



	
	this.chooseSubscribe = function(post_id) {

		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var menu = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid);
		
		menu.style.display = menu.style.display == 'block' ? 'none' : 'block';
		
	};
	
	this.setSubscribe = function(value, el, post_id) {

		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var input = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-on-post' + pid);
		var select = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-select' + pid);
		var menu = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid);
		
		select.innerHTML = el.innerHTML;
		input.value = value;
		this.chooseSubscribe(post_id);
	};
	
	this.getFormFields = function(post_id) {

		var fields = {};
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var name = Dsq.$('dsq-field-name' + pid);
		var email = Dsq.$('dsq-field-email' + pid);
		var website = Dsq.$('dsq-field-website' + pid);
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-field-username' + pid);
		var password = Dsq.$('dsq-field-password' + pid);

		fields = {
			'name': name,
			'email': email,
			'website': website,
			'username': username,
			'password': password
		}
		
		return fields;
	}
	
	this.validateFields = function(post_id) {
		
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) { return true; }
		
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		
		var nameField = fields.name;
		var websiteField = fields.website;
		var emailField = fields.email;
		
		websiteField.value = (websiteField.value == Dsq.Templates.placeholder['website']) ? '' : websiteField.value;
		
		var v = [{

			validator: Dsq.Validators.name,
			value: nameField.value
		}, {

			validator: Dsq.Validators.email,
			value: emailField.value
		}, {

			validator: Dsq.Validators.url,
			value: websiteField.value
		}];
		
		return Dsq.Validators.validate(v, function(e) { Dsq.Popup.popModal(e, 'Oops...') } );
	};
	
	this.checkExistingUser = function(post_id) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);		
		Dsq.Popup.loading(post_id);
		
		if (post_id) {
			Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].getUserByEmail(fields.email.value);
		} else {
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].getUserByEmail(fields.email.value);
		}
	};

	this.validateAuth = function(el_clicked, post_id, auth_choice) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		var email = fields.email ? fields.email.value : '';
		var username = fields.username ? fields.username.value : '';
		var password = fields.password ? fields.password.value : '';
		
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
		
		if (post_id) {
			Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].validateAuth(auth_choice, email, username, password);
		} else {
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].validateAuth(auth_choice, email, username, password);
		}
	};

	this.lightboxUpdateEmail = function(post_id, new_email) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		fields.email.value = new_email;
	};

	this.lightboxAuthenticate = function(post_id, auth_choice, auth_data) {
		var title, body;
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';

		if(typeof(auth_data) == 'undefined') {
			var auth_data = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		}

		d = auth_data;

		switch(auth_choice) {
			case 'register':
				var suggestedUsername = d.name.value.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9-]/g,'').toLowerCase();
			
				title = Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post ? 'Optional:' : 'Required:';
				title += ' Register a <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-profile.png" alt=Disqus Profile" />';

				body = ' \
				<ul class="dsq-lightbox-register-reasons"> \
				<li>Verify your comments</li> \
				<li>Edit and delete comments</li> \
				<li>Manage comments and replies</li> \
				</ul> \
				';

				body += ' \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-fields"> \
					<table> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Email</td> \
							<td><input type="text" value="' + d.email.value + '" onchange="Dsq.Templates.lightboxUpdateEmail(' + post_id + ', this.value)" /><div id="dsq-email-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Username</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-username' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + suggestedUsername + '"/><div id="dsq-username-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Password</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-password' + pid + '" type="password" /><div id="dsq-password-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
					</table> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-switch-auth"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(' + post_id + ',\'login\'); return false">Login instead</a></div> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid + '" class="dsq-lightbox-errors"></div> \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-submit"> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-post"><button type="button" class="dsq-button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.validateAuth(this, ' + post_id + ',\'' + auth_choice + '\')">Register and Post comment</button></div>'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
						? '<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-skip"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, true)">Just post as a Guest</button></div>'
						: '')
				+ '</div> \
				';
				break;
			case 'login':
				title = Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post ? 'Optional:' : 'Required:';
				title += ' Login to your <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-profile.png" alt=Disqus Profile" />';
				body = '';
				
				if(d.avatar_url) {
					body += '<div class="dsq-lightbox-recognized"><table><tr>';
					body += '<td><img src="' + d.avatar_url + '" alt="" /></td>';
					body += '<td><span class="dsq-badge ' + (d.verified ? 'dsq-badge-verified' : 'dsq-badge-registered') + '">' + (d.verified ? 'Verified' : 'Registered') + '</span></td>';
					body += '<td>Hey <strong>' + d.display_name + '</strong>, is that you? Login below to claim this comment.';
					body += '</tr></table></div>';
				}

				body += ' \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-fields"> \
					<table> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Username or Email</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-username' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (d.avatar_url ? d.username : '') + '" /></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Password <a href="http://disqus.com/forgot" target="_blank">(cannot log in?)</a></td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-password' + pid + '" type="password" /></td> \
						</tr> \
					</table> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-switch-auth"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(' + post_id + ',\'register\'); return false">Register instead</a></div> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid + '" class="dsq-lightbox-errors"></div> \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-submit"> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-post"><button type="button" class="dsq-button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.validateAuth(this, ' + post_id + ',\'' + auth_choice + '\')">Login and Post comment</button></div>'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
						? '<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-skip"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, true)">Just post as a Guest</button></div>'
						: '')
				+ '</div> \
				';
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
		Dsq.$('dsq-field-username' + pid).focus();
	};
	
	this.buttonsToRestore = [];
	this.setLoadingButton = function(btn, post_id) {
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		if (btn) {

			var loadingBtn = document.createElement('button');
			loadingBtn.id = btn.id + '-loading';
			loadingBtn.innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-lite.gif" alt="" /> ' + Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
			loadingBtn.className = btn.className + ' dsq-post-loading';
			btn.parentNode.appendChild(loadingBtn);
			btn.style.display = 'none';
			var cancelBtn = Dsq.$('dsq-cancel-button' + pid);
			if(cancelBtn) { cancelBtn.style.display = 'none'; this.buttonsToRestore.push(cancelBtn); }
			this.buttonsToRestore.push(btn);
		} else {

			var buttons = this.buttonsToRestore;
			for(var i = 0; i < buttons.length; i++) {
				buttons[i].style.display = 'inline';
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$(buttons[i].id + '-loading'));
			}
		}
		
	};

	this.postComment = function(post_id, el_clicked, force, auth_choice) {
		var append_id = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);

		if (Dsq.Templates.validateFields(post_id)) {

			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && !force &&
				((!Dsq.Utils.readCookie('skipped_auth') && !disqus_skip_auth && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled) || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post)) {
				Dsq.Templates.checkExistingUser(post_id);
				return false;
			}
			var params = [];
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
				params.push(fields.name.value,
					fields.email.value,
					fields.website.value);

				if (auth_choice == 'login' || auth_choice == 'register') {
					params.push({
						auth_choice: auth_choice,
						username: fields.username.value,
						password: fields.password.value,
						email: fields.email.value
					});
				} else {
					params.push(null);
				}

				params.push(null /* sharing options */, Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-on-post' + append_id).value);
			} else {
				var service_checked = function(name) {
					var el = Dsq.$('dsq-sharing-' + name + append_id);
					return (el !== null && el.checked === true) ? '1' : '0';
				};
				params.push(null, null, null, null, {
					tw: service_checked('twitter'),
					fb: service_checked('facebook'),
					tr: service_checked('tumblr'),
					wp: service_checked('wordpress'),
					mt: service_checked('movabletype'),
					tp: service_checked('typepad'),
					yh: service_checked('yahoo')
				});
			}

			var frame = Dsq.frames['reply_' + (post_id ? post_id : 0)];
			frame.post.apply(frame, params);

			if (el_clicked) {
				Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
			}
			
			if (force) {
				Dsq.Utils.createCookie('skipped_auth', true);	
			}
			
		} else {
			return false;
		}
	};

	this.editComment = function(el_clicked, post_id) {
		var edited_message = Dsq.$('dsq-edit-textarea-' + post_id).value;

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
		Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].edit(post_id, edited_message);
	};

	this.toggleEdit = function(post_id) {
		var body = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-body-' + post_id);
		var message = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + post_id);

		if (!Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id]) {


			message.style.display = 'none';
			if (Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id)) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id).style.display = 'block';
			} else {

				var edit_area = document.createElement('div');
				edit_area.id = 'dsq-edit-' + post_id;
				edit_area.className = 'dsq-edit dsq-textarea';
				edit_area.innerHTML = ' \
				<div class="dsq-textarea-wrapper"> \
					<textarea class="dsq-edit-textarea" id="dsq-edit-textarea-' + post_id + '">' + message.innerHTML + '</textarea> \
				</div> \
				<div class="dsq-save-edit"> \
					<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.editComment(this, ' + post_id + ')" class="dsq-button-small">Save Edit</button> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-edit-iframe-' + post_id + '" style="display: none"></div> \
				';

				body.appendChild(edit_area);

				if (!Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-edit-iframe-' + post_id), post_id);
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].init();
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].setState(post_id, _meta.depth);
				}
			}
		} else {

			message.style.display = 'block';
			Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id).style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id] = !Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id];
	};
	
	this.edit = function(el, post_id) {

		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(post_id, button) {
		
		if(!this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]) {

			if (Dsq.$('dsq-reply-post-' + post_id)) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).style.display = 'block';
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.postBox(post_id);
				var container = Dsq.$('dsq-textarea-wrapper-' + post_id);
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id] && container) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(container, post_id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].init(function() {

						Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.postBox(post_id, true);
						Dsq.$('dsq-form-area-' + post_id).innerHTML = '';

						var theme = (typeof disqus_frame_theme == 'undefined') ? 'default' : disqus_frame_theme;
						Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-form-area-' + post_id), post_id, {theme: theme});

					});
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].setState(post_id, _meta.depth);
				}
			}
			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-append-post';
			Dsq.$('dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-comment-footer-reply-active';
			
		} else {

			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).className = '';
			Dsq.$('dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-comment-footer-reply';
		}
		
		this.stateReplyToggled[post_id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[post_id];

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie && this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]) {

		}

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: post_id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]
		});
	};
	
	this.moderateOptions = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		
		if(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator) { return false; }

		var html;
		
		html = ' \
		<div class="dsq-moderate-options"> \
		<table>'
		+ (_meta.email ? '<tr><td>Email</td><td>' + _meta.email + '</td></tr>' : '')
		+ (_meta.ip ? '<tr><td>IP address</td><td>' + _meta.ip + '</td></tr>' : '')
		+ '<tr> \
			<td>Actions</td> \
			<td><ul>'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
				? '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
				: '')
			+ '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Delete Comment</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li> \
			</ul></td> \
			</table> \
		</div> \
		';
		
		html += '<p>Go to the full <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/moderate/" target="_blank">moderate panel</a> for more options.</p>';
		
		return Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Moderate Options', post_id);
	};
	
	this.placeholder = {
		'class': 'dsq-placeholder',
		'name': Dsq.Strings.NAME,
		'email': Dsq.Strings.EMAIL,
		'website': Dsq.Strings.WEBSITE + ' (' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL.toLowerCase() + ')'
	};
	
	this.handlePlaceholder = function(evt, el, key) {
		var placeholder = Dsq.Templates.placeholder[key];
		var className = Dsq.Templates.placeholder['class'];
		
		switch(evt.type) {
			case 'focus':
				if(el.value == placeholder) {
					el.value = '';
					el.className = '';
				}
				break;

			case 'blur':
				if(el.value == '') {
					el.value = placeholder;
					el.className = className;
				}
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}
	};
	
	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked) {

		var extra_params = '';

		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked);
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'what_to_do_if_you8217re_laid_off_in_2008_recession'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};
	
	
	this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {


		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-like-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
			}
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/vote.js'
				+ '?post_id='    + id
				+ '&vote='        + vote);
		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login('To rate, please log in');
		}
	};

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {

		Dsq.$('dsq-like-pts-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this.';

		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-like-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.&nbsp;&nbsp;';
		}
	};




	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(response, parent_post_id, post_id) {
		var approved = response.message.post_meta.approved;

		if (parent_post_id) {
			Dsq.Post.toggleReply(parent_post_id);
		}

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
		
		if (approved) {
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		} else {			
			var unapproved_msg = 'Thanks for posting!\
	 Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.\
			';
			Dsq.Popup.popModal(unapproved_msg, 'Comment awaiting approval', post_id);
		}

		var sharing_results = response.message.sharing_results;
		var sharing_errors = '';
		for (var service in sharing_results) {
			if (sharing_results.hasOwnProperty(service) === true) {
				if (sharing_results[service].error === true) {
					sharing_errors += service + ', ';
				}
			}
		}

		if (sharing_results.facebook && sharing_results.facebook.callback) {
			FB.ensureInit(function() {
				FB.Connect.streamPublish('', sharing_results.facebook.attachment);
			});
		}

		if (sharing_errors !== '') {
			var message = 'Your comment was posted, but there were errors sharing with the following connections: ';
			message += sharing_errors.replace(/,\s$/, '');
			message += '<p><a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/connections" target="_blank">Configure your connections here</a></p>'
			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, 'Sharing options');
		}

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	this.postComment_onFailure = function(response, parent_post_id, post_id) {

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};
};




// TODO: It might be faster to use string methods to find all <li (...) </li> blocks and pass to Dsq.PostHandler manually.
Dsq.CommentsHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_post = Dsq.Templates.prependPost(post_id);
	var append_post = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(post_id);

	content = content.replace(Dsq.POST_RE, Dsq.PostHandler);
	Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter++;
	head = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContainer(post_id, head);
	return prepend_post + head + content + tail + append_post;
};

Dsq.PostHandler = function(str, h_head, post_id, h_content, h_tail, b_head, b_content, b_tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_header = Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader(post_id);
	var append_header = Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader(post_id);
	var prepend_body = Dsq.Templates.preBody(post_id);
	var append_body = Dsq.Templates.postBody(post_id);
	var append_footer = Dsq.Templates.postFooter(post_id);

	b_content = b_content.replace(Dsq.POST_BODY_RE, Dsq.PostBodyHandler);
	return h_head + prepend_header + h_content + append_header + h_tail + b_head + prepend_body + b_content + append_body + b_tail + append_footer;
};

Dsq.PostBodyHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	content = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContent(post_id, content);
	return head + content + tail;
};

Dsq.MediaPostHandler = function(str, args, offset, s) {
	args = args.split(' ');
	if(args[0] == 'seesmic') {
		return '<br />' + Dsq.Templates.mediaSeesmic(args[1], args[2]);
	}
	return '';
};


/**
 * Shorcuts
 */
Dsq.$ = function(element) { return document.getElementById(element); };
Dsq.$b = document.body || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];


/**
 * Dsq.Debug: Logging functions.
 */

Dsq.Debug = new function() {this.log=function(s){};this.profile=function(f){if(typeof f == 'function')return f();else return eval(f);};};


/**
 * Dsq.Urls: URL paths
 */
Dsq.Urls = new function() {
	this.LOGIN = '/profile/login/';
	this.LOGOUT = '/logout/';
	this.REPLY = 'http://scobleizer.disqus.com/what_to_do_if_you8217re_laid_off_in_2008_recession/reply.html';
	this.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE = '/AnonymousUser/';
	this.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR = 'http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png';
};
// Dsq.Urls

/**
 * Dsq.Validators: Validation for form fields
 */
Dsq.Validators = new function() {
	this.VALID_EMAIL_RE = /^[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*\@(([a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*)+\.[a-z]{2,}|([0-9]+\.){3}[0-9]+)$/i;
	this.name = function(name) {
		var error = false;

		if(typeof Dsq.Templates.placeholder !== 'undefined' &&
		   name == Dsq.Templates.placeholder.name) {
			error = true;
		}
		if(name.length <= 1) {
			error = true;
		}

		if(error) {
			return "Please enter a name to comment.";
		} else {
			return true;
		}
	};
	this.email = function(addr) {
		if(Dsq.Validators.VALID_EMAIL_RE.test(addr)) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please enter a valid email to comment.";
		}
	};
	this.url = function(addr) {
		if(!addr || addr.indexOf('.') != -1) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please check your website URL (this field is optional).";
		}
	};

	this.validate = function(bulk_validation, failure_callback) {
		failure_callback = failure_callback || function(e){ alert(e); };

		for(var i = 0; i < bulk_validation.length; i++) {
			v = bulk_validation[i];
			ret = v.validator(v.value);
			if(ret !== true) {
				failure_callback(ret);
				return false;
			}
		}
		return true;
	};
};

/**
 * Dsq.Utils: Generic utility functions.
 */
Dsq.Utils = new function() {
	this.ie = /msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
	this.ie7 = (document.all && !window.opera && window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true : false;
	this.ie6 = (!window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true: false;
	this.webkit = navigator.userAgent.indexOf('AppleWebKit/') >= 0;
	this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache = {};
	this._styleSheet = null;

	this.gebiFromElement = function(el, id, tag) {
		// This only method only helps IE.
		if(!this.ie) {
			return Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var cacheKey = el.id + '-' + tag;
			tag = tag || 'div';
			if(typeof this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] != 'undefined') {
				collection = this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey];
			} else {
				collection = el.getElementsByTagName(tag);
				this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] = collection;
			}

			for(var i = 0; i < collection.length; i++) {
				if(collection[i].id == id) {
					return collection[i];
				}
			}
			return null;
		}
	};

	this.execOnReady = function(func) {
		var node = document.createElement('document:ready');
		try {
			node.doScroll('left');
			func();
			node = null;
		} catch(err) {
			setTimeout(function() { Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(func); }, 10);
		}
	};


	// Courtesy of http://www.quirksmode.org/js/cookies.html
	this.createCookie = function(name,value,days) {
		if (days) {
			var date = new Date();
			date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
			var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
		}
		else var expires = "";
		document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
	};

	this.readCookie = function(name) {
		var nameEQ = name + "=";
		var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
		for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
			var c = ca[i];
			while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
			if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.eraseCookie = function(name) {
		Dsq.Utils.createCookie(name,"",-1);
	};

	this.deleteNode = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			this.deleteChildren(node);
			if(typeof node.outerHTML != 'undefined') { node.outerHTML = ''; }
			else if(node.parentNode) { node.parentNode.removeChild(node); }
			delete node;
		}
	};

	this.deleteChildren = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			for(var x = node.childNodes.length-1; x >= 0; x--) {
				var childNode = node.childNodes[x];
				if(childNode.hasChildNodes()) { this.deleteChildren(childNode); }
				if(typeof childNode.outerHTML != 'undefined') { childNode.outerHTML = ''; }
				else node.removeChild(childNode);
				delete childNode;
			}
		}
	};

	this.findPos = function(obj) {
		var curleft = 0;
		var curtop = 0;
		if (obj.offsetParent) {
			do {
				curleft += obj.offsetLeft;
				curtop += obj.offsetTop;
			} while (obj = obj.offsetParent);
		}
		return [curleft,curtop];
	};

	this.getWindowSize = function() {
		var windowWidth = -1;
		var windowHeight = -1;

		if(typeof(window.innerWidth) == 'number') { //Non-IE
			windowWidth = window.innerWidth;
			windowHeight = window.innerHeight;
		} else if(document.documentElement) { // IE 6+ in 'standards compliant mode'
			windowWidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth || document.body.clientWidth;
			windowHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight || document.body.clientHeight;
		}

		return [windowWidth, windowHeight];
	}

	this.getScrollPos = function() {
		var scrollWidth, scrollTop;

		if(document.documentElement && (document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.documentElement.scrollWidth)) {
			scrollWidth = document.documentElement.scrollWidth;
			// IE is weird here.  If no doctype is provided, document.body.scrollTop is 0,
			// otherwise document.documentElement.scrollTop is 0.
			scrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop;
		} else if(document.body.scrollTop && document.body.scrollWidth) {
			scrollWidth = document.body.scrollWidth;
			scrollTop = document.body.scrollTop;
		}

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

	this.addEventListener = function(instance, eventName, listener) {
		var listenerFn = listener;
		if (instance.addEventListener) {
			instance.addEventListener(eventName, listenerFn, false);
		} else if (instance.attachEvent) {
			listenerFn = function() {
				listener(window.event);
			};
			instance.attachEvent("on" + eventName, listenerFn);
		} else {
			throw new Error("Event registration not supported");
		}
		return {
			instance: instance,
			name: eventName,
			listener: listenerFn
		};
	};

	this.removeEventListener = function(event) {
		var instance = event.instance;
		if (instance.removeEventListener) {
			instance.removeEventListener(event.name, event.listener, false);
		} else if (instance.detachEvent) {
			instance.detachEvent("on" + event.name, event.listener);
		}
	};

	this.fixIframesIE = function(id) {
		var disqusThread = Dsq.$(disqus_container_id);
		var iframes = disqusThread.getElementsByTagName('iframe');

		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-content');
		}

		for(i = 0; i < iframes.length; i++) {
			if (container) {
				iframes[i].style.width = container.offsetWidth;
			}
		}
	};

	this.getElementsByClassName = function(oElm, strTagName, strClassName) {
	/* Credit: Jonathan Snook [http://www.snook.ca/jonathan], Robert Nyman [http://www.robertnyman.com] */
		var arrElements = (strTagName == "*" && oElm.all)? oElm.all : oElm.getElementsByTagName(strTagName);
		var arrReturnElements = new Array();
		strClassName = strClassName.replace(/\-/g, "\\-");
		var oRegExp = new RegExp("(^|\\s)" + strClassName + "(\\s|$)");
		var oElement;
		for(var i = 0; i < arrElements.length; i++) {
			oElement = arrElements[i];
			if(oRegExp.test(oElement.className)) {
				arrReturnElements.push(oElement);
			}
		}
		return (arrReturnElements);
	};

	this.postToUrl = function(url, post_data, opt_redirect) {
		var form = document.createElement('form');
		var iframe_container = document.createElement('div');
		var id = 'dsq-temp-iframe-' + (new Date()).getTime();

		form.method = 'POST';
		form.action = url;
		if (!opt_redirect) {
			form.target = id;
		}
		iframe_container.innerHTML = '<iframe style="display:none" name="' + id + '" id="' + id + '"></iframe>';

		for(var key in post_data) {
			if(post_data.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var input = document.createElement('input');
				input.name = key;
				input.type = 'hidden';
				input.value = post_data[key];

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

		Dsq.$b.appendChild(iframe_container);
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(form);
		form.submit();
	};

	// Strips integer id from id of element in the form ('some-id-###')
	this.extractId = function(e) {
		var chunks = e.id.split('-');
		if(chunks.length <= 1) {
			return 0;
		} else {
			var retval = parseInt(chunks[chunks.length-1]);
			return !isNaN(retval) ? retval : null;
		}
	};

	this.getStyle = function(el, styleProp) {
		if(el.currentStyle) {
			var y = el.currentStyle[styleProp];
		} else if(window.getComputedStyle) {
			var y = document.defaultView.getComputedStyle(el, null).getPropertyValue(styleProp);
		}

		if(y == 'transparent' || y == '') {
			this.getStyle(el.parentNode, styleProp);
		} else {
			return y;
		}
	};

	this.execScript = function(url, append_qs, container) {
		var script = document.createElement('script');
		append_qs = typeof append_qs == 'undefined' ? true : append_qs;
		container = container || Dsq.container;

		if(append_qs) {
			var j = (url.indexOf('?') >= 0) ? '&' : '?';
			url += j + (new Date()).getTime();
		}
		script.type = 'text/javascript';
		script.charset = 'UTF-8';
		script.src = url;
		container.appendChild(script);
		return script;
	};

	this.pluralize = function(num, singular, plural) {
		return (num != 1) ? plural || 's' : singular || '';
	};

	this.getRequestParams = function(queryString /* optional */) {
		var pairs, tuple;
		var params = {};

		queryString = queryString || window.location.search.substring(1);
		pairs = queryString.split('&');

		for (var i = 0, pair; pair = pairs[i]; i++) {
			tuple = pair.split('=');
			params[tuple[0]] = (tuple[1] || true);
		}

		return params;
	};

	this.addCssRule = function(selector, styleText, index) {
		var stylesheet;
		index = index || 0;

		if(!this._styleSheet) {
			var styleEl = document.createElement('style');
			document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(styleEl);
			this._styleSheet = styleEl.sheet;
			if(!this._styleSheet) {
				// IE does not like our newly created stylesheet.
				this._styleSheet = document.styleSheets[document.styleSheets.length-1];
			}
		}
		stylesheet = this._styleSheet;

		if(stylesheet.insertRule) {
			var ruleText = selector + ' { ' + styleText + ' }';
			if(index == -1) {
				index = stylesheet.cssRules.length;
			}
			stylesheet.insertRule(ruleText, index);
		} else if(stylesheet.addRule) {
			stylesheet.addRule(selector, styleText, index);
		}
	};

	this.forEachIn = function(obj, callback) {
		for(var key in obj) {
			if(obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				callback(key, obj[key]);
			}
		}
	};

	this._interpolateGlobalContext = {
		// values that get used a lot and are global to the request
		'profile_url': Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE,

		'disqus_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url,
		'media_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url,
		'request_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.username,
		'request_display_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username,
		'forum_name': Dsq.jsonData.forum.name
	};

	this.renderFromContextStack = function(key, contexts) {
		// Returns the first instance of `key` in the array of objects `contexts` or else ''
		for (var i=0; i<contexts.length; i++) {
			if (contexts[i][key] !== undefined) {
				return String(contexts[i][key]);
			}
		}
		throw new Error('key ' + key + ' not found in context');
	};

	var that = this;
	this.interpolate = function(fmt, opt_localContext) {
		// Interpolate `fmt` named-format string with an assumed global context.
		// Based on `interpolate` in django.views.i18n
		var contextStack = [opt_localContext || {}, that._interpolateGlobalContext];
		return fmt.replace(/%\(\w+\)s/g, function(match){
			return that.renderFromContextStack(match.slice(2,-2), contextStack);
		});
	};

	this.stripTags = function(s) {
		// Removes HTML tags from `s`
		return s.replace(/(<([^>]+)>)/g,"");

	};

	this.assert = function(b) {
		if (!b) {
			throw new Error('Assertion error.');
		}
	};

};
// Dsq.Utils

/**
 * Dsq.Popup: Popup helper functions.
 */
Dsq.Popup = new function() {
	this.timeHide = new Array();
	this.timeShow = new Array();
	this.activePopup = {};
	this.profileCache = {};
	this.statusCache = {};

	this.showTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the hide timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeHide[post_id]);

		// start the timer
		if(!Dsq.Popup.profileIsOn && !Dsq.Thread.adminIsOn) {
			this.timeShow[post_id] = setTimeout("Dsq.Popup.popProfile(\"" + post_id + "\")", 400);
		}
	};

	this.hideTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the show timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeShow[post_id]);
	};

	this.updateProfile = function(username) {
		// Callback from /embed/profile.js
		if (this.statusCache[username]) {
			var statusEl = Dsq.$('dsq-profile-status-' + username);
			statusEl.innerHTML = this.statusCache[username];
			statusEl.style.display = 'block';
		}

		if (this.profileCache[username]) {
			var _cache = this.profileCache[username];

			var _genhtml = function(text) { return '<span><big>' + text + '</big></span>'; };
			var _no_comments = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS(_cache.comments_count));
			var _no_likes = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_LIKES(_cache.likes_count));
			var _no_points = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_POINTS(_cache.points));

			var statsEl = Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + username);
			statsEl.innerHTML = '';

			if (Dsq.jsonData.users[username].registered) {
				statsEl.innerHTML = _no_comments + _no_likes;
			}
			statsEl.innerHTML += _no_points;

			var activeSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.active_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.active_sites[i];
				activeSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (activeSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = activeSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = 'This site.';
			}

			var moderatedSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.moderated_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.moderated_sites[i];
				moderatedSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (moderatedSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + username).innerHTML = moderatedSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + username).innerHTML = '';
			}
		}

		// Reposition popup after full HTML is rendered
		if(Dsq.Popup.activePopup && Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el) {
			Dsq.Popup.initPopup(Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.type);
		}

	};

	this.showCookieMsgs = function() {
		var title = '';
		var message = '';
		var numAlerts = 0;

		Dsq.Utils.forEachIn(Dsq.jsonData.cookie_messages, function(k, v) {
			if (!v) return;

			switch(k) {
				// Cookie: Twitter
				case 'post_twitter':
					if (v === 'error') {
						title = 'Twitter Error!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-error">Oops, we couldn\'t tweet this comment. Please check your <a href="http://disqus.com/account/services">account settings</a>.</li>';
					} else {
						var _msg = v.split(':');
						title = 'Tweeted!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-success">Your comment was successfully tweeted. <a href="http://twitter.com/' + _msg[0] + '/status/' + _msg[1] + '">Click here to view the tweet</a>.</li>';
					}
					break;
				// Cookie: Unapproved Post
				case 'post_not_approved':
					title = 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-not-approved">Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.</li>';
					break;
				// Cookie: Profile Found
				case 'post_has_profile':
					title = 'Use your existing commenter profile';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-has-profile">You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a></li>';
					break;
				case 'user_created':
					var _data = v.split(':');
					title = 'Profile created!';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-user-created">You have just created a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, the best way to claim, manage, and track your comments all over the web. \
					<br /><br />A confirmation is being sent to <strong>' + _data[1] + '</strong>. Please check for this email in order to verify your profile. \
					<ul class="dsq-list-tick"> \
						<li>Your username is <strong>' + _data[0] +'</strong>. <a href="http://disqus.com/people/' + _data[0] + '/" target="_blank">Click here to view your public profile</a>.</li> \
						<li>Be sure to set your profile picture, as well as connect your <span class="dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> and <span class="dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> accounts. <a href="http://disqus.com/account/" target="_blank">Click here for account settings</a>.</li> \
					</ul> \
					</li>'
					break;
				default:
					break;
			}
			numAlerts++;
		});

		if(numAlerts > 1) {
			message = '<ul class="dsq-list-bluebullet">' + message;
			message += '</ul>';
			title = 'Thanks for posting!';
		}
		if(numAlerts > 0) {
			if(typeof(disqus_cookie_msgs) == 'function') {
				disqus_cookie_msgs(message, title);
			} else {
				Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
			}
		}
	};

	this.helpBadges = function(post_id) {
		var html = ' \
			<ul class="dsq-popup-help"> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile with a confirmed email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, but has not yet confirmed his or her email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span> is not logged in with any account and has not claimed his or her comments.</li> \
				<li class="dsq-help-otheraccts">Other accounts</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> is using his or her Facebook profile via Facebook Connect.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> is using his or her Twitter profile via Twitter Sign-in.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-openid">OpenID</span> is using his or her OpenID.</li> \
			</ul> \
		';

		this.popModal(html, 'Help: Types of Commenters', post_id);
		return;
	};

	this.permalink = function(post_id) {
		var header = 'Link to this comment';
		var body = '<strong>You are anchored to</strong>:<br />' + document.location.protocol + '//' + document.location.host + document.location.pathname + document.location.search + '#comment-' + post_id;

		this.popModal(body, header, post_id);
	};

	this.login = function(header, body) {
		var h = header || 'Login or Register';
		var b = body || '';
		b += Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: 'dsq-popup-login'});
		b += '</iframe>'; // HACK: Sometimes there is something funky with the IFRAME SRC that causes no end tag
		this.popModal(b, h, null, true, 'dsq-popup-login');
	};

	this.blacklist = function(id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		var title = 'Add to Blacklist';
		var message = ' \
		Adding this person to the blacklist will block him or her from commenting on this site. Check the following types that you would like to add to the blacklist:'
		+ (userData['registered'] ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-username" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-username"><strong>Username</strong>: ' + userData['username'] + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ (_meta.email ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-email" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-email"><strong>Email address</strong>: ' + _meta.email + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ '<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
			<input id="dsq-blacklist-ip" type="checkbox" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-blacklist-ip-warning\').style.display=\'block\'"> \
			<label for="dsq-blacklist-ip"><strong>IP address</strong>: ' + _meta.ip + '</label> \
		</div> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p id="dsq-blacklist-ip-warning" style="display:none">	\
				Note: Blocking this person\'s IP address may also unintentionally prevent others, who share his/her IP address, from commenting on this site. \
				This may include people who are sharing the same computer, living in the same house, or using the same Internet provider. Only block an IP address as a last resort. \
			</p> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p style="text-align:center"><button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Post.blockUser(' + id + '); this.disabled=true; this.innerHTML=\'Just one moment...\'">Add to Blacklist</button></p> \
		';

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
	};

	this.remoteAccountSettings = function() {
		var body = '';
		// Set up IFrame.
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/_auth/embed/remote_settings/';
		var attributes = {id: 'dsq-popup-account-settings'};
		if (typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}

		body = Dsq.Templates._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
		this.popModal(body, 'Account Settings', null, true, 'dsq-popup-account-settings');
	};

	this.popModal = function(message, title, post_id, use_listener, extra_classes) {
		var container = document.createElement('div');
		var header, body;

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);

		if(typeof(title) == 'undefined') { title = ''; }
		if(typeof(use_listener) == 'undefined') { use_listener = true; }

		if(post_id) {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message-' + post_id;
		} else {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message';
		}

		header = title;
		body = message;

		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupModal(header, body);
		Dsq.Popup.initPopup(container, post_id, 'message', extra_classes);
		if(use_listener) {
			Dsq.Popup.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', Dsq.Popup._closePopup);
		}
	};

	this.popAlert = this.popModal;

	this.loading = function(post_id) {
		var title = Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
		var body = '<div style="text-align:center; padding: 5px 0 10px 0"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif" alt="" /></div>'
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
	};

	this.lightbox = function(message, title, post_id) {
		// Wraps Dsq.Popup.popModal

		var overlay = document.createElement('div');
		overlay.id = 'dsq-overlay';
		overlay.className = 'dsq-overlay';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(overlay);
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, post_id, false, 'dsq-lightbox');
	};

	this.popProfile = function(post_id, userKey) {
		var post = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id];
		if (post && post.has_been_anonymized) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('This message was anonymized by its previous owner.', 'Anonymized', post_id);
			return;
		}

		if(post_id) {
			userKey = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id].user_key;	
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][userKey];
		var elId = 'dsq-popup-profile-' + userKey;
		var container = document.createElement('div');

		if(this.activePopup.el) {
			this._closePopup(null, true);
			if(this.activePopup.linkClicked) {
				this.activePopup.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		container.id = elId;
		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupProfile(userKey);

		this.initPopup(container, post_id, 'profile');
		this.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._closePopup);

		if(!this.profileCache[userKey]) {
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/embed/profile.js'
				+ '?username=' + userKey
				+ '&anon=' + (userData['registered'] ? 0 : 1)
				+ '&f=' + Dsq.jsonData['request'].forum);
		} else {
			this.updateProfile(userKey);
		}
	};

	this._closePopup = function(e, force) {
		var activePopup = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el;
		var id = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id;
		var link = 'dsq-avatar-' + id; // HACK: Specific to profile toggle target

		// HACK: This event should be gone if there is no active popup.
		if(!activePopup) {
			return;
		}
		if(force || !Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, activePopup.id)) {
			// TODO: This is breaking iE?
			if(Dsq.Popup.popupListener) {
				Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Popup.popupListener);
			}
			
			// Kill overlay
			var overlay = Dsq.$('dsq-overlay');
			if(overlay) { Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(overlay); }
			
			try {
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(activePopup);
			} catch(e) {
				// HACK: IE6 throws an error when using deleteNode() with a node containing a <table> in the html.
				activePopup.parentNode.removeChild(activePopup);
			}
			Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {};
		}

		if(!force && Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Popup.activePopup.linkClicked = true;
		}

	};

	this.initPopup = function(popup, post_id, type, extra_classes) {
		popup.className = 'dsq-popup dsq-popup-' + type + ' ' + (extra_classes ? extra_classes : '');
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6 || Dsq.Utils.ie7) {
			// HACK: We can't modify the body before it's ready, so we need
			//       to use an IE-safe "DOMReady" workaround before loading
			//       our popup.
			Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(function() {Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup); });
		} else {
			Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup);
		}

		popup.style.display = 'block';

		var xPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[0] - popup.offsetWidth) / 2;
		var yPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[1] - popup.offsetHeight) / 2;

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
			yPos += Dsq.Utils.getScrollPos()[1];
		}

		popup.style.left = xPos + 'px';
		popup.style.top = yPos + 'px';

		Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {
			'el' : popup,
			'id' : post_id,
			'type': type,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};
	};

	this.isClicked = function(e, id) {
		var t = e.target || e.srcElement;
		while(t && t.parentNode) {
			if(t.id == id) {
				return true;
			}

			t = t.parentNode;
		}
		return false;
	};
};
// Dsq.Popup

/**
 * Dsq.Templates
 */
Dsq.Templates = new function() {
	/*
	 * Counter keeping track of the number of posts iterated over.
	 */
	this.postLoopCounter = 0;
	this.filters = {};
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-post-add';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-post-add';

	this.registerTemplate = function(name, func) {
		this['$$_' + name] = func;

		if(typeof DsqLocal.Filters != 'undefined'
		&& typeof DsqLocal.Filters[name] == 'function') {
			// Push filters to this.filters to unify code.
			this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
			this.filters[name].push(DsqLocal.Filters[name]);
		}

		this[name] = function() {
			var ret;

			if(typeof DsqLocal.Templates != 'undefined'
			&& typeof DsqLocal.Templates[name] == 'function') {
				ret = DsqLocal.Templates[name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(ret === undefined) {
				ret = this['$$_' + name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(this.filters[name]) {
				var args = [ret];

				args.push.apply(args, arguments);
				for(var i = 0; i < this.filters[name].length; i++) {
					ret = this.filters[name][i].apply(this, args);
				}
			}

			return ret;
		};
	};

	this.registerFilter = function(name, func) {
		this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
		this.filters[name].push(func);
	};

	/**
	 * Dsq.Templates.Filters
	 */
	this.Filters = new function() {
		this.commentContainer = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var classes = [];
			if(Dsq.jsonData.request.page > 1) {
				classes.push('dsq-append');
			}

			//
			// Extra classes used for custom themes
			//

			if(_meta.depth) {
				classes.push('dsq-comment-child', 'dsq-depth-' + _meta.depth, 'dsq-parent-is-' + _meta.parent_post_id);
			}


			//

			if(_meta.author_is_creator) {
				// TODO: We need to deprecate the "special" class since it is not properly prefixed.
				classes.push('special', 'dsq-special');
			}
			if(_meta.author_is_moderator) {
				classes.push('dsq-moderator');
			}
			classes.push(['dsq-odd', 'dsq-even'][Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter % 2]);

			s = s.substring(0, s.lastIndexOf('>'));
			return s + ' class="dsq-comment ' + classes.join(' ') + '" style="margin-left:' + _meta.depth*30 + 'px">';
		};

		this.commentContent = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			if (_meta.killed) {
				return '<em>Comment removed.</em>';
			} else if (!_meta.approved) {
				return '<em>This comment was flagged for review.</em>';
			}

			s = s.replace(Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE, Dsq.MediaPostHandler);
			return s;
		};
	};

	//
	// Thread
	//
	// TODO: These need to be stripped of all Django template tags.

	this.authPost = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			return '';
		}
		var result = [];
		result = result.concat([
				'<div id="dsq-auth"',
						Dsq.jsonData.integration.reply_position ? 'class="dsq-auth-bottom"' : '',
						'>',
					'<div class="dsq-by">',
						'<a href="http://disqus.com" target="_blank">',
							(Dsq.jsonData.integration.disqus_logo ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/by-disqus.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">') :
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/dsq-button-120x19.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">')
							),
						'</a>',
					'</div>',
					'<div class="dsq-auth-header">',
						'<h3 id="dsq-add-new-comment" class="dsq-h3-addcomment">',
								Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT,
						'</h3>',
						'<div id="dsq-login">',
						(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
								? '<p class="dsq-login-message" id="dsq-login-message">You are commenting as a <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. You may select one to log into:</p>'
								: '')
		]);
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			result = result.concat([
							Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
								'<a id="dsq-login-toggle" href="%(disqus_url)s%(login_url)s?next=article:%(thread_id)s" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsq-profile-btn.png" title="%(log_into)s" alt="%(log_into)s"/></a>',
								{login_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGIN, thread_id: Dsq.jsonData.thread.id, log_into: Dsq.Strings.LOG_INTO_DISQUS}
								),
							'&nbsp; ',
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ?
								'<div id="dsq-fbc-login" onlogin="DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin()" size="medium" background="light" length="short" style="display:inline; margin-right:7px"></div>' :
								''
							),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-twitter-login" class="dsq-twitter-login" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect();" style="display:inline; cursor: pointer"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/twitter-signin-short.png" style="margin-right:7px" /></div>', {}) : ''),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-openid-login" class="dsq-openid-login" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL();" style="display:inline; cursor:pointer;"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/openid-login-button.png"/></div>', {}
								) : '')
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
						'</div>', // dsq-login
					'</div>', // dsq-auth-header
					'<div id="dsq-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated" ',
						Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated ? 'style="display:block"' : '',
						'>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-pic">',
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">' +
																			'<img class="dsq-post-avatar" src="%(avatar_url)s" alt="" /></a>',
																			{avatar_url: Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR,
																			url: (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
																					 ? Dsq.jsonData.request.url
																					 : Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE) }),
						'</div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>', {url:Dsq.jsonData.request.url})
										  )
										: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(profile_url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>')
											)
									),
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">',
									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsqicon12.png" alt="%(logged_in_as)s"/>&nbsp',
											{logged_in_as: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username)})
										: ''),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="%(logout_from_disqus)s">',
											{logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN, logout_from_disqus: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('DISQUS')})
										: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'twitter')
												? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using Twitter (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
												 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
												: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'openid')
													 ? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using OpenID (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
													 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
													 : ''
													)
											)
									),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote ? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('<span class="logo-disqus">DISQUS</span>') : ''),
									'</a>',
								'</li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
		]);
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect) {
			result = result.concat([
					'<div id="dsq-fbc-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated">',
						'<div id="dsq-fbc-profilepic" class="dsq-authenticated-pic" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.ProfilePic" size="square" facebook-logo="true"></div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									'Logged in as <span id="dsq-fbc-name" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.Name" linked="true" useyou="false"></span>',
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">using Facebook Connect <a href="#" onclick="javascript:DisqusFbcParentController.logout();return false;">(Logout)</a></li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
				'</div>', // dsq-auth
				'<div id="dsq-toolbar-items">',
				'</div>'
		]);
		result = result.concat([
					//
					//
					//
				((!Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) ?
					// Needs to be translated:
					('<p id="dsq-no-anon-msg">Required: Please log into <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> ' +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? 'or connect with Facebook ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? 'or sign in with Twitter ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? 'or sign in using OpenID ' : '') +
					Dsq.Utils.interpolate('to comment on <strong>%(forum_name)s</strong>.</p>')) :
					''
				),
				'<div id="dsq-post-add"></div>',
				'<div style="margin:10px 0">',
				((Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media) ?
						'<a href="#" id="dsq-media-link" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, false, \'media\'); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.USE_MEDIA + ' <small>&#9660;</small></a>' :
						''),
				'</div>'
		]);
		return result.join('');
	};


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 <span id="dsq-num-posts">112</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://scobleizer.disqus.com/what_to_do_if_you8217re_laid_off_in_2008_recession/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" selected="selected">Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://scobleizer.disqus.com/what_to_do_if_you8217re_laid_off_in_2008_recession/">Community Page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-subscribe">\
	 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle">\
	 <span id="dsq-subscribe">\
	 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a>\
	 </span>\
	 </span>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-alerts">\
	 <p>Comments for this page are closed.</p>\
	 </div>\
		';

		

		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) { 
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-alert-message dsq-upgrade-message"> \
				<strong>Disqus upgrade available.</strong> Hi ' + Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username + ', this message is being displayed to you because you are a moderator of this site. <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-upgrade-message\').style.display=\'block\';this.style.display=\'none\';return false">Click here for details.</a> \
				<div style="display:none; margin-top:10px;" id="dsq-upgrade-message"> \
					A new theme is available with added features. <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/settings/' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url + '/?p=customize">To change your theme, click here</a> and choose the theme Narcissus. \
					If you do not upgrade, you are missing out on features such as: real-time commenting, new sign-in integrations, and an upgrade interface. \
					<strong>This message will automatically go away in one week.</strong> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			' + html; 
		}
		return html;
	};

	this.footer = function() {
		var html = Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.authPost();
		

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		

		return html;
	};

	this.pagination = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) { Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = ''; }
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.thread.paginate) { return ''; }

		//
		// TODO: num_paginator still uses the template tag for pagination, 
		// 		while append_paginator does it all in JavaScript.
		//		This should all be in JavaScript.
		//

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages > 1 && Dsq.jsonData.request.page < Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages) {
			html = ' \<a class="dsq-paginate-append-text" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this); return false">Show more comments...</a>\
	 <button type="button" class="dsq-button-small dsq-paginate-append-button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this);">Load more comments</button>\
			';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = html;
			return '';
		} else {
			return '<div id="dsq-pagination" class="dsq-pagination">' + html + '</div>';
		}
	};

	this.trackbacks = function() {
		var html = '';

		if(typeof DsqLocal != 'undefined' && DsqLocal.trackback_url && DsqLocal.trackbacks) {
			var trackbacks = DsqLocal.trackbacks;
			var trackback_url = DsqLocal.trackback_url;
		} else {
			var trackbacks = [
			
			
			];
			var trackback_url = 'http://scobleizer.disqus.com/what_to_do_if_you8217re_laid_off_in_2008_recession/trackback/';
		}

		html += '<div class="dsq-item-trackback">Trackback URL&nbsp;&nbsp;<input class="dsq-trackback-url" onclick="this.select()" readonly="true" value="' + trackback_url + '"></div>';

		if(trackbacks.length) {
			html += '<ul id="dsq-references">'
			for(var i = 0; i < trackbacks.length; i++) {
				var trackback = trackbacks[i];
				html += '<li><cite><a href="' + trackback.author_url + '" rel="nofollow">' + trackback.author_name + '</a></cite> \
						<p class="dsq-meta">' + trackback.date + '</p> \
						<p class="dsq-content">' + trackback.excerpt + '</p></li>';
			}
			html += '</ul>';
			html = '<h3 class="dsq-h3-trackbacks">Trackbacks</h3>' + html;
		}

		return html;
	}

	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		/* Reaction HTML begins */
		var item = '<li class="dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-header-avatar">';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'">';
		} else {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="#" onclick="return false;">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {
			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar32.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png"/>'
			+ '</a></div>'
			+ '<cite><span>' + reaction.author_name + '</span></cite>'
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"><a class="dsq-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</a></span>'
			+ '</div><div class="dsq-reaction-body">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-footer">From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
			+ 'via <a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? 'BackType' : 'UberVU') + '</a>'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator ? '&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;<a class="dsq-hide-reaction" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + '); return false;">Hide</a>' : '') + '</div></div>';

		if(reaction.retweets) {
			var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
			if (num_retweets > 0) {
				item += '<div class="dsq-reaction-retweets">';
				if (num_retweets == 1) {
					item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
				} else {
					item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');

					item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
					var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 15) ? 15 : num_retweets;
					item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);

					if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
						item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
							+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
					}
				}
				item += '</div>';
			}
		}

		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this.missingPermissions = function() {
		return '	<p>Comments for this page are closed.</p>\n';
	};

	//
	// Post
	//

	this.prependPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="comment-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-comment-reply-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
				<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
				? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '</a>'
			+ '</div> \
		';
	};

	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];

		return ''
			+ (_meta.author_is_moderator
				? '<img class="dsq-mod-star" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/bullet-star.png" title="Moderator" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"> \
				<a id="dsq-time-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-' + post_id + '" title="Permalink">' + _meta.date + '</a> \
			</span>';
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		return '';
	}

	this.postBody = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Deprecate flagging conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		return ''
			+ (_meta.edited
				? '<p class="dsq-editedtxt">(Edited by a moderator)</p>'
				: '')
			;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Use media should be conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed) { return ''; }

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
				<div id="dsq-points-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-likedtxt">'
				+ (_meta.points
					? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.'
					: '')
				+ '</div>'
				+ '<ul class="dsq-comment-options dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.votable
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first dsq-rate" id="dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id + '">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Like</a>'
						: 'You liked this.') + '</li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-report' + (!_meta.votable ? ' dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '"><a href="#" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">Report</a></li> \
				</ul> \
				<ul class="dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first"><a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-' + post_id +'" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(this, ' + post_id +'); return false;">Reply</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<li id="dsq-edit-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-edit-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="' + (!_meta.can_reply ? 'dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-more-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-more-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'more\'); return false">More <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media
					? '<li id="dsq-media-el-' + post_id +'" style="display:none"><a id="dsq-media-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'media\'); return false">Use Media <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '</ul>'
				+ '<div id="dsq-reply-bar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar" style="display:none"> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-items-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-items"> \
						</div> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-auth"> \
							 \
								 \
								 	<a href="#" class="dsq-help dsq-reply-req-opt" title="You are commenting as a Guest. You may choose to log into an existing DISQUS Profile, your Facebook, Twitter or OpenID account to comment on Scobleizer" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Optional:</a> \
								 \
								<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/dsq-favicon-16x16.png" alt="" /> \
								<a id="dsq-reply-login-' + post_id + '" href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:18346154" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">Login</a> \
								 \
									&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img class="fb_login_image" src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/images/fbconnect/login-buttons/connect_light_small_short.gif" alt="Facebook Connect"/> \
									<a href="#" onclick="FB.Connect.requireSession(DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin); return false;">Connect</a> \
								 \
								&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/twitter-signin-icon.png" alt="" /> \
									<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false">Sign-in</a> \
								 \
								 \
							 \
						</div> \
					</div> \
					<div id="dsq-reply-' + post_id + '"></div> \
			</div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Iframes
	//

	this._makeAttributes = function(attributes) {
		// Makes a tag attributes string out of an object.
		// Caller is responsible for making sure nothing needs to be escaped.
		var result = [];
		for (key in attributes) {
			result.push(' ' + key + '="' + attributes[key] + '"');
		}
		result = result.join('');
		return result;
	};

	this._frameGeneric = function(base_url, params, attributes) {
		if(typeof(disqus_callback_params) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_callback_params = '';
		}

		var default_params = {
			// TODO: These should be moved to Dsq.jsonData.
			'f'				: 'scobleizer',
			't'				: 'what_to_do_if_you8217re_laid_off_in_2008_recession',
			// Do we need encodeURIComponent here?
			'ifrs'			: encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css),
			'to_redirect'	: encodeURIComponent(window.location),
			'cbp'			: disqus_callback_params,
			'ff'			: Dsq.Thread.ff,
			'fc'			: Dsq.Thread.fc,
			'ac'			: Dsq.Thread.ac,
			'default_text'	: disqus_default_text
		};

		base_url += '?' + (new Date()).getTime();
		// Add params to default_params.
		if(params) {
			for(var key in params) {
				if(params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					default_params[key] = encodeURIComponent(params[key]);
				}
			}
		}
		// Build querystring.
		for(var key in default_params) {
			if(default_params[key] && default_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				base_url += '&' + key + '=' + default_params[key];
			}
		}

		return [
			'<iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" frameborder="0"',
			(' allowtransparency="true" src="' + base_url + '"'),
			this._makeAttributes(attributes),
			'</iframe>'].join('');
	};

	this.frameLogin = function(opt_attributes) {
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/login.html';
		var attributes = opt_attributes || {};
		attributes['class'] = 'dsq-post-login';

		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameReply = function(post_id, extra_params, attributes) {
		// Returns the HTML for a reply iframe. Called by Dsq.Iframes.setReplyIframeToContainer
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY;
		var params = {
			'def_email'		: disqus_def_email,
			'def_name'		: disqus_def_name
		};
		if(extra_params) {
			for(var key in extra_params) {
				if(extra_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					params[key] = extra_params[key];
				}
			}
		}
		if(_meta) {
			params['parent_post'] = post_id;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			params['per_page'] = disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			attributes['class'] += '-authenticated';
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameEdit = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/edit.html';
		var params = {
			'p' : post_id
		};
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, {'class': 'dsq-post-edit', 'name': 'dsq-edit_' + post_id + '-frame'});
	};

	//
	// Menus
	//

	this.menuMore = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: "Remove post" button should hide menu.
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')">Link</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Profile</a></li>'
	+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
		? '	<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>' + (_meta.email ? '<li class="dsq-admin-email">' + _meta.email + '</li>' : '')
		+ '	<li class="dsq-admin-ip">' + _meta.ip + '</li> \
			<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>'
		+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
			? ' <li class="dsq-admin-edit"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
			: '')
		+ ' <li class="dsq-remove"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Remove Comment</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-report-spam"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-block-user"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li>'
		: '');
	};

	this.menuMedia = function(post_id) {
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(this, ' + post_id + ', \'seesmic\'); return false;">Record video</a></li> \
		';
	};

	this.dropProfile = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};


		var menu = '<li class="dsq-drop-showlnk"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Expand &#8663;</a></li>';
		var pointsMessage = '';
		if (userData['registered']) {
			pointsMessage = 'with ' + userData['points'] + ' points (more points are better).';
		}

		if (userData['is_remote']) {
			var domain = userData['remote_domain_name'];
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' is a ' + domain + ' user ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
			menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-' + domain.toLowerCase() + '">' + domain + '</span></li>';
		} else if (userData['registered']) {
			if (userData['verified']) {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a verified commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span></li>';
			} else {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a registered, but unverified, commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span></li>';
			}
		} else {
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has not claimed this commenter profile." onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()"><span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span></li>';
		}

		menu += _includeServices();
		return menu;
	};

	//
	// Popups
	//

	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-top"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-body" class="clearfix"> \
				<div class="dsq-popup-body-padding"> \
					<div class="dsq-popup-header"> \
						<a class="dsq-close-link" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/modal-close.png" alt="" /></a>'
						+ content['header']
					+ '</div>'
					+ content['body']
					+ '<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
				</div> <!-- padding --> \
			</div> <!-- body --> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-bottom"></div> \
		</div> \
		';
	};

	this.popupProfile = function(user_key) {
		var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(user_key, null);
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var html = '';
			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == 0
					? '<h4>Connections</h4><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li> \
					<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" title="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" /> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>'
				+ (i+1 == userServices.length ? '</ul>' : '');
			}
			return html;
		};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<table> \
				<tr> \
					<td> \
						<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><img class="dsq-popup-profile-avatar" src="' + userData['avatar'] + '" alt="" /></a> \
					</td> \
					<td> \
						<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user"> \
							<h3>' + userData['display_name'] + '</h3> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats" id="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + user_key + '">Loading...</div> \
						</div> \
					</td> \
				</tr> \
			</table> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-state"> \
				This is a&nbsp;<span class="'
					+ (userData['registered']
						? (userData['verified']
							? ' dsq-badge-verified'
							: (userData['is_remote']
								? ' dsq-badge-' + userData['remote_domain_name'].toLowerCase()
								: ' dsq-badge-registered')
							)
							: ' dsq-badge-guest') + '">'
			+ (userData['registered']
				? (userData['verified']
					? 'Verified'
					: (userData['is_remote']
						 ? userData['remote_domain_name']
						 : 'Registered')
					)
				: 'Guest')
			+ '</span>&nbsp;commenter profile.'
			+ '&nbsp;<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><strong>View more comments </strong></a>'
			+ (!userData['points']
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice">If this is you, <a href="http://disqus.com/profile" target="_blank">claim it now</a> to manage your comments.</p>'
				: '')
			+ ((userData['registered'] && !userData['verified'] && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username == userData['username'])) && !userData['is_remote'])
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice"><strong>Alert</strong>: You have not verified this account. <a href="http://disqus.com/verify">Verify it now.</a></p>'
				: '')
			+ '</div> \
			<div id="dsq-profile-status-' + user_key + '" class="dsq-popup-profile-status" style="display:none"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-snapshot"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td> \
							<div id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Most active sites</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
						<td>'
							+ _includeServices()
							+ '<div id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Moderator of</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupReblog = function() {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<cite><span>Reblog this comment</span></cite> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div id="dsq-reblog-form" class="dsq-reblog-form"> \
			</div> \
		';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupModal = function(title, message) {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<h3>' + title + '</h3> \
		';

		bodyHtml = message;

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.alertContent = function(name, post_id) {
		var alert = {
			'post_not_approved': {
				'title': 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator',
				'message': 'Thanks for posting. Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.'
			},
			'post_has_profile': {
				'title': 'Use your existing commenter profile',
				'message': 'You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> commenter profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a>'
			}
		};
		return alert[name] || false;
	};

	//
	// Actions
	//

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {
		// Update number of points
		Dsq.$('dsq-points-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.';

		// Update link text
		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.';
		}
	};

	this.subscribed = function(status) {
		var title, message;

		if(status) {
			title = 'Subscribed!';
			message = 'You have subscribed to this comment thread. New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox, where you may read and respond by email.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">Unsubscribe</a> \
			';
		} else {
			title = 'Unsubscribed';
			message = 'You have unsubscribed to this comment thread. New comments will no longer be sent to your email inbox.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a> \
			';
		}

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);

	};
	
	this.highlighted = function() {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('This comment has been highlighted.', 'Highlighted comment');
	};

	//
	// Media
	//

	this.mediaSeesmic = function(id, thumb) {
		return ' \
			<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_preview" class="dsq-seesmic-preview"><a href="http://www.seesmic.com/video/' + id + '" target="_blank" class="see_link">&nbsp;</a> \
				<div style="display:block;width:160px; height:120px; border:none; background-image:url(http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/' + thumb + ')"> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_hide" class="seePlayOverlay" style="display:none;"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',false)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/stopOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_show" class="seePlayOverlay"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',true)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/playOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; border:none; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			<div id="' + id + '_content" style="display:block; width:100%; padding-top:5px"></div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Callbacks
	//

	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(parent_post_id) {
		// Increment post count
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');
		
		if (num_posts) { 
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) { 
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
	};
};
// Dsq.Templates


/**
 * Dsq.Post
 */
Dsq.Post = new function() {
	this.openedMenu = {};
	this.menuEventListener = null;
	this.stateReplyToggled = {};
	this.stateEditToggled = {};
	this.stateRecordLink = {};

	/**
	 * Inserts a new post into the document.
	 *
	 * @param after_id {Number}	Insert a post before specified id.  If after_id
	 *							evaluates to false, then post in the front.  If
	 *							after_id is -1, post at the end.
	 */
	this.insert = function(after_id, id, message, author) {
		// Skeleton template from thread_posts.html.
		var skeleton = ' \
			<li id="dsq-comment-%(id)s"> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-header-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-header"> \
					<cite id="dsq-cite-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-cite"> \
						<a id="dsq-author-user-%(id)s" href="%(author_url)s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">%(author_name)s</a> \
					</cite> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-body-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-body"> \
					<div id="dsq-comment-message-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-message">%(message)s</div> \
				</div> \
			</li> \
		';
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var _user_meta = Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key];
		var markup = Dsq.Utils.interpolate(skeleton, {
			id: id,
			message: message,
			author_url: _user_meta.blog,
			author_name: _user_meta.display_name
		});
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		markup = markup.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
		div.innerHTML = markup;

		if (after_id === -1) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').appendChild(div);
		} else if (!after_id) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').insertBefore(div, Dsq.$('dsq-comments').firstChild);
		} else if (Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + after_id)) {
			// Get next node after "after_id", so we can insert before it.
			// If "after_id" is the last comment, the target node is the
			// last node.
			
			// var append_post_id = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(after_id).replace('<div id="','').replace('"></div>', '');
			var append_post_id = 'dsq-append-post-' + after_id;
			var node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			while (node = node.nextSibling) {
				if (!node || node.nodeType == 1) { // 1 == Node.ELEMENT_NODE
					break;
				}
			}
			if (!node) {
				node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			}
			node.parentNode.insertBefore(div, node);
		}
	};

	this.incrementPostCount = function() {
		
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');

		if (num_posts) {
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) {
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
	}
	
	this.outlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className += ' dsq-comment-outline';
		setTimeout("(function () { Dsq.Post.clearOutlineComment(" + post_id + ") })()", 3000);
	};
	
	this.clearOutlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className.replace('dsq-comment-outline', '');
	};

	this.showMenu = function(el, id, name) {
		var anchorPos = Dsq.Utils.findPos(el);
		var menu = document.createElement('ul');

		if(this.openedMenu) {
			if(this.openedMenu.linkClicked) {
				this.openedMenu.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		switch(name) {
			case 'more':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMore(id);
				break;
			case 'media':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMedia(id);
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}

		// Add menu to document body
		menu.id = 'dsq-menu-' + id;
		menu.className = 'dsq-menu';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(menu);

		// Position and show
		anchorPos[1] += 15;
		menu.style.left = anchorPos[0] + 'px';
		menu.style.top = anchorPos[1] + 'px';
		menu.style.display = 'block';

		// Set global reference
		this.openedMenu = {
			'el' : menu,
			'id' : id,
			'name' : name,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};

		// Set listener
		this.menuEventListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._hideMenu);
	};

	this._hideMenu = function(e) {
		var el = e.target || e.srcElement;
		var openedMenu = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el;
		var id = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.id;

		if(!id) {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link';
		} else {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link-' + id;
		}

		if(!openedMenu) {
			return;
		}

		if(!Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, openedMenu.id)) {
			openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Post.menuEventListener);
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(openedMenu);

		} else {
			// Hide the menu if a link was clicked inside the menu.  We can't
			// completely remove the menu until the onclick event on the link
			// fires, but the menuEventListener will prevent multiple menus
			// from polluting the DOM.
			if(el && typeof el.href != 'undefined') {
				openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el = null;
			}
		}

		if(Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Post.openedMenu.linkClicked = true;
		}
	};


	this.getUserServices = function(user_key, id) {
		if(!user_key && id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
			user_key = _meta.user_key;
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var userServices = [];

		// Keep a full list of supported services. This is the order they will display in the drop-profile.
		// Each service must have a corresponding case in _buildServiceUrl()
		var supportedServices = ['blog', 'twitter', 'facebook', 'tumblr'];

		function _buildServiceUrl(serviceName) {
			var data = userData[serviceName];
			var services = {
				blog:		function(d) { return d; },
				twitter:	function(d) { return d; },
				facebook:	function(d) { return d; },
				tumblr:		function(d) { return 'http://' + d + '.tumblr.com'; }
			};
			return services[serviceName](data);
		}

		for(var i = 0; i < supportedServices.length; i++) {
			if(userData[supportedServices[i]]) {
				var serviceUrl = _buildServiceUrl(supportedServices[i]);
				userServices.push({'name' : supportedServices[i], 'url' : serviceUrl});
			}
		}
		return userServices;
	}

	this.dropProfile = function(id) {
		var dp = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-profile-' + id);

		// IE6 needs JS to display/hide. All other browsers use CSS.
		if(dp) {
			if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) dp.style.display = (dp.style.display == 'inline') ? 'none' : 'inline';
			return false;
		} else {
			dp = document.createElement('ul');
		}

		dp.id = 'dsq-drop-profile-' + id;
		dp.className = 'dsq-drop-profile';

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) { dp.style.display = 'inline'; }

		var container = Dsq.$('dsq-header-avatar-' + id);
		dp.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.dropProfile(id);
		container.appendChild(dp);
	};

	this.dropProfileMore = function(el, id) {
		var hiddenItems = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-hidden-' + id);

		hiddenItems.style.display = 'inline';
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
	};

	this._updateReplyLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "reply / cancel" links based on state.
		var displayDict = {};

		if(id) {
			if(this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				el.innerHTML = 'Cancel';
				displayDict['media'] = 'inline';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'none';
			} else {
				el.innerHTML = 'Reply';
				displayDict['media'] = 'none';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'inline';
			}
		}

		for(var key in displayDict) {
			if(displayDict.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var	linkEl = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-el-' + id),
					spacer = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-spacer-' + id);

				if(linkEl) {
					linkEl.style.display = displayDict[key];
					if(spacer) spacer.style.display = displayDict[key];
				}
			}
		}
	};

	this._updateMediaLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "use media / cancel" links based on state.
		var appendId = (id) ? ('-' + id) : '';
		var link = Dsq.$('dsq-media-link' + appendId);

		if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			link.innerHTML = 'Cancel Media';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(link, id); return false; };
		} else {
			link.innerHTML = 'Use Media <small>&#9660;</small>';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.showMenu(link, id, 'media'); return false; };
		}
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(el, id) {
		// Create reply IFrame
		if (window.disqus_use_postmessage) {
			if (!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				// Create IFrame if it doesn't exist.
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-frame-' + id), id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].init();
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].setState(id, _meta.depth);
				}
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
			}
		} else {
			// DEPRECATED
			if(!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				// Reply toolbar
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id), id);
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Iframes.hideAllInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id));
				if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
					// HACK: Cancel media before canceling self.
					this.toggleMediaReply(Dsq.$('dsq-media-link-' + id), id);
				}
			}
		}

		this.stateReplyToggled[id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[id];
		this._updateReplyLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-reply-' + id); }

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[id]
		});
	};

	this.toggleMediaReply = function(el, id, xtype) {
		id = id || 0;
		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(!this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id, {xtype:xtype}, 'dsq-post-video');
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id);
		}
		this.stateRecordLink[id] = !this.stateRecordLink[id];
		this._updateMediaLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};

	this.edit = function(el, id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.frameEdit(id);
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-comment-message-' + id); }
	};

    this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
                Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
            }

            Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/vote.js'
                + '?post_id='    + id
                + '&vote='        + vote);

		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login(Dsq.Strings.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN);
		}
    };

	this.report = function(id, confirmed) {
		if(confirmed) {
			Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/what_to_do_if_you8217re_laid_off_in_2008_recession/post_report/', {'post_id': id});
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Thank you. This comment has been flagged for moderator attention.', 'Successfully flagged');
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$('dsq-post-report-' + id));
		} else {
			var title = Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT;
			var message = Dsq.Strings.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR + '? \
			<br /><br /> \
			<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.NO + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.NEVER_MIND + '</button>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + id + ', true);"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.YES + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT + '</button><br /><br />'
			+ Dsq.Strings.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION + '. \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, id);
		}
	};



	this.showAlert = function(id, msg) {
		var msgEl = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id);
		var alert = '<div class="dsq-comment-alert">' + msg + '</div>';

		msgEl.innerHTML = alert + msgEl.innerHTML;
	};

};
// Dsq.Post


/**
 * Dsq.Thread
 */
Dsq.Thread = new function() {
	this.fc = null;
	this.ff = null;
	this.ac = null;

	
	this.adminIsOn = false;

	
	
	

	this.hlComment = null;
	this.hlCommentClass = null;

	this.getNextComment = function(el) {
		var start_id = el.id;
		while(el = el.nextSibling) {
			if(el.id && el.id.indexOf('dsq-comment-') != -1 && el.id != start_id) {
				return el;
			}
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.getActiveCommentId = function() {
		if (document.URL.indexOf('#comment-') >= 0) {
			var anchor = document.URL.slice(document.URL.indexOf('#') + 1);
			return anchor.replace('comment-', '');
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.highlightAnchor = function() {
		var i = this.getActiveCommentId();
		if (i == null) return false;
		var id = 'dsq-comment-' + i;
		var hash = window.location.hash;

		// Toggle the hash incase the comment isn't available when the page loads
		// for WebKit-based browsers.
		if (Dsq.Utils.webkit) {
			window.location.hash = '';
			window.location.hash = hash;
		}

		this.hlComment = Dsq.$(id);
		// Adding this conditional guard pending #289
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlCommentClass = this.hlComment.className;
		this.hlComment.className += ' dsq-hl-anchor';

		setTimeout("Dsq.Thread.highlightClear()", 3000);
	};

	this.highlightClear = function() {
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlComment.className = this.hlCommentClass;
	};

	this.login = function(toggle) {
		// toggle id is #dsq-reply-login-[id]
		var postId;
		if(toggle.id.indexOf('dsq-reply-login') != -1) {
			postId = toggle.id.slice(16);
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + postId);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(toggle) {
			if(toggle.className == 'dsq-login-active') {
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(container, postId);
				toggle.className = '';
			} else {
				Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
				toggle.className = 'dsq-login-active';
			}
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
		}

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};


	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked, per_page) {
		// Use extra_params to pass any override parameters that we need to persist.
		var extra_params = '';

		// "Per page" can either be overriden by providing it as an argument
		// (per-call) or setting the disqus_per_page override variable (global).
		if(typeof per_page == 'undefined') {
			per_page = null;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined' && per_page === null) {
			per_page = disqus_per_page;
		}

		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}
		if(per_page !== null) {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + per_page;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			el_clicked.style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'what_to_do_if_you8217re_laid_off_in_2008_recession'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};

	this.sortBy = function(sort) {
		var disqus_script = document.createElement('script');
		var disqus_date = new Date();

		if (location.hash != '') {
			location.hash = '#disqus_thread';
		}

		if(typeof(disqus_url) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_url = disqus_href;
		}
		disqus_script.type = 'text/javascript';
		disqus_script.src = 'http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'what_to_do_if_you8217re_laid_off_in_2008_recession'
			+ '&sort='	+ sort
			+ '&title='
			+ '&'		+ disqus_date.getTime();

		Dsq.$('dsq-comments').innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif">';
		Dsq.container.appendChild(disqus_script);
	};

	this.subscribe = function(status, email) {
		// `status` is an int -- 1 to subscribe, 0 to unsubscribe
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || email) {
			// If authenticated user OR anonymous email provided

			if(email) {
				Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
			}

			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/subscribe.js'
				+'?status=' 	+ status
				+ '&slug='		+ 'what_to_do_if_you8217re_laid_off_in_2008_recession'
				+ '&email=' 	+ encodeURIComponent(email));

		} else if(!email) {
			// If anonymous user and no email has been provided yet, prompt for email

			var title = 'Subscribe to this comment thread';
			var message = ' \
				New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox! \
				<div class="dsq-subscribe-submit"> \
					<p><strong>Enter your email address below.</strong></p> \
					<input type="text" id="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
					<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1, Dsq.$(\'dsq-subscribe-email\').value)">Subscribe</button> \
				</div> \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
		}
	};

	this.showSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return;
		}

		/* The form has to be re-designed when more options will come out. */
		var html = 'Automatically close comments after <input size="3" id="dsq-thread-days-alive" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.days_alive + '" type="text" /> days. Existing comments will still be displayed.<br /><br />(Using 0 days will disable this feature)<br /><br />'
								 + '<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.updateDaysAlive();" class="dsq-button-small"><span>Save</span></button>'
								 + '<span id="dsq-thread-settings-status" class="dsq-options-status"></span>';

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Settings');
	};

  this.showModeratorActions = function() {
      if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
          return;
      }

      var html = '<div class="dsq-moderate-options"><table><tr>' +
                 '<td>' + Dsq.Strings.ACTIONS + '</td><td><ul>';
      html += '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.toggleClosed(); return false;">' +
              (Dsq.jsonData.thread.closed ? Dsq.Strings.OPEN_THREAD : Dsq.Strings.CLOSE_THREAD) +
              '</a></li>';
      html += '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.toggleKilled(); return false;">' +
              (Dsq.jsonData.thread.killed ? Dsq.Strings.RESTORE_THREAD : Dsq.Strings.REMOVE_THREAD) +
              '</a></li>';
      html += '</ul></td></tr></table></div>' +
              '<p>Go to the full <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/moderate-threads/" target="_blank">moderate panel</a> for more options.</p>';
      Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, Dsq.Strings.MODERATE_OPTIONS);
  };

	this.updateDaysAlive = function() {
		  var days = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-days-alive').value;
		  var status = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-settings-status');
		  Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/update_days_alive.js', {days:days,thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
		  status.innerHTML = 'Saved!';
		  window.setTimeout(function() { status.innerHTML = ''; }, 1000);
	};

  this.toggleClosed = function() {
      Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/toggle_thread_closed.js', {thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
      window.setTimeout(function() { window.location.reload(); }, 500);
  };

  this.toggleKilled = function() {
      Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/toggle_thread_killed.js', {thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
      window.setTimeout(function() { window.location.reload(); }, 500);
  };
};
// Dsq.Thread

Dsq.Events = function() {
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var handlers = {};
	var getHandlers = function(event) {
		if (handlers[event] === undefined) {
			handlers[event] = [];
		}
		return handlers[event];
	};

	// Public
	// Value keys : postId, node, xtype
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED = 1;
	// Value keys : postId, opened
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED = 2;
	obj.fire = function(event, opt_value) {
		if (!event) {
			throw new Error('Unknown event');
		}
		var value = opt_value || {};
		for (var i=0; i<getHandlers(event).length; i++) {
			getHandlers(event)[i](value);
		}
	};
	obj.addHandler = function(event, callback) {
		getHandlers(event).push(callback);
	};

	return obj;
}();

/**
 * Dsq.Realtime
 */
Dsq.Realtime = new function() {
	var initialized = false;
	var interval = null;
	var last_checked = Dsq.jsonData.request.timestamp;
	var new_posts = [];
	var ongoing_request = false;
	var prev_script = null;

	function updateNewPostCount() {
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-alert').style.display = new_posts.length ? 'block' : 'none';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-queued').innerHTML = new_posts.length
		+ ' new '
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, 'comment', 'comments')
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, ' was', ' were')
		+ ' just posted.';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.SHOW + ')';
	}

	function insertNewPosts() {
		var post_id = null;
		var after_id = Dsq.$('dsq-sort-select').value === 'oldest' ? -1 : null;

		for (var i=0; i<new_posts.length; i++) {
			post_id = new_posts[i];
			Dsq.Post.insert(after_id, post_id, Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id].message);
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		}
		new_posts = [];
	}

	this.enableInterval = function() {
		interval = setInterval(Dsq.Realtime.check, Dsq.jsonData.context.realtime_speed);
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.ENABLED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.PAUSE + ')';
	}

	this.disableInterval = function() {
		if (interval) {
			clearInterval(interval);
			interval = null;
		}
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.PAUSED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.RESUME + ')';
	}

	this.toggleInterval = function() {
		if (!interval) {
			Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
		} else {
			Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
		}
		return false;
	}

	this.initialize = function() {
		if (!initialized) {
			initialized = true;
			Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').onclick = this.toggleInterval;
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').onclick = this.show;
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
			if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.realtime_paused) {
				Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
			} else {
				Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
			}
		}
	}

	this.show = function() {
		insertNewPosts();
		updateNewPostCount();
		return false;
	}

	this.check = function() {
		if (!ongoing_request && Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			if (prev_script) {
				prev_script.parentNode.removeChild(prev_script);
			}
			ongoing_request = true;
			prev_script = Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/18346154/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

	this.update = function(timestamp, posts, users) {
		ongoing_request = false;
		last_checked = timestamp;

		if (users) {
			for (var user_id in users) {
				if (users.hasOwnProperty(user_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id] = users[user_id];
					}
				}
			}
		}

		if (posts) {
			for (var post_id in posts) {
				if (posts.hasOwnProperty(post_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] = posts[post_id];
						new_posts.push(post_id);
					}
				}
			}

			if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				insertNewPosts();
			} else {
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
		}
	};

}();

// DEPRECATED
Dsq.Iframes = function() {
	// Different style of object from the above. Hoping to switch to this for some reason.
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var showIframeInContainer = function(container, id, markup) {
		// Look through container for iframes, hiding them, except show one that matches id
		// If none of them matched id, create a new iframe using markup and insert it.
		// Returns the iframe node if and only if it was newly created.
		var found = false;
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				if (child.id == id) {
					child.style.display = 'block';
					found = true;
				} else {
					child.style.display = 'none';
				}
			}
		}
		if (found) {
			return;
		}
		// The iframe wasn't found, so construct it and add it to the container.
		// Don't use innerHTML because it might reload iframes
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		div.innerHTML = markup;
		var iframe = div.childNodes[0];
		div.removeChild(iframe);
		container.appendChild(iframe);
		return iframe;
	};

	// Public
	obj.makeReplyIframeId = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var id = 'dsq-post-add-iframe';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			id += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			id += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return id;
	};
	obj.makeLoginIframeId = function(opt_postId) {
		if (!opt_postId) {
			return 'dsq-login-iframe';
		}
		return 'dsq-login-iframe-' + opt_postId;
	};
	obj.makeReplyIframeName = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var name = 'dsq-reply-frame';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			name += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			name += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return name;
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId, opt_extraParams, opt_className) {
		// Construct the id so we can check if it's already present.
		// Hide any other iframes we find, and show this one if it's found.
		var params = opt_extraParams || {};
		// use xtype in the id and name so we can distinguish media replies from text replies:
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeId(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var name = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeName(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var attributes = {
			'id': id,
			'name': name,
			'class': opt_className || 'dsq-post-reply'
			};
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameReply(opt_postId, opt_extraParams, attributes);
		var iframe = showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
		// It was newly created
		if (iframe) {
			Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED, {
				postId: opt_postId,
				node: iframe,
				xtype: params.xtype
			});
		}
	};
	obj.showLoginIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId) {
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeLoginIframeId(opt_postId);
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: id});
		showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed = function(container, opt_postId) {
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			obj.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, opt_postId);
		} else {
			obj.hideAllInContainer(container);
		}
	};
	obj.hideAllInContainer = function(container) {
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				child.style.display = 'none';
			}
		}
	};

	return obj;
}();

Dsq.Twitter = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startTwitterConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._twitterWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/twitter/begin/', 'twitterWindow', popupParams);
		that._twitterInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeTwitterConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeTwitterConnect = function() {
		if (that._twitterWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._twitterInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Yahoo = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startYahooConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._yahooWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/yahoo/begin/', 'yahooWindow', popupParams);
		that._yahooInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeYahooConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeYahooConnect = function() {
		if (that._yahooWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._yahooInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.OpenID = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.requestURL = function() {
		var message = '<table class="dsq-openid-form"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="2"><img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url + '/images/openid-icon-100x100.png" /></td>';
		message += '<td><label for="dsq-openid-url">OpenID URL:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-url" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td><label for="dsq-openid-username">Display name:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-username" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td class="dsq-openid-submit" colspan="3"><input type="button" value="Sign in" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.startConnect();" /></td></tr>';
		message += "</table>";

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, 'Sign in using OpenID');
	};

	this.startConnect = function() {
		var isblank = function(str) {
			return /^\s*$/.test(str);
		};

		var openid_url = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-url').value;
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-username').value;

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=500';
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/openid/begin/' + '?url=' + encodeURIComponent(openid_url) + '&username=' + encodeURIComponent(username);
		that._openidWindow = window.open(url, 'openidWindow', popupParams);
		that._openidInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeConnect = function() {
		if (that._openidWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._openidInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Reaction = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.hide = function(id) {
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/hidereaction.js?' + 'reaction_id=' + id);
	};

	this.reportMissingReactions = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled) {
			return;
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.queued) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Your report has been received. The system will automatically search for new reactions; if any are found, they will be displayed on this comment thread.<br/><br/>Thank&nbsp;you.',
												 'Reported missing reactions');
			return;
		}

		Dsq.Utils.execScript(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/forums/scobleizer/queueurl.js');
	};
};

Dsq.CNN = function() {
	var obj = {};

	obj.authenticate = function() {
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + "/saml/cnn/try/";
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl(url, {'target': document.location}, true);
	};

	return obj;
}();


if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
	(function() {
		DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE = /<div class="dsq-header-avatar"(.*?)>/gim;
		Dsq.Templates.registerFilter('postPrependHeader', function(html, post_id) {
			// Add "onmouseout" for dsq-header-avatar for dropProfile
			// functionality since IE6 cannot use :hover.
			function _headerAvatarReplace(content, inner, _unused, html) {
				return '<div class="dsq-header-avatar" '
					+ inner
					+ ' onmouseout="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')">';
			}
			html = html.replace(DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE, _headerAvatarReplace);
			return html;
		});
	})();
}





	// TODO: Move Seesmic code outside of the main script.  Don't let this script clobber the global namespace.
	if(typeof seesmic == 'undefined') { var seesmic = {}; }
	seesmic.widget = new function () {
		this.callback = function (data) {
			playerVersion = data.disqusplayer;
		};
	};

	
	var scriptEl = document.createElement('script');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('src', 'http://seesmic.com/version.js?callback=seesmic.widget.callback');
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(scriptEl);

	
	var scriptEl = document.createElement('script');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('src', 'http://media.disqus.com/javascript/library/swfobject.js');
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(scriptEl);

	function see_play_video(_videoUri, _add) {
		var swf = !!playerVersion ? playerVersion : 'http://seesmic.com/embeds/StandalonePlayer.swf';

		flashcontentDiv = Dsq.$(_videoUri + '_content');
		previewDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_preview');
		hideDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_hide');
		showDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_show');
		if(_add) {
			// push flash widget
			var so = new SWFObject(swf, 'sotester', '300', '270', '9', '#000000');
			so.addVariable('video', _videoUri);
			so.addParam('allowFullScreen', 'true');
			so.addParam('allowScriptAccess','always');
			so.useExpressInstall('swfobject/expressinstall.swf');
			so.write(_videoUri + '_content');

			previewDiv.style.display = 'none';
			hideDiv.style.display = 'block';
			showDiv.style.display = 'none';
		}
		else {
			flashcontentDiv.innerHTML = '';
			previewDiv.style.display = 'block';
			hideDiv.style.display = 'none';
			showDiv.style.display = 'block';
		}
	};





(function() {
	//
	// Load theme.  This overrides the base templates with template functions
	// from the respective themes.
	//
	if (Dsq.jsonData.integration.theme == 4) {
		var theme = 'narcissus';
		// HACK: Set variable on window to use post message.
		window.disqus_use_postmessage = true;

		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Themes[theme]) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Templates[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Post) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Post[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
	}

	//
	// Register templates.  This must be done after all themes are loaded.
	//
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('authPost', Dsq.Templates.authPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('header', Dsq.Templates.header);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('footer', Dsq.Templates.footer);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('trackbacks', Dsq.Templates.trackbacks);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('reactions', Dsq.Templates.reactions);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('prependPost', Dsq.Templates.prependPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('appendPost', Dsq.Templates.appendPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postPrependHeader', Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postAppendHeader', Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('preBody', Dsq.Templates.preBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBody', Dsq.Templates.postBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postFooter', Dsq.Templates.postFooter);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('_popupGeneric', Dsq.Templates._popupGeneric);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('voted', Dsq.Templates.voted);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('popupProfile', Dsq.Templates.popupProfile);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBox', Dsq.Templates.postBox);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('pagination', Dsq.Templates.pagination);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postComment_onSuccess', Dsq.Templates.postComment_onSuccess);

})();

Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9699430">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9699430" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699430" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699430" href="http://searchengines.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">SearchEngines</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699430" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699430" class="dsq-comment-message">The beautiful aspect about getting laid off in the 21st century is that - <b> you can take advantage of the WEB </b> to either supplement or be your income.<br><br>Unlike any other period in civilization - we are not totally dependant on brick and motar companies hiring or being at a specific location to start a business.<br><br>Ecommerce sites, affiliate programs and search engine marketing have never been easier.<br><br>Even seeking a job is relatively easy and cheaper with Craigslist and email.  Gone are the days of open  pre screening interview and faxing resumes.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9699431">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9699431" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699431" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699431" href="http://blog.sharmavishal.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Vishal Sharma on Business, Str</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699431" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699431" class="dsq-comment-message">These are really some good points, but believe me sitting at home on web and doing tings require money as wekk, what will happen to people who dont get support from Govt.<br>Having said that you have given some really good tips.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9699432">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9699432" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699432" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699432">Charbax</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699432" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699432" class="dsq-comment-message">I wonder if someone could make a stratup to really take advantage of the Internet, so more and more people could work from home over the Internet, as freelance in everything. Earn money from Youtube (how much does youtube pay partners per 1000 views? currently it seems to only be for US residents), monetizing online photography, providing independant online music artists a way to make money publishing their music on sites like <a href="http://last.fm" rel="nofollow">http://last.fm</a> or the type of site like the old <a href="http://mp3.com" rel="nofollow">mp3.com</a><br><br>Though not everyone can be artists or reporters and make a living out of it. So I guess sites like <a href="http://getafreelancer.com" rel="nofollow">getafreelancer.com</a> and <a href="http://elance.com" rel="nofollow">elance.com</a> should become much bigger and integrate many kinds of work done using the Internet.<br><br>It\'s happening already? Perhaps, there are a lot of freelancers and a few people making a living with their blogs and video-blogs, but how about a system that could integrate nearly any type of job and have it monetized to its maximum using the Internet.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9699429">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9699429" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699429" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699429" href="http://dauwk.wordpath.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">John Oakley</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699429" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699429" class="dsq-comment-message">That was a great post and not only useful in the advice and guidance but also from a "I am not alone" perspective. The fact that you, a "name" in the industry, has been there is an incentive to everyone to take their future into their own hands.<br><br>I\'m fortunate in that I\'m now VERY close to retirement after 45 years in the industry so if I\'m laid off this time it won\'t matter to me but I\'ve lived though a number of these cycles and your advice is absolutely on the button. In recent years I\'ve been working in a volatile industry, biotech, and have seen several cycles like this. All you say absolutely applies and I\'ll be handing out a link to your blog when the next round hits my friends and colleagues.<br><br>It also applies if you just want to change your job. I spent several months last trying to find a "better" job to end my career, something more meaningful. Your approach was pretty-well my approach too and even at 64 I was able to get several offers ... but sanity ( and family and friends "you are thinking of WHAT!") hit and I decided to stay where I was.<br><br>Good luck with your new job... and don\'t forget to update your blog\'s about to reflect it.<br>John</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9699426">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9699426" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699426" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699426" href="http://regulargeek.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">robdiana</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699426" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699426" class="dsq-comment-message">I am surprised you didn\'t mention one very important thing. Try freelancing if you can. Given the number of freelance or solo gig resources that are out there today, it is a very viable option. <a href="http://Freelanceswitch.com" rel="nofollow">Freelanceswitch.com</a> is a treasure trove of information, and no I am not affiliated with them in any way except being a fan.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699360" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699360" href="http://www.johntrainor.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">John Trainor</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699360" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699360" class="dsq-comment-message">I actually passed this along to a friend who is employed, but wants to "get into technology".  For someone who is not in the technology world, it is tough to communicate how to do that, but a number of your tips really seem to help with that.<br><br>As always, great stuff!<br><br>John</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699361" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699361">Phil</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699361" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699361" class="dsq-comment-message">Well-done, and some good advice you can start to implement before the layoffs hit the fan.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699362">d267</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699362" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699362" class="dsq-comment-message">If you have enough money saved you should take a vacation immediately.<br><br>I recommend somewhere a long way away from cubicles like here <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/19442561%40N00/119647194/" rel="nofollow">http://flickr.com/photos/19442561@N00/119647194/</a><br><br> 1. Think about what you want to do next and come back ready to do an effective job search.<br><br> 2. The job hunt may take a while and you won\'t get any vacation in your new job for a while.<br><br> 3. The government probably won\'t pay you benefits when you are not actively seeking work.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699363" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699363" href="http://www.keithparkerinc.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kyle</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699363" class="dsq-comment-message">Might want to check out theladders.com; they do a good job of providing resume examples; professional resources for resumes; job tips, and, of course, job listings!  A big help is also the resume keyword list, which is like an SEO tagging of your resume.  This will help your resume pass through the first level of approval, which is usually scanned by a computer.<br>Kyle</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699364" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699364" href="http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dan Schawbel</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699364" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699364" class="dsq-comment-message">Don\'t go through the normal channels of recruitment, such as submission to corporate websites.  Instead focus on meeting people.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9699365" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699365" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699365" href="http://www.pistachioconsulting.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Laura &quot;Pistachio&quot; Fitton</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699365" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699365" class="dsq-comment-message">Challenge yourself to communicate (resume, cover letter, interview, networking) by focusing on the person you\'re talking to, and on what you\'re trying to accomplish. In the job-search setting, this means 1) know how you add value and 2) address the needs of the person you\'re interacting with.<br><br>Any job hunter (or employee) is an entrepreneur in the business of selling time and skills to someone who can build value/make money from them. End of story. See it that way, learn to describe yourself that way, and it becomes less work for the hiring manager to figure out what to do with you and why you\'d be a valuable hire.<br><br>Particularly in a rough economy, understand how you can help a company that\'s facing those realities. Pursue knowledge and skills that are particularly helpful in tough times. No matter how bad it gets, every company has money for things that will make them more money. See yourself that way.<br><br>You need to understand *and articulate* the audience-specific objectives for what you say/write/etc. Think about the person reading your cover letter/doing your interview. What do they want and need? How can you help them? Make sure they know this.<br><br>Most of all, take heart. Every layoff we\'ve been through (4 and counting) has led to something wonderful eventually. Hang in there! <a href="http://pistachioconsulting.com/blog/?p=175" rel="nofollow">http://pistachioconsulting.com/blog/?p=175</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699424" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699424" href="http://www.johnjamescarson.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">John Carson</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699424" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699424" class="dsq-comment-message">Do what I did too, and contact your local TV station or newspaper for an interview -- they are always looking for stories on people trying interesting ways to find work, such as blogs about how to find a job. Anything that stands out will get you noticed!<br><br>And remember, finding a job is a job in itself. But take time to hit the gym or take a walk; don\'t stress, something always comes along if you keep positive.<br><br>Great post.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699425" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699425" href="http://www.keithparkerinc.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kyle</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699425" class="dsq-comment-message">linkedin is also a good method if you can make a connection without cold calling</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699421">Bill</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699421" class="dsq-comment-message">Good tips, Robert.<br><br>There\'s an old populist view on economic downturns: A recession is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose yours.<br><br>However, to be technical, a recession is a trailing indicator--it represents a downturn of GDP for two consecutive quarters. It does seem like we\'re entering a recession, but that won\'t be known for sure for at least another 3 to 6 months, at which time we may already be moving out of it.<br><br>As you talk to economists at the World Economic Forum, you can have them educate you on this, if you\'d like.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699420" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699420">Intelligent Layman</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699420" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699420" class="dsq-comment-message">Save your children from being sold into slavery: Burn your unemployment insurance campaigning for Ron Paul.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699419" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699419" href="http://www.admiller.com/tech/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ade Miller</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699419" class="dsq-comment-message">All good stuff!<br><br>I was laid off in 2002 also and took some time off before looking again. I probably did pay for it later. I\'d view taking time off as a tradeoff. It\'s a great chance to do some other things - not just slack off - but it will cost you down the road.<br><br>I was burnt out from the startup I\'d been working at when it folded and I\'d already planned to spend a month or two remodelling my house. That all worked out but it probably meant I spent another two months building a network and finding a job.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699427" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699427" href="http://www.ChrisCatto.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Catto</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699427" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699427" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey Now Scroble,<br>I like the post &amp; really like both #2 &amp; #3.<br>Thx,<br>Catto</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699428" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699428" href="http://poetslife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">poetslife</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699428" class="dsq-comment-message">Keep in mind one huge technology change in the way your submitted resume is "read": by software, not humans.<br><br>Writing resume for a headhunter for side money many years ago I discovered one critical job-finding tip: most resumes now are scanned and parsed by software in HR departments and only a small number of those get to hiring managers hands.<br><br>Tip? Increase your odds by placing your qualifying keywords (software experience, certifications, etc.) at the top of your resume where the scanning software will lift it and match it with any job keywords the employer has listed in the job notice.<br><br>It works. Because I\'m a technical writer and people ask me, I\'ve volunteer re-written resumes for many people over the years, from ex-White House guys to geeks just out of school.<br><br>When I\'ve rewritten their resume to include keywords at the top where the scanning software can read it (and not buried on the second or third page)...they get interviews and then that converts to a job.<br><br>It\'s a simple, FREE step that brings big rewards. And ...oh...remember to smile.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699417" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699417" href="http://chiacchiereincucina.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">massimo</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699417" class="dsq-comment-message">thank you robert, i guess you\'re not willing to describe your cover letter, but i\'m asking anyway...<br>massimo/italy</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699418" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699418" href="http://spap-oop.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">tish grier</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699418" class="dsq-comment-message">Can\'t say enough for meeting people!  yes, they call it "networking," but I found that "networking" works best when you\'re relaxed and genuine and not thinking "I\'m here to network!" Nothing worse than meeting someone who\'s only meeting you to pitch you about a business or themselves.  So, don\'t *think* of it as networking, but think of it as as going to a party or something (just don\'t drink as much...) And you\'re there to meet people, because people are cool to meet..<br><br>When you\'re relaxed and genuine, and somebody says, "what can I do to help you out?"  you can say "well, you could give me a job..." in a way that *doesn\'t* sound like you\'re desperate for a job (although I\'d recommend that approach only in certain situations.)  That\'s actually how I got my first job blogging for someone other than myself.  After awhile, enough people will know who you are and you may find calls coming to *you* before you ever think of picking up the phone.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699423" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699423" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699423" class="dsq-comment-message">massimo: I wish I had saved it. It was just short. Sweet. To the point. And confident that I could solve their business problems.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699422" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699422" href="http://www.worldofwarcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Starman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699422" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699422" class="dsq-comment-message">Here\'s one: if you\'re in the programming field, write freeware or shareware to network and keep yourself from forgetting how to engineer apps.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699416" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699416" href="http://www.flyovermarketing.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kevin Behringer</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699416" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699416" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert:<br><br>This is a great and helpful post, but I don\'t think that it should be limited just to being laid off.<br><br>Sure, there are many elements that would be specific to that situation, but most of them are good advice to undertake now, before getting laid off to build your personal brand.<br><br>Thanks for the advice!<br><br>Kevin</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699415" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699415" href="http://www.b5media.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jeremy Wright</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699415" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699415" class="dsq-comment-message">My biggest tip is that if you\'re willing, look outside the US. A *lot* of companies in Canada are hiring (including b5media) for positions ranging from dev to sales to finance to marketing. North American doesn\'t end at the US border, and because of the dotcom brain drain, there aren\'t a tonne of smart, experienced people in Canada - so firms are happy to hire from the US.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699412" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699412">Bualadh</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699412" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699412" class="dsq-comment-message">Good advice but it\'s all been said before in \'What color is your parachute\'</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699413" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699413" href="http://jobhacks.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">tom summit</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699413" class="dsq-comment-message">Seems you are assuming the recession 3- 6 months prior to having the data.<br>In any case, companies are still hiring right now.<br>Your tips regarding being laid off are good ones especially #1 get out there now.<br><br>Additional tips; Find the right company for you first and then the job. Don\'t assume there is no job just because there is not one posted on the web site.<br>And next time, have a plan B in place by cultivating relationships with other opportunities prior to needing to move.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699414" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699414" href="http://volosystems.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Volo Mike</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699414" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699414" class="dsq-comment-message">This is a very good blog entry. I left my lousy job in December and have followed much of what you say in this entry just through intuition, although I am no longer looking for a corporate job. I now get many sales leads and my salary is already going to be double what it was in that lousy day job with low pay, half-walled cubicles, lousy office jokes, and seeing the same boring faces every day with the same corporate beauracracy. Personally, I wish I had quit 3 years ago -- business has been that good. My commute is like 5 seconds -- to put on sandals, get out of bed, and hit the keyboard. To me, it appears that the concept of the corporate job will go away in a decade except for those who absolutely need to be in that office.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699411" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699411" href="http://something2chewon.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Greg</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699411" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699411" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks Robert!<br>I have a friend that might get the ax, he called me the other day kinda down, and I needed ammo to cheer him up, just some kind of direction.  Your list is excellent, and could at least be a glimmer of hope.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699376" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699376" href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/threatchaos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Stiennon</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699376" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699376" class="dsq-comment-message">Great, great advice. Timely too. During the tail end of 2000 I was wrapped up in three or four of those "You can be our CEO as soon as we get funding, Oh, btw, know anyone in the venture community?" deals. I had been negotiating with Gartner for an analyst position which I took with the expectation that within 2 months one of those start-ups would get funded. Gartner was a great place to ride out the storm for the next four years.<br><br>This time around is very similar. Luckily it is not a tech recession so there will be more tech jobs available!<br><br>If you are in security connect up with me via <a href="http://linkedin.com" rel="nofollow">linkedin.com</a> and use my network! <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/stiennon" rel="nofollow">http://www.linkedin.com/in/stiennon</a><br>If you are a network guru with MSSP experience on a national level contact me right away!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9699377" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699377" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699377">James Montgomery</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699377" class="dsq-comment-message">great stuff robert i now know why you are so arrogant- you are an expert on all things web.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699378" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699378">Plaid Ninja</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699378" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699378" class="dsq-comment-message">Regarding #13 - Volunteering: It sounds nice, but its not realistic for everyone.  In New York the Department of Labor states the following in its guidelines for receiving unemployment insurance beneftits:<br>"You are ineligible for unemployment insurance on any day in which you perform any services in employment or self-employment regardless of whether you are paid for these services."</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699379" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699379" href="http://blendingthemix.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Paul Fabretti</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699379" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699379" class="dsq-comment-message">Totally agree Robert. I published my resume on Google Docs, posted about it on my blog - wow, even HUGH linked to it!!<br><br>I got 4 leads, one offer, then eventually got a job through Facebook!<br><br>Paul</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699380" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699380" href="http://www.thomsinger.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">thom singer</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699380" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert-<br><br>Very complete post.  Most of your tips kept going back to networking.  This is so basic and so important, but people often blow this off...they either think it is hard, or that it takes magic, or that networking is ONLY for when you need something (like a job).<br><br>The truth is that if you are not ALWAYS networking you are setting yourself up for failure.  The time to network is not when you are looking for a job, but instead while you have a job and things are great.  Networking is not about asking others to help you as much as it is you trying to find ways to help others.  This is what builds real relationships.  If you wait to try to make connections with people until you need something you look desparate.<br><br>People can take a variety of free online surveys that will show them their "networking quotient" to make them think about how they approach networking.  It is not about the score you get on these tests, but instead to inspire someone to think about how and why they network.<br><br>This topic (networking) has been huge on all the blogs and social media sites in the last few weeks because of the gloom in the economy...but this is not something people should worry about now....it should be part of their lifestyle.<br><br>thom</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699408" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699408" href="http://blogs.sun.com/lskrocki" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Skrocki</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699408" class="dsq-comment-message">Excellent post, Robert.<br><br>The only point I\'d add is I\'ve never known anyone who has been laid off and didn\'t end up in a better situation.<br><br>Can you post your cover letter as an example?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699409" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699409" href="http://www.superflippy.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Susanna K.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699409" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699409" class="dsq-comment-message">Take on small consulting jobs, even if they don\'t pay much or last very long. It can be a good way to get your foot in the door and expand your portfolio.<br><br>Last time I got laid off, my small consulting job turned into the full-time job I have now.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699410" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699410">Dunstan Constable</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699410" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699410" class="dsq-comment-message">of course I did it with the help of millions in micrsoft options...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9699407" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699407" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699407" href="http://blog.offbeatmammal.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Offbeatmammal</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699407" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve been laid off twice now and taken the opportunity each time to change direction.<br>In both cases I treated it as a positive and refreshing challenge and didn\'t take it personally (in the first case we were acquired and lost 30% headcount, in the second the company folded). I tried freelance for a while but am now back in a real company and loving it.<br>Wouldn\'t like to go through it again at this point in time (for various personal and financial reasons) but as long as you stay positive the results are positive.<br><br>My motivator - track the positives and learn from the negatives</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699401" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699401">bualadh</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699401" class="dsq-comment-message">Good, but these tips and more are already in the book \'What color is your parachute\'</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699405" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699405" href="http://www.indeed.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Paul</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699405" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699405" class="dsq-comment-message">Use a search engine for jobs. This lets you search millions of jobs from thousands of websites simultaneously and instantly with a single search!<br><br>You can then use the time this saves you in your online job search to do all the other things itemized so well in this post.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699399" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699399" href="http://shadysurfing.t35.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">shady surfing</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699399" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699399" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks for the good read, I just recently got laid off :(, this will help...</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699400" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699400">spandana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699400" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699400" class="dsq-comment-message">it\'s rare that a layoff ruins one\'s career. i\'ve seen many instances left the employee better off in the long run. layoffs are a bit like shuffle of the deck in the tech industry. when the jobs do come back, they turn out to be more interesting and more mission-critical than the job that got cut. that\'s always turns out to be a better option.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699404" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699404">Charlotte Hoaks</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699404" class="dsq-comment-message">Only thing I can add is look into the state employment commission.  They have job training.<br>Also, consider job searching an exercise in numbers.  Out of 100 resumes sent out, you get 10 interviews and from those 10 interviews you will get 1 offer.  To improve the odds, stay busy. Get the 9 interviews out of the way fast.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699444">PeregrinJoe</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699444" class="dsq-comment-message">Good stuff.  I am not in technology but I think your tips obviously apply across all types of jobs.  Thanks!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699445" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699445" href="http://lettershometoyou.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ian in hamburg</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699445" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699445" class="dsq-comment-message">Then again, if you have the money and the time, are single with no commitments, take a couple of years out and go travelling around the world.<br><br>At the end of the road, say when you\'re 85, you\'ll treasure the memories much more than the extra money you\'ll have made.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699443" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699443" href="http://none.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">anonymous</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699443" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699443" class="dsq-comment-message">Look at the numbers and the definition of recession, it isn\'t a recession.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699442" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699442" href="http://blog.macb.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">macbeach</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699442" class="dsq-comment-message">All good advice, but several of the comments indicate poor writing/typing/grammar skills.  While you might just get someone to write your resume for you, you still have to demonstrate an ability to communicate during the interview.  As an interviewer I would have always found some way to gracefully dismiss those with communications issues. This is not a foreign language issue as many immigrants have better English language skills than native Americans.<br><br>I don\'t think Yahoo is a good poster child for your headline though.  Yahoo, and several other tech companies have their own unique problems with performance that have nothing to do with recession, but more too do with continued bad management.<br><br>If we are in fact at the beginning of a recession (which is still questionable) the factors driving it will be the housing bubble, and the fact that an upcoming potential change in leadership (as in 2000) gives a lot of people incentives to talk the economy down.  So some of this recession will magically correct itself right after the November elections, other parts will take longer.<br><br>If we are in fact also experiencing a tech bubble-burst, it may in fact be a continuation of what happened in 2000 which is I think a VERY healthy shift away from everyone\'s desktop being treated as an independent "data-center".  Businesses should be able to get by with far fewer "administrators" than they use today, and home users should not have to learn the details of how a PC operates in order to do ordinary tasks. Web (meaningless number) technology will continue to move toward big server farms that will support appliance-like devices at home (or in the office) that are cheap enough to be thrown away when they stop booting (failure to boot being a very rare event).  It\'s fairly easy to see which companies are helping this process along versus companies that are fighting it all the way.  Don\'t underestimate Wall Street\'s ability to pick the eventual winners and losers.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699386" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699386" href="http://www.geekbrief.tv/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Neal Campbell</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699386" class="dsq-comment-message">Excellent advice, Robert, but there\'s one problem...there is no recession. It\'s leftist propaganda. A recession is six months negative growth. That hasn\'t happened and there is no indication it will.<br><br>Tech is about optimism. Old media talks down the economy at election time. We shouldn\'t join in.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699441" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699441">Sachin Balagopalan</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699441" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699441" class="dsq-comment-message">A very good post indeed. Layoffs are not pretty not to mention demoralizing. I think it\'s important to stay positive (easier said than done) in order to tackle some of the points you mention.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699371">choochee</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699371" class="dsq-comment-message">do any buddy reed dees commentz?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699370">Paul</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699370" class="dsq-comment-message">Something I found effective was using the free version of <a href="http://salesforce.com" rel="nofollow">salesforce.com</a> and managing my list of job prospects in the same way you manage a sales funnel (Highrise also has a free version that\'s really usable...I just like the sales focus that underlies salesforce).  Not only did this provide me with a framework that kept things from falling through the cracks, it also helped to keep me thinking of my job search as a job in and of itself.  This kept me from getting down and I also felt a lot more prepared/professional in my outreach efforts.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699372">miss msry</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699372" class="dsq-comment-message">I laid myself off from a job in journalism on Nov. 1, 2007. Luckily, my husband, also in the business, saved our money for years knowing how you\'re only a day away from the bread line if a new owner doesn\'t like your looks. One thing I have learned, if you aren\'t working you have more time to save money. By not working, I\'ve saved on clothing, gas, car maintenance, insurance costs and of course parking. Plus, I now have time to recylce, walk to the grocer, and walk my dog. Not to mention, doing my own housework, laundry and gardening.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699373" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699373" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699373" class="dsq-comment-message">Neal and others regarding recession. You are right. We are NOT technically in a recession. But all the nobel winning economists (five of them) I listened to tonight said we are definitely in economic turmoil and some are leaning toward recession. CNN has been interviewing lots of CEOs and other VIPs and they are overwhelmingly leaning to recession. That is HARDLY a group of left wingers.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699374" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699374" href="http://makemarketinghistory.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">John Dodds</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699374" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699374" class="dsq-comment-message">Many CEOs have a vested interest in predicting a recession - it\'s their way of gettting breaks from the government to make their lives easier and to justify why their businesses are underperforming.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699375" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699375" href="http://www.dahowlett.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">dahowlett</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699375" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699375" class="dsq-comment-message">Is it me or is Robert trying to talk the US tech industry into a recession?<br><br>#50 - right on.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699451" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699451">Thomas</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699451" class="dsq-comment-message">Bob,<br>We are not in a recession regardless of what you hear on TV.  The media (get this) is biased to present extreme versions of the truth (shocking!).  They wouldn\'t be able to make much hay with the story of "US in Flat Growth Mode!".  So they default to putting a bunch of talking heads on TV screaming about the recession we\'re in.  Even though we\'re not.<br>Please step out of the echo chamber and acknowledge reality.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699452" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699452" href="http://craigslemonade.typepad.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Craig Barnes</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699452" class="dsq-comment-message">What recession? Robert these were the first words out of your mouth when we ran into each other briefly at Macworld. It kind of surprised me. I just dont agree we have anything to worry about other than a little lull. However if capital gains and other income tax rates go up in 2009 (that affect investors\' wallets...that WILL cause a recession.<br><br>For now, in early 2008, there are a lot of folks that are seemingly "hoping" for a recession. Is thispolitically driven? I don\'t know but kinda seems like it. Oil prices are high, yes, and the housing market got shit hammered by the mortgage industry crisis...not great but hardly a recession. Yahoo is trying to impress shareholders and focus their efforts, fine, those folks will have no problem finding work. In Portland it is still hard to find solid, experienced high tech empployees in all areas. Office vacancy here is low, low, low and businesses are buying software products in all areas. Though I am no longer at Attensa the pipeline is impressive and bulging...No recession there or foreseen. All analysts agree it is ramping up, not down.<br><br>All of that said, your post has some great tips if someone finds themselves looking for work. Also, if one finds themself at "no business model web 2.0, bubble 2.0" kind of company - they SHOULD worry. There are a lot of those in the bay area and google/yahoo can\'t buy them all...</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699369" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699369" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699369" class="dsq-comment-message">Dennis -- hmmm, I did NOT cause the stock market to take a pretty sizeable slide in the past couple of weeks. Go look at any stock chart. Every single tech stock is off, some by a sizeable amount. You can stick your head in the sand but we are in the middle of a downturn at minimum. Recession? OK, I\'ll let you have another quarter to figure it out.<br><br>Oh, and the dollar sucks overseas. Wait until the American consumer starts getting hit with inflation that inevitably is coming. Oh no. 2. Is not oil still hanging around $100?<br><br>If our economy is so healthy why did the Fed give us a huge rate cut? Why is Bush trying to pass tax inventives to jump start the economy?<br><br>Yeah, all those guys listen to me. Bbbwwwaaahhhaaahhaaaa!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699449" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699449" href="http://jeremyricketts.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jeremy Ricketts</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699449" class="dsq-comment-message">You\'re part of the problem today.<br><br>Recession is defined by 6 months or perhaps even 3 months of negative growth (aka a loss) in the GDP. We\'ve not had a single month. So stocks are down.  So Yahoo laid off a bunch of people.  So the mortgage industry is in shambles.  This does not mean we\'re in recession just because the weather is bad.  The more you and FOX and NBC throw around this term, the more people get scared with their money.  The more they feel like ALL aspects of the economy are going down the crapper. Then they don\'t spend money, they sell their stocks, they downsize a department in preparation.  And then guess what... we really ARE in a recession. It\'s true that it would be very hard for media (both independent and large) to cause a recession... but they sure can fan the flame of hysteria.<br><br>Today, you are being part of the problem. dang.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699448" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699448" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699448" class="dsq-comment-message">Jeremy -- OK, I cry uncle. Everything is hunky dory. The economists are all wrong. Everything is going fine. Ignore all the news. Nothing bad in the economy is happening. Everyone should just stay happy.<br><br>Make you feel better?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699450" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699450" href="http://jeremyricketts.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jeremy Ricketts</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699450" class="dsq-comment-message">@Robert -I\'m not saying things are great.  I\'m not even saying we aren\'t headed towards a recession.  I\'m just saying- go read what a recession is: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_recession" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_recession</a>.<br><br>We\'re not in a recession. We could get there though.  Especially if everyone acts like it\'s inevitable and cries "uncle" as you say.<br><br>Just saying.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699447" href="http://jeremyricketts.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jeremy Ricketts</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699447" class="dsq-comment-message">I suppose I\'m just tired of bloggers/newscasters dropping the "R" bomb to sell a few commercials or get a few reads. Bird flu, mad cow disease, Y2k, the "2008 recession", etc. It\'s all playing on fear and ignorance.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699446">Stabbing Westward</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699446" class="dsq-comment-message">I got laid off three weeks ago, and while these tips are great ones, I live in an area that has almost no IT jobs. I\'ve put in for almost every IT job I could find. I\'ve scoured craigslist, Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice, you name it -- no joy. I\'m beginning to think I might end up working some horrible service sector job.<br><br>I have a degree and ten years of IT experience. The nearest big city is an 1 1/2 hours away, and with the price of gas over $3, I cannot afford to drive that far on a daily basis.<br><br>Anyone have any tips for areas that don\'t have a lot of IT jobs?<br><br>Everyday I look at the papers, job sites, government sites, etc. Nothing out there for me in this area. I cannot afford to move at this point in time.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699368" href="http://www.tweettaze.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">TedC</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699368" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks Robert.  Hey Jeremy, isn\'t fear what drives the markets down?  If the fear last long enough, it\'s a recession.  Things have been crap on and off since shortly after W took office.  This administration is based on fear and they are the ones making money.  It\'s not ignorance, it\'s pragmatic reality.  Recession will come, and employers will justify paying lower wages and taking larger profits.  This is what W wanted from the beginning.  It\'s all part of the plan... :)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699456" href="http://www.sparkminute.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">David Spark</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699456" class="dsq-comment-message">Great advice Robert. Six years ago during the last big tech downturn I wrote a story for eWEEK called "Break out of your Shell - Top 5 Networking Tips for IT Professionals (10/28/02). I had some really good interviews to get the advice. Information still holds up today.<br><a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0%2C1759%2C652978%2C00.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,652978,00.asp</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699454" href="http://thefoxreport.tumblr.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">joseph</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699454" class="dsq-comment-message">hi scoble, want to say thank you for posting about this  because it gave me the courage to start my own blog about geting a job and the web site is "thefoxreport.tumblr.com" if there is any way you can promote my blog it wood mean a lot to me thank\'s</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699455" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699455" href="http://www.janetleejohnson.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Janet</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699455" class="dsq-comment-message">I love the fact that you write about recession tips from a conference you\'re covering for the rest of us, and your [excellent] post generates 75 comments within the first 18 hours.<br><br>That\'s the difference in the world today - people can hear it through you: five Nobel economists weighing in, and you\'re translating... which causes a discussion and more tips.<br><br>In our globally-interconnected world, we have a lot to learn from each other.  Thank you for sparking the conversation, Robert.  Here\'s to you.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699394" href="http://www.SanFranciscoHelps.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Scott Dennis</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699394" class="dsq-comment-message">I went through a rough time and had to rebuild my life, which I did in San Francisco.  I now work for a law firm as their bookkeeper, even though that was not my original line of work.  A good cover letter and resume was essential.  But also important was finding food and shelter during the hard times.  So I wrote a booklet telling people where to find help in San Francisco.  You can see it at <a href="http://www.sanfranciscohelps.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.sanfranciscohelps.com</a> and <a href="http://sanfranciscohelps.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://sanfranciscohelps.blogspot.com</a><br><br>Good luck with your future!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699366" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699366" href="http://brentnewhall.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Brent P. Newhall</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699366" class="dsq-comment-message">Great post, Robert!  I\'ve had similar experiences, and your advice is spot-on.<br><br>I\'ll just reiterate the importance of quantity over quality initially.  You can be choosy once you have five different job offers.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699367" href="http://markmccluretoday.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mark McClure</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699367" class="dsq-comment-message">A blog which illustrates your unique mix of Tech, ecommerce and people skills may be an attractor factor for a future employer and/or become a viable sideline.<br>Works for me ;-)<br><br>The Japanese property bubble was a long time unwinding - I came here in \'94 thinking the worst was over lol.<br>I wonder if the US will \'snap\' out of theirs a lot faster...<br>Anyway, here\'s George Soros in yesterday\'s <a href="http://FT.com" rel="nofollow">FT.com</a> with "The worst market crisis in 60 years".<br>Hedging his bets again?<br><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/24f73610-c91e-11dc-9807-000077b07658.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/24f73610-c91e-11dc-98...</a><br><br>regards<br>mark mcclure<br>tokyo</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699393" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699393" href="http://goodwithwords.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ingrid Sapona</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699393" class="dsq-comment-message">Lots of great points -- relevant even for us consulting types for the inevitable slow periods.  Reminded me of advice about networking that I think is vitally important for those who are self-employed (and I don\'t think it\'s a stretch to figure out how it would apply even to those employed): the best time to network is when you\'re busy because that\'s when you\'re most up-beat about your skills, you can talk about the fascinating things you\'re doing, etc.<br><br>I think the message underlying that is to do your best to put your best foot forward when you network (or interview) -- being up-beat and positive about your skills and your future is key!  (Though, admittedly, not always easy...)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699391">Stabbing Westward</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699391" class="dsq-comment-message">Unfortunately, techie circles still romanticize tech when it is largely not deserving.<br><br>Romanticization is fine if you work for Apple an evangelist, or you\'re like Robert, and literally hang out with industry luninaries all the time, but for most of us, it\'s actual drudgery.<br><br>There is nothing romatic about running ethernet for a living, working as a computer technician, or being in Internet security. I know, I\'ve done all three.<br><br>Tech people cannot seem to let go of the last vestiges of when things were really good before the dotcom crash. I, too, miss the three-hour lunches, the foosball tables, and the high pay, but it\'s now down to brass tacks and just making a living.<br><br>What no one mentioned here is outsourcing/offshoring. In my area, where there are precious few tech jobs available, the rest are offshored to third-world hell holes to people who will work for less a year than illegal immigrants. I cannot afford to move to those areas where there are tech jobs in abundance, so I\'m becoming frustrated with the system. It seems to me that American companies are more concerned with profits than with the people that help them earn those huge profits.<br><br>Fact is, it\'s hard to get a job in tech. I know. I hav ea degree and ten years of experience, but things are getting bad for techies unless you either know someone or you get lucky.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699398" href="http://keithguard.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Keith Guard</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699398" class="dsq-comment-message">I was laid off in October.  Here\'s my advice.<br><br>Day 1:  Shock, no matter how prepared you were for it.  Cut yourself some slack and do NOT burn any bridges.<br><br>Day 2:  Mourning.  You have friends you won\'t see everyday.  People have called you, and they are sympathetic and sad.  Don\'t be afraid to grieve the loss.  Don\'t be surprised if you can\'t help it.<br><br>Day 3:  It\'s showtime.  Get organized.  Lists of contacts and business cards.  Doesn\'t matter how well you know them, whether they\'ll remember you, whether you\'re sure their information is current, or anything.  This is a volume exercise.  If you\'ve got their card, you\'ve met.  If you\'ve met, you owe it to them to provide updated contact information.<br><br>Day 4:  Start sending emails.  Break your contact list into logical groups.  For me, it was simple; their were insurance carriers, vendors, and TPAs.  Come up with a form email for each; I am no longer with xxx, I can now be reached at yyy, I can help you with zzz, and if I can ever be of assistance please give me a call or email.  Start emailing alphabetically.<br><br>Day 5:  If you spent all day yesterday emailing people, chances are you heard from somebody... start a conversation.  Ask them if they know anyone who\'s looking for somebody.  At this point, you\'re pretty much on your own; things will take on a life of their own at this point.  Some people will ask for a resume.  Others will offer to be a reference.  Others will recommend a recruiter or two.  Still others will offer to make an introduction to someone else.  Say yes to everybody, and say thank you to everybody.<br><br>Above all, until you receive and accept an offer, do not stop looking.  You must have no guilt right now about your open-mindedness.  Until somebody signs on the dotted line, you\'re a free agent.<br><br>...and for what it\'s worth, I\'m not convinced we\'re entering a recession.  I think we may be entering a period of slower growth, but I think those who believe that the sky is falling are going to look pretty silly in a year or so.  And this is coming from a guy who\'s just coming off being unemployed for three months!  So for crying out loud, keep your chins up, everybody!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699397" href="http://eedious.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Alain Yap</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699397" class="dsq-comment-message">Laid -off and being jobless wasn\'t so bad except when i looked at my wife. And I thought to myself, "Does anybody really mean what they say when they recite those wedding vows?"</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699390" href="http://www.hooversbiz.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">TimWalker</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699390" class="dsq-comment-message">Good stuff, sir.  A couple of years back I was helping several friends who were job-hunting; my experiences with them (and with my own job hunts) led me to post three entries about it on my personal blog, <a href="http://tewalkerjr.com/blog/?p=75" rel="nofollow">starting here</a>.  Some of what I say echoes what you\'ve said here.<br><br>Since I wrote those posts, I\'ve had many occasions to point other friends to this advice, and folks have told me that the series is a useful starting point.<br><br>The main, main, main thing, from my perspective, is to fight cynicism.  I start the series by saying "It\'s not over until you win."  I believe that having that attitude is as important as anything else you can do when you\'ve lost your job.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699389">Colin Joss</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699389" class="dsq-comment-message">I will never worry too much about getting lay off at all from my day job because of recession, as the government should not allow that to happen to easily.<br><br>Colin Joss<br>East Lothian, Haddington<br>United Kingdom</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699395" class="dsq-comment-message">@ 102 Keith,<br><br>Great advice. I learned something new. Always a good thing.<br><br>Something I think may be a problem with me is that I\'ve had six jobs in eith years. Granted, this is/was somewhat normal with tech jobs. The area in which I now live is somewhat different in how they look at things. Most people here stay at the same job for years. Even the service sector jobs here are that way. I\'ve noticed quite a few people here at my local Wal-Mart that have 20-Year service stickers on the name tags. I couldn\'t imagine staying with one job for that long a time. Perhaps it\'s because I\'m a techie. Anyone have an idea on how I could cope with the potential questions I may get? I often think I receive no responses to my emails because my resume has so many jobs in a short amount of time. Makes me wish I would have gotten my degree in Astrophysics or something where I could have a cushy university or research job with tenure and one that cannot be sent offshore.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699396">Stabbing Westward</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699396" class="dsq-comment-message">I meant to say six jobs in EIGHT years...<br><br>oops!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699385">Rx</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699385" class="dsq-comment-message">Recessions are caused from over regulation and printing too much paper money. A hippie dreaming positive thought will not prevent a recession nor will it prevent a drought when there is no rain.<br>Those of you with the luck of the draw will consider yourselves to be better than the rest.<br>The housing bubble and the coming tech employment bubble are just a cycle of supply and demand.<br>The next 5 years, demand will continue to drop.<br>The best advice is to put 30% into savings each year when your working, keep applying for work, realize that any company will lay off a tech in a heartbeat.<br>More important, what will you do when the tech market is so over supplied that your best salary will be half or a third of what it is now?<br>Years ago, I worked in electronics for top dollar. As it became automated, I had to adapt.<br>You think that your tech job can\'t become automated?<br>Every company that sells technology is promising your CEO that it takes less people to install and maintain. That is the way it works.<br>I am enjoying my programming and DB work while it last. But, 2008 ain\'t nothing like it was back in 1999.<br>And 1999 was nothing like it was back in 1973.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699387" href="http://i-stuff.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kevin</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699387" class="dsq-comment-message">All these are the guidelines that one need to consider why being sacked... While you are developing your career, make sure your CV doesn\'t contain many companies name in short duration... Which will help you while days are not going good like 2K2.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699388" href="http://www.indianhindunames.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Baby names</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699388" class="dsq-comment-message">Good article, given the fact that I am another of those survivor who have seen the past recession and the tough times it had to offer.<br><br>My 2 cents; product companies are a better bet than services companies in such situations.<br><br>Try to have an alternate source of income before the recession hits you, there are so many ways to make money right now.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699402" href="http://www.davebigos.illinoisproperty.com/remaxil/index.asp?acc=31535" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dave Bigos</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699402" class="dsq-comment-message">To a great group of people !!!!<br>What a helpful  advice that I hope one will never need .<br>We all know that statement  most likely will not come true.<br>Sooner or later the loss of job will occur and it is never welcome.<br>I am not in tech but I sure do use it . I saw the value many many years ago.<br>I am in my 3rd career and soon to move to a 4th . Each one has been<br>I very big change . Military , Food retail, for the past 22yrs real estate<br>and next  the 4th  managing  our IRA acct.<br>In real estate I consider myself out of work after I close a home or should lose the listing. So laid off to me occurs often . I am always looking for work and now with this current r/e market. One must reinvent  how to help buyers and sellers get through this awful mess. I have never been an order taker .I have always worked hard to get to closing.  Focus on service and not your self, pay it forward and remember nothing is easy--- work is work !<br>Thanks for all of you and your posts of helpful advise. Just think we may have assisted someone that got  the new job !!!!! What joy that would be to them and their family !!!!!!!<br>Dave Bigos</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699403" href="http://cnreviews.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Elliott Ng</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699403" class="dsq-comment-message">Nice post Robert.  I think many of these things are worth doing even if you are happily employed!  Thanks for the coaching.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699384" class="dsq-comment-message">Great post Robert.<br><br>There is a non-profit job support and networking group in the Phoenix Arizona area that people in Arizona should be aware of.  Some of their resources are also useful to job seekers anywhere.  Meetings are held twice a month and the mailing list is quite useful for current job openings and other job related information.<br><br><a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/</a><br><br>Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. SJN provides education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.  We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN.<br><br><br>The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members.  Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.<br><br><a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/" rel="nofollow">Scottsdale Job Network</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699383">Thomas Wenzl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699383" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey Robert. Really liked this one. Some very good advice for people in such a situation. As in many areas in life it\'s all about the people. A high percentage of people do get new jobs through people they know - and it\'s very often the people they don\'t know very well. I also got some nice job offers from people I don\'t talk to every week or month.<br><br>Good luck on finding a new job to everybody who sadly has just being laid off.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Thomas</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699357">thecubemonkey</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699357" class="dsq-comment-message">Fantastic read. The list is practical and creative. My suggestion is that you select from some of the ideas and use the ones that will help you and your career personally.<br><br>I\'m going to be writing a practical "what to do" if you get laid off but in the mean time, check out <a href="http://thecubemonkey.com/?p=28" rel="nofollow">Six Steps…to a Recession-proof Career</a>, <a href="http://thecubemonkey.com/?p=30" rel="nofollow">Six Steps…to Financially Surviving a Recession</a>, and <a href="http://www.slackermanager.com/2008/01/recession-proof-your-2008-with-7-sure-fire-ways-to-boost-productivity.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> from Slackermanager.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699359">Vis</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699359" class="dsq-comment-message">The tips are required and will make us to constantly remember what are the actions we are doing daily towards the goal and these kind of tips will practically give results as Robert is explaining.Good work Robert.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699433" href="http://seeminglee.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">See-ming Lee</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699433" class="dsq-comment-message">This is a great article.<br><br>I think however that these are things that you should do regardless of whether you\'re laid off or not. :)<br><br>Cheers,<br>SML</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699434">ctsavage</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699434" class="dsq-comment-message">I have been a stock broker for 20 years and it has come to my attention that many people don\'t know how to use their company stock which they may hold to generate monthly revenue.  I specialize in this form of "Covered Call Writing".  You can actually generate 4% to 20% of total stock holdings in cash each month.  I have helped many people in this situtation.  This is basically free to do, just a little education.  You can look at my website at <a href="http://www.ctsglobalinvestment.com" rel="nofollow">www.ctsglobalinvestment.com</a> or you can call me at 770-972-4476.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699381" href="http://500jobsthatsuck.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Brent</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699381" class="dsq-comment-message">I followed this advice religiously and got a an offer 20 days into my search...<br><br>What is even weirder and cooler is that it is also with NEC!<br><br>Rock on!<br><br>Brent</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699382">ctsavage</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699382" class="dsq-comment-message">IF YOU HAVE ANY STOCK, NOW IS THE TIME TO DO COVERED CALL WRITING TO GENERATE CASH EACH MONTH.....WWW.CTSGLOBALINVESTMENT.COM</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699436" href="http://www.commonsenseatwork.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ramon Greenwood</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699436" class="dsq-comment-message">How To Handle The Dreaded Axe<br>by<br>Ramon Greenwood<br><br>In these times of economic turmoil anyone can get the axe at any time. It happens to good people and bad ones...hard workers as well as slackers.<br><br>"We feel you would be happier working for another company."<br><br>"Sorry, business is falling off.  We no longer need your services."<br><br>"Operations are being consolidated in Mexico.  The Bedrock Plant will be closed March 1."<br><br>Sugar-coated or not, the message is the same: You\'re fired!  You are out of a job! Your career path has been disrupted!<br><br>Therefore, your career plan should include knowing what to do to survive and reach your career goals should you ever get the dreaded "pink slip".<br><br>13 Career Tips To Survive and Prosper<br><br>1. Keep in mind that in the current environment the idea of womb to tomb job security is as dead as a hammer. Be loyal to your present employer, but never develop a romance with the organization. Know that the relationship can end at any time. There is enough suffering in store for anyone over the loss of a job without adding the pains of an unrequited love. Look out for yourself first.<br><br> 2. Be alert and well informed at all times about the outlook for your employer and your job. If you know things are going down the drain, begin a below-the-radar search for other opportunities. If the axe falls, you\'ll have a head start on finding another job.<br><br>3. Stay prepared financially.  Always try to have enough cash in reserve to cover at least three months living expenses.<br><br>4. Keep your skills up to date with the needs of the job market.  Capitalize on opportunities for additional training.  Read the literature of your field.<br><br>5. Maintain an up-to-date record of your accomplishments so you can produce a resume in 24 hours.<br><br>6. Nurture contacts with people in your line of work and with those likely to employ your type of qualifications.  Be visible through outside activities and positive publicity.<br><br>7. Help others who lose their jobs.  Also, be of assistance to those who are looking to recruit employees.  They may help you some day.<br><br>8. Understand your emotions.<br><br>Psychologist Bill Weber says getting fired is very much like dealing with the death of a loved one.<br><br>"The first reaction is denial, or wishful thinking.  There\'s been a mistake.  This can\'t be true," Dr. Weber says.  "Then the shock sets in, followed by anger, depression, frustration and fear.  Worst of all is the loss of self-esteem."<br><br>9. Let it go. Allow some time for grieving, but not too much.  Don\'t just sit there feeling sorry for yourself. It\'s natural to be angry with your employer, but don\'t let your feelings show.  You still need him.  Negotiate the best possible severance package possible for continuing pay and benefits, particularly insurance coverage.  Don\'t forget good references, too.<br><br>10. Start immediately to launch your search for another, better job. Use this time to reassess the goals you have set for the rest of your life.  Define the job that will enable you to achieve these objectives.<br><br>11. Prepare a plan to market yourself.  Let it be known you are available; "advertise" what you have to offer.  Involve your network of friends and family in the job search.<br><br>12. Be patient. Recognize it will take time to find another acceptable position.<br><br>13. Don\'t panic.  If you possibly can afford to wait, don\'t jump on the first opportunity that comes down the pike, unless, of course, it really matches up with your objectives.<br><br>Career advice: remember two things.<br><br>1. It can happen to anyone.<br><br>2. A high percentage of people end up with better jobs than the ones from which they were fired.<br><br>---<br>To subscribe to Ramon Greenwood\'s free semi-monthly newsletter and blog please go to <a href="http://www.commonsenseatwork.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.commonsenseatwork.com</a>&gt; His advice comes from a world of experience, including serving as Senior Vice President of American Express, an entrepreneur, professional director, career coach and author.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699435">Phil Rosenberg</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699435" class="dsq-comment-message">Great comments Robert!<br><br>Most job seekers today still use old school strategies that worked when resumes were made of paper.  In today\'s Web 2.0 world, there are so many ways to give yourself an unfair advantage in the job seeking world, and you mention a few.<br><br>I disagree with one tip #8...because cover letters are dead.  Check out my podcast interview with<br><br>I\'ve got one point of disagreement with you Robert....cover letters that you mention in tip #8.  Cover letters are the dinosaur of today\'s job search. Cover letters are dead, a waste of time, and can actually be detrimental to your resume.<br><br>Web 2.0 tip:  Customize your resume, not your cover letter! Check out my interview with Chris Russell here (<a href="http://recareered.blogspot.com/2008/02/ugly-job-hunting-truthsand-what-you-can.html" rel="nofollow">http://recareered.blogspot.com/2008/02/ugly-job...</a>) and see why cover letters are dead (hint...resume databases strip the cover letter off, and don\'t search them).<br><br>For more ways to get an unfair advantage in your job search, Job Search 2.0 techniques, and Resume Search Optimization tips, check out <a href="http://www.reCareered.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">www.reCareered.blogspot.com</a>.<br><br>If you\'d like a free resume review, or for help or coaching to get an unfair advantage in your own job search, go to <a href="http://www.reCareered.com" rel="nofollow">www.reCareered.com</a>.<br><br>Phil Rosenberg<br>President, reCareered &amp; Rainmakers Global<br>Phone:     773-831-4628<br>Email:     <a href="mailto:phil.rainmakers@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">phil.rainmakers@gmail.com</a><br>Web:       <a href="http://www.reCareered.com" rel="nofollow">www.reCareered.com</a><br>Blog:      <a href="http://reCareered.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://reCareered.blogspot.com</a><br>LinkedIN:  <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/philrosenberg" rel="nofollow">www.linkedin.com/in/philrosenberg</a><br>Facebook:  <a href="http://profile.to/philrosenberg/" rel="nofollow">http://profile.to/philrosenberg/</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699358">Neil</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699358" class="dsq-comment-message">trite bullsh*t</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699438">James S. Klich II</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699438" class="dsq-comment-message">I have been out of a job for 14 months.  I had to get food stamps a few days ago.  You may think I am unhappy but I am not. You have to make the best of any situation.  I may have no money and things are hard but I am the Happiest I have ever been!  When you got through a bad time just enjoy the ride and take a laugh.  I continue to look for work and will find a career soon.  I would tell anybody look for a job and volunteer at the same time.  Take advantage of this time and make the best of things.  Whatever happens don\'t read too much into anything.  If our economy gets worse than we as Americans will have to rise to the occasion and make the best of things.  When things get better and they will we as Americans can work harder and make this country into what it used to be.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699437">KP</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699437" class="dsq-comment-message">Excellent tips...<br><br>Keep up the good work pal !</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699392" href="http://frugalcanadianliving.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">fcl</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699392" class="dsq-comment-message">One of the things that you could have mentioned is always be prepared to be laid off.  Always keep your resume up to date.<br><br>Make a brief summary of that project you worked on last month.  You might not remember the details a year from now.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699440">Nz</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699440" class="dsq-comment-message">All good advice, except for the part about taking government assistance. You should feel bad about this. It means you are living off of others who have no choice in the matter. Legalized theft.<br><br>Borrow from family, friends, seek charity, churches etc, don\'t take from me.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699439">K-dubs</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699439" class="dsq-comment-message">Solid advice listed above. I took an 8-day vacation immediately, to celebrate an anniversary, knowing that I would not have 8 days to do so after getting a new job.<br><br>Re: Gov\'t assistance<br>I\'ve been paying taxes in one of the top ten taxed states for the last 25 years. I was laid off on 3/11--absolutely no fault of my own, I was the top performer in 2007. I did apply for "unemployment insurance," and it will help me stay in my house, feed my family and keep up with life/health insurance. It\'s a supplement to the emergency fund. I have no qualms about using it, nor do I have problems with others who are legitimately in the same position I am...<br><br>Good things to you all.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699453" href="http://www.unimportantinsights.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">NicP</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699453" class="dsq-comment-message">Great and helpful post and good comments. Does anyone know whether someone has tried an open testimonial page where previous colleagues or friends can post testimonials for someone who got laid-off? I am trying this and will see how it works. It is good to know that I am not alone! Such is the influence of the web.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699457">Joe joe</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699457" class="dsq-comment-message">Here\'s a fresh idea,Just leave this idiot country as fast as you can.Stop fighting the stupid tred mill/debt slavery model. Go some place where wages and cost of living are more reasonable.  While it\'s true this option is not optimal for everyone, you stand a better shot at having life where you are not thrown out of work every damn recession because of some pathetic American executive\'s decisions. Good luck!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699461" href="http://www.capatrex.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Brad Phillips</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699461" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow!  That is an extensive list to keep up with.  You almost have to be unemployed to do all of that.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699458" href="http://mylifeandart.typepad.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">irina</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699458" class="dsq-comment-message">Love the idea of posting on YouTube. Get on Twitter too. If you want some low tech advice that will get you away from your computer, I got some here. <a href="http://is.gd/XZc" rel="nofollow">http://is.gd/XZc</a><br><br>As a self-employed in the last 4 years, I still remember what it means losing a job. It is terrible if you can\'t earn and you need money NOW.<br><br>In short, you can learn how to make a few balloon animals. It will be easier to meet people.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699462" href="http://www.thingamajob.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Matthew Stoneking</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699462" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi,<br><br>If you\'re looking for work as a developer or other applications skill set, please reach out to me. I focus in Greenville, SC and Charleston, SC. Right now I am primarily looking for Java developers. You can reach me at <a href="mailto:mstoneki@teksystems.com" rel="nofollow">mstoneki@teksystems.com</a>.<br><br>Thanks,<br>MSS</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699463" href="http://www.greenesearch.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ashley Brown - Recruiter</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699463" class="dsq-comment-message">If you are in the California Bay Area I have three companies looking for awesome PHP Developers. <a href="mailto:Ashley@greenesearch.com" rel="nofollow">Ashley@greenesearch.com</a><br><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyelbrabrown" rel="nofollow">http://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyelbrabrown</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699459" href="http://www.findjobsnet.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">dallas jobs</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699459" class="dsq-comment-message">I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699464" href="http://www.theresumebay.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jay Hofmeister</a>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699464" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699464" class="dsq-comment-message">Great post, one idea would be to list all the people in your sphere of influence and reach out to everybody that might know a potential contact in your field of expertise.<br><br><br><br><b>Visit</b><br><a href="http://www.theresumebay.com/" rel="nofollow"><br><b>www.theresumebay.com</b></a><br><b> and </b><br><a href="http://www.careerpier.com/" rel="nofollow"><br><b>www.careerpier.com</b></a><br><b> for the best in resume writing, interview coaching, and career-transition relief</b><br><br><a href="http://www.theresumebay.com" rel="nofollow"></a><br><a href="http://www.careerpier.com" rel="nofollow"></a></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9699465">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9699465" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699465" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699465" href="http://www.TheSimpleJobSearch.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kevin Donlin</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699465" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699465" class="dsq-comment-message">I love this one: "4. Do things that will get you to be recognized as a world leader in the field you want to be in. Are you a programmer? Build something and put it up!"<br><br>I call it "starting work before you\'re hired." It\'s one thing to claim you\'re a whiz at this or that, but it\'s quite another -- and sets you instantly apart from the hordes of ordinary job seekers -- to prove your skills by demonstrating them on your blog, in a YouTube video or in something you FedEx to hiring managers.<br><br>Kevin Donlin<br><a href="http://www.TheSimpleJobSearch.com" rel="nofollow">www.TheSimpleJobSearch.com</a></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9699466">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9699466" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699466" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699466" href="http://craigscareer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">craig campbell</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699466" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699466" class="dsq-comment-message">I was recently laid off and picked up a few good tips.<br><br>As part of my therapy, I created this video. I have a little extra time lately.<br><br>Dedicated to the more than one million who lost their jobs in 2008<br><br><a href="http://vimeo.com/2336731" rel="nofollow">http://vimeo.com/2336731</a></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9699467">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9699467" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699467" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699467" href="http://new2oldmedia.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Melissa</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699467" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699467" class="dsq-comment-message">Any chance of you sharing that winning cover letter on here? :)<br><br>Either way, thanks for the tips, they\'re great. I\'ll definitely be using them while I\'m on the hunt for my next position.<br><br>-Melissa<br><a href="http://new2oldmedia.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">http://new2oldmedia.wordpress.com/</a></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9699468">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9699468" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699468" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699468" href="http://www.layoffgossip.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">chetan</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699468" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699468" class="dsq-comment-message">People always hate to talk about when they are laid off. But as it has become every day\'s news headline since Yahoo started it with cutting 1500 of its task force last year, now a need of platform has been in demand where people can express their selves in words how they are feeling about their company, whey the got laid off was that justified or not. And every thing they want to tell anonymously.<br><br>And <a href="http://www.layoffgossip.com" rel="nofollow">www.layoffgossip.com</a> is providing you that platform.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9699469">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9699469" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699469" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9699469" href="http://www.layoffgossip.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">layoff</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699469" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699469" class="dsq-comment-message">People always hate to talk about when they are laid off. But as it has become every day\'s news headline since Yahoo started it with cutting 1500 of its task force last year, now a need of platform has been in demand where people can express their selves in words how they are feeling about their company, whey the got laid off was that justified or not.<br>And every thing they want to tell anonymously.And <a href="http://www.layoffgossip.com" rel="nofollow">www.layoffgossip.com</a> is providing you that platform.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9699470">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9699470" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9699470" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9699470">wtb cookie</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9699470" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9699470" class="dsq-comment-message">For everyone who is still looking for a job,  I got something for U!!!  Keep chasing those dreams:)<br><br>clicky clicky,  U know u want 2!!!!<br><a href="http://wowsucksalot.ytmnd.com/" rel="nofollow">http://wowsucksalot.ytmnd.com/</a><br><br>I\'m choosing the 12 floor head dive over the above link.  but up to you:)</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 </ul>\
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Dsq.Debug.profile(function() {
	if(Dsq.jsonData.request.page == 1 && Dsq.jsonData.request.is_initial_load) {
		Dsq.container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.header() + Dsq.container.innerHTML + Dsq.Templates.footer();
	}
	Dsq.$(Dsq.curPageId).innerHTML = Dsq.$(Dsq.curPageId).innerHTML.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
}); // Dsq.Debug.Profile

// HACK: Resetting cache because we're done with.
Dsq.Utils.gebiFromElementCollectionCache = null;


	
	
	var dsq_styleEl = document.getElementById(disqus_container_id);
	var dsq_anchorEl = document.getElementsByTagName('a')[0];
	
	Dsq.Thread.fc = Dsq.Utils.getStyle(dsq_styleEl, 'color');
	if(dsq_anchorEl) { Dsq.Thread.ac = Dsq.Utils.getStyle(dsq_anchorEl, 'color'); }
	Dsq.Thread.ff = Dsq.Utils.getStyle(dsq_styleEl, (Dsq.Utils.ie || window.opera ? 'fontFamily' : 'font-family'));
	// For Safari / Opera: strip quotes.
	Dsq.Thread.ff = Dsq.Thread.ff.replace(/['"]/g, '');
	Dsq.Thread.fc = encodeURIComponent(Dsq.Thread.fc);
	Dsq.Thread.ac = encodeURIComponent(Dsq.Thread.ac);
	Dsq.Thread.ff = encodeURIComponent(Dsq.Thread.ff);

	
	
	
	if(Dsq.$(Dsq.Templates.addPostContainer)) {
		// TODO: Check to see if theme uses postmessage.
		if (window.disqus_use_postmessage) {
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$(Dsq.Templates.textareaContainer));
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].init(function() {
				// Use fallback iframe
				Dsq.$(Dsq.Templates.addPostContainer).innerHTML = '';
				var theme = (typeof disqus_frame_theme == 'undefined') ? 'default' : disqus_frame_theme;
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(Dsq.$(Dsq.Templates.addPostContainer), null, {theme: theme});
				// if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
			});
		} else {
			// DEPRECATED
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-post-add'));
		}
	}

	
	

	
	if(document.location.hash != '') {
		document.location.hash = document.location.hash.substring(1);
	}

	Dsq.Popup.showCookieMsgs();

	
	if(document.location.search != '' && location.hash != '#disqus_thread') {
		var reply_id = Dsq.Utils.getRequestParams().dsq;
		if(reply_id) { document.location.hash = 'comment-' + reply_id; }
	}

	
	if((typeof OB_Script != 'undefined') && (typeof OB_versionNum != 'undefined')) {
		if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox") != -1) {
			if(window.frames['dsq-reply-frame']) {
				window.frames['dsq-reply-frame'].location = Dsq.Urls.REPLY + (new Date()).getTime() + '&f=scobleizer&t=what_to_do_if_you8217re_laid_off_in_2008_recession&to_redirect=' + encodeURIComponent(window.location) + '&ifrs=' + encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css);
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		}
	}

	if (Dsq.jsonData.integration.theme == 4) {
		if (Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			Dsq.Realtime.initialize();
		}
	}

	



	window.ExecuteWhen = (function () {
	var obj = {}
	
	// Private
	var running = false;
	var timer = null;
	var pending = [];
	var startTimer = function() {
		running = true;
		timer = setInterval(obj.heartBeat, 100);
	};
	var stopTimer = function() {
		running = false;
		clearInterval(timer);
	};
	
	// Public
	obj.add = function (condition, code) {
		pending.push([condition,code]);
		this.heartBeat(); //!
		if (!running) {
			startTimer();
		}
	};
	obj.heartBeat = function() {
		if (!pending.length) {
			stopTimer();
		}
		var newPending = [];
		for (var i=0; i<pending.length; i++) {
			var cond = pending[i][0];
			var code = pending[i][1];
			// FIXME: if cond or code throw an error, they never get removed from pending
			if (cond()){
				code();
			}
			else {
				newPending.push([cond, code]);
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		}
		pending = newPending;
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	return obj;
})();

// also used in embed_thread.js:
window.fbIsReady = function () {return window.FB && FB.init;};
// NOTE: This script gets executed again without threadEl
//       set when we are loaded again as the fbc_receiver.
//       In this case, we don't need the hidden container.

if(!window.FB || !FB.init) {
	if(window.Dsq && Dsq.container) {
		// container is not present when init.js is loaded from an xd-receiver iframe; in this case,
		// we don't need the FB_HiddenContainer anyway.
		var fbDiv = document.createElement('div');
		fbDiv.id = "FB_HiddenContainer";	// Required or else FeatureLoader will execute a document.write.
		fbDiv.style.position = 'absolute';	// This is intentionally not setting display to none as this breaks
		fbDiv.style.top = '-10000px';		// Flash in Safari.
		fbDiv.style.left = '-10000px';
		fbDiv.style.width = '0px';
		fbDiv.style.height = '0px';
		Dsq.container.appendChild(fbDiv);
	}
	var fbJS = document.createElement('script');
	fbJS.type = "text/javascript";
	fbJS.src = "http://static.ak.connect.facebook.com/js/api_lib/v0.4/FeatureLoader.js.php";
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(fbJS);

	ExecuteWhen.add(window.fbIsReady,
		function () {
			// HACK: This is a workaround FBC's single domain limitation by
			//		 allowing sites to create multiple forums with different
			//		 Facebook API keys.  This must be used in conjunction with
			//		 disqus_facebook_forum (see authenticateFacebook).
			var facebook_api_key = 'faaf467d0f47abde553c3b8e0e1b3570';
			if (typeof disqus_facebook_api_key != 'undefined') {
				facebook_api_key = disqus_facebook_api_key;
			}

			FB.init(facebook_api_key, window.facebookXdReceiverPath || null,
				{fetchSignedPublicSessionData: true});
		});
}


	


if(typeof(disqus_callback) == 'function') {
	var callback_params = Dsq.Utils.getRequestParams()['dsq_cbp'] || null;

	// We don't care about any errors in third-party code
	try {
		disqus_callback(callback_params);
	} catch (x) {
		if (typeof(console) != 'undefined' && typeof(console.log) == 'function') {
			// But it would be nice to let developers know about them
			console.log(x);
		}
		// pass
	}

	// HACK: We don't know if the callback wraps our container, which may
	// possibly result in a new DOM element.
	Dsq.container = document.getElementById('dsq-content');
}

// Global event handler for narcissus.
if (Dsq.jsonData.integration.theme == 4) {
	var g = Dsq.Utils.ie ? document : window;
	Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(g, 'keydown', function(event) {
		// Handle "enter" key on input for post box.
		if ((event.keyCode || event.which) == 13) {
			var target = Dsq.Utils.ie ? event.srcElement : event.target;
			// For Safari bug, detect text node.
			if (target.nodeType == 3) {
				target = target.parentNode;
			}

			if (target.nodeName == 'INPUT' &&
				target.parentNode.className == 'dsq-input-wrapper') {
				var postId = Dsq.Utils.extractId(target);
				Dsq.Templates.postComment(postId, this, false);
			}
		}
	});
}

})();




