"Almost everyone is affected by it, and there might be a fear that they're going to lose their house or that their parents are going to lose their jobs, " he said.

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"Strife is knocking on the doors of everyone, and no-one will survive if it enters, because there is a wind behind it, and money, and plans, " he added, without giving details.

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The problem is that not everyone uses social media - it tends to be concentrated in major cities - and there is no guarantee people laid up in bed with a high fever will feel like broadcasting their symptoms to the world unless they are caught up in a media panic like the one around the H1N1 virus.

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"Everyone realizes it is an imposition, and there's no way people are going to like membership drives, " Severtson says.

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The doctor said "the slope is most slippery when there is no light on it" and added "the biggest advantage of Dutch law is that everyone can talk about euthanasia".

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The first step is to ensure there is a flexible and fluid IT environment that directly and indirectly helps everyone communicate, while allowing IT to manage costs and reduce complexity.

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The UN is there, everyone's got supplies because it's also dangerous and disorderly.

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You heard a rumor that Tom has been smearing you behind your back, and, oh God, here comes Kelly, ready to whine about how everyone and everything is just terrible and there is nothing that anyone can do about it!

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One thing is for sure Apple is not going to stick around these levels, so it is time to wish everyone one a Happy and Prosperous new year and the best of luck to holders hanging on in there.

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