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It seems to me that part of the culture here is to make as much noise as you ...&quot;</description><link>http://johngrowlands.blogspot.com/2011/06/expats-in-spain-place-to-whine-shout.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (John Rowlands)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499440377777506696.post-2314750981029944837</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 10:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-05-22T03:36:22.764-07:00</atom:updated><title>Engineering Recruitment: Engineering Vacancies</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://engineeringrecruitment.blogspot.com/2011/05/engineering-vacancies.html?spref=bl&quot;&gt;Engineering Recruitment: Engineering Vacancies&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;Do you know an engineer out of work and looking to get back into the market?   Last week I published the Spains office vacancy list with the...&quot;</description><link>http://johngrowlands.blogspot.com/2011/05/engineering-recruitment-engineering.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (John Rowlands)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499440377777506696.post-4416156776144721781</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 13:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-05-16T06:52:37.195-07:00</atom:updated><title>Expats in Spain - A place to whine: Room Needed in Madrid Just for the Weekends</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://expatsmadrid.blogspot.com/2011/05/room-needed-in-madrid-just-for-weekends.html?spref=bl&quot;&gt;Expats in Spain - A place to whine: Room Needed in Madrid Just for the Weekends&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;A colleague of mine is looking to rent a room for the weekends only, in Madrid . During the rest of the week he is working in Belgium . 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Next Sackings in Real Madrid</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://expatsmadrid.blogspot.com/2011/04/news-flash-next-sackings-in-real-madrid.html?spref=bl&quot;&gt;Expats in Spain - A place to whine: News Flash!!! Next Sackings in Real Madrid&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;There are some very big sackings and movements coming up in Real Madrid, that are still not publically known. 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Red...&quot;</description><link>http://johngrowlands.blogspot.com/2011/03/expats-in-spain-place-to-whine-petrol.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (John Rowlands)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499440377777506696.post-3360780656807682791</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-11T06:13:32.434-08:00</atom:updated><title>Engineering Recruitment: Careerjet Recomendation</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://engineeringrecruitment.blogspot.com/2011/03/careerjet-recomendation.html?spref=bl&quot;&gt;Engineering Recruitment: Careerjet Recomendation&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;I would like to share this email I received with you all. 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