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Tired of arbitrary deadlines, endless meetings, and pointless performance reviews? Well, before you consider <a href='http://www.classesandcareers.net/education-careers/2007/12/05/how-to-quit-successfully/' class='plaintext'> quitting your job</a>, you may want to consider other undesirable occupations. You might discover that your job isn’t so bad after all. Check-out the jobs listed below and vote for the <em>real</em> "worst job ever."</p> <p> <strong>1. Roadkill Collector.</strong> Pretty self-explanatory. Roadkill collectors not only have the job of peeling the remains of dead creatures in various states of decay off the road, they also get to do it while braving oncoming traffic.</p> <div class='ratingblock'> <div id='unit_longRoadkill'> <ul class='unit-rating' id='unit_ulRoadkill' style='width: 300px;'> <li class='current-rating' style='width: 231.9px;'>Currently 7.73/10</li> </ul> <p class='voted'>Roadkill Rating: <strong>7.7</strong>/10 (218 votes cast)</p> </div> </div> <p> <strong>2. Manure Inspector.</strong> Animal manure is an important natural fertilizer, but first it has to be checked for contaminants like E.coli and salmonella. That’s where manure inspectors come in: not only do they get to search for bacteria that causes bloody diarrhea if ingested, they also get to wade through animal waste. Quite a 1-2 punch.</p> <div class='ratingblock'> <div id='unit_longManure'> <ul class='unit-rating' id='unit_ulManure' style='width: 300px;'> <li class='current-rating' style='width: 240.6px;'>Currently 8.02/10</li> </ul> <p class='voted'>Manure Rating: <strong>8.0</strong>/10 (188 votes cast)</p> </div> </div> <p> <strong>3. Portable Toilet Cleaner.</strong> You had to know this one was coming. First of all, I have serious reservations about using portable toilets, much less cleaning one. Portable toilet cleaners pick up leftover toilet paper, spray on a de-greasing solution, hose the entire unit down with scalding water, scrub, squeegee, dry, and then finish it off with a deodorizing spray. And yet, even after all of this, I would rather take my chances in the woods …</p> <div class='ratingblock'> <div id='unit_longToilet'> <ul class='unit-rating' id='unit_ulToilet' style='width: 300px;'> <li class='current-rating' style='width: 252.3px;'>Currently 8.41/10</li> </ul> <p class='voted'>Toilet Rating: <strong>8.4</strong>/10 (214 votes cast)</p> </div> </div> <p> <strong>4. Crime-Scene Cleaner.</strong> If not the dirtiest, this is definitely the most mentally disturbing job. Crime-scene cleaners wear hazmat suits, respirators, and chemical-spill boots; still, they must have strong stomachs as they brave blood, decomposition, and the loose remains of human bodies once the police have left the scene.</p> <div class='ratingblock'> <div id='unit_longCrime'> <ul class='unit-rating' id='unit_ulCrime' style='width: 300px;'> <li class='current-rating' style='width: 222.6px;'>Currently 7.42/10</li> </ul> <p class='voted'>Crime Rating: <strong>7.4</strong>/10 (191 votes cast)</p> </div> </div> <p> <strong>5. Pest Control Worker.</strong> Pest control workers use their knowledge of pests’ biology and habits along with an arsenal of pest management techniques — applying chemicals, setting traps, operating equipment, and even modifying structures — to alleviate pest problems. In short, pest control workers have to think like pests and go where pests go — usually to places that are dark, damp, and dirty. Plus, they get deal with chemicals.</p> <div class='ratingblock'> <div id='unit_longPest'> <ul class='unit-rating' id='unit_ulPest' style='width: 300px;'> <li class='current-rating' style='width: 194.1px;'>Currently 6.47/10</li> </ul> <p class='voted'>Pest Rating: <strong>6.5</strong>/10 (143 votes cast)</p> </div> </div> <p> <strong>6. Ape Urine Collector.</strong> This job sounds unreal but, sadly, it is not. Ape urine collectors are employed by scientists who need ape urine to study factors that affect their reproduction. The work involves tracking down apes and laying down large plastic sheets or attaching plastic bags to poles in hopes of catching adequate samples to analyze.</p> <div class='ratingblock'> <div id='unit_longApe'> <ul class='unit-rating' id='unit_ulApe' style='width: 300px;'> <li class='current-rating' style='width: 231.9px;'>Currently 7.73/10</li> </ul> <p class='voted'>Ape Rating: <strong>7.7</strong>/10 (154 votes cast)</p> </div> </div> <p> <strong>7. De-construction Worker.</strong> While this may seem like a variation of a regular construction job, the difference is that you’re not building something — you’re tearing it down. By the end of the day, deconstruction workers are literally covered dust, chipped paint, and dangerous debris such as glass. Still, while dirty and somewhat <a href='http://www.classesandcareers.net/education-careers/2007/07/13/top-10-most-dangerous-jobs/' class='plaintext'> dangerous</a>, deconstruction might also be strangely satisfying …</p> <div class='ratingblock'> <div id='unit_longDeconstruction'> <ul class='unit-rating' id='unit_ulDeconstruction' style='width: 300px;'> <li class='current-rating' style='width: 168.6px;'>Currently 5.62/10</li> </ul> <p class='voted'>Deconstruction Rating: <strong>5.6</strong>/10 (147 votes cast)</p> </div> </div> <p> <strong>8. Zoo Cleaner.</strong> You’d think working at a zoo would be fun, and it probably is, if you’re the zookeeper. Zoo cleaners, on the other hand, are in charge of the behind-the-scenes work, which means cleaning the zoo as well as the animals, including the lost and forgotten places on their bodies. And remember — not all animals are as fastidious as house cats.</p> <div class='ratingblock'> <div id='unit_longZoo'> <ul class='unit-rating' id='unit_ulZoo' style='width: 300px;'> <li class='current-rating' style='width: 213.3px;'>Currently 7.11/10</li> </ul> <p class='voted'>Zoo Rating: <strong>7.1</strong>/10 (149 votes cast)</p> </div> </div> <p> <strong>9. Hot-Zone Superintendent.</strong> Hot-zone superintendents perform maintenance work for bio-safety labs that study lethal airborne pathogens for which there is no known cure. These pathogens include disease-causing organisms such as anthrax. Given that it is a sterilized lab, the work is not dirty <em>per se.</em> But what it lacks in dirt, it makes up for in worry.</p> <div class='ratingblock'> <div id='unit_longHotzone'> <ul class='unit-rating' id='unit_ulHotzone' style='width: 300px;'> <li class='current-rating' style='width: 202.2px;'>Currently 6.74/10</li> </ul> <p class='voted'>Hotzone Rating: <strong>6.7</strong>/10 (141 votes cast)</p> </div> </div> <p> <strong>10. Dentist.</strong> Probably not the job most people would expect, but it definitely fits the bill. Dentists spend their days wading around one of the dirtiest cavities in the world — the human mouth — which combines some of the more repugnant features of all of the aforementioned jobs — blood, dirt, bugs, and disease. 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And I’m sure doctors in general (such a surgeons) endure more episodes of fear and disgust than dentists… Also I feel really offended because our mouths are a gift from God, how can we call them the “dirtiest cavity in the world?”</p> </li> <li class='alt' id='comment-318'> <cite>Greg</cite> Says:<br ></br> <small class='commentmetadata'> <a href='http://www.classesandcareers.net/education-careers/2007/07/03/top-10-worst-jobs/#comment-318' title=''>January 30th, 2008 at 10:11 am</a> </small> <p>I’d add claims adjuster. Everyone hates you and all you do is argue with people all day…</p> </li> <li class='' id='comment-319'> <cite>Lisa</cite> Says:<br ></br> <small class='commentmetadata'> <a href='http://www.classesandcareers.net/education-careers/2007/07/03/top-10-worst-jobs/#comment-319' title=''>January 30th, 2008 at 11:16 am</a> </small> <p>HI</p> </li> <li class='alt' id='comment-374'> <cite>Jan Lindsey</cite> Says:<br ></br> <small class='commentmetadata'> <a href='http://www.classesandcareers.net/education-careers/2007/07/03/top-10-worst-jobs/#comment-374' title=''>February 7th, 2008 at 11:20 am</a> </small> <p>Top of the heap is nursing. RNs are the sandwich between doctors and patients, endure arrogant physicians, endless paperwork,demads of patients and family and are often short-staffed.</p> </li> <li class='' id='comment-382'> <cite> <a href='http://www.classesandcareers.net/' rel='external nofollow' style='background-color: rgb(255, 204, 102);'>marci</a> </cite> Says:<br ></br> <small class='commentmetadata'> <a href='http://www.classesandcareers.net/education-careers/2007/07/03/top-10-worst-jobs/#comment-382' title=''>February 8th, 2008 at 8:00 pm</a> </small> <p>I’d probably gag while inspecting the manure for job #2! So I’d be adding to the sh!z. :)haha.</p> </li> <li class='alt' id='comment-410'> <cite> <a href='http://yahoo/' rel='external nofollow' style='background-color: rgb(255, 204, 102);'>timothy</a> </cite> Says:<br ></br> <small class='commentmetadata'> <a href='http://www.classesandcareers.net/education-careers/2007/07/03/top-10-worst-jobs/#comment-410' title=''>February 15th, 2008 at 3:19 am</a> </small> <p>i need job as toilet cleaner.am from kenya more details to follow</p> </li> <li class='' id='comment-1463'> <cite>AussieJay</cite> Says:<br ></br> <small class='commentmetadata'> <a href='http://www.classesandcareers.net/education-careers/2007/07/03/top-10-worst-jobs/#comment-1463' title=''>September 8th, 2008 at 7:38 pm</a> </small> <p>Wow that’s an interesting list. I never really thought of ape urine collector!</p> </li> <li class='alt' id='comment-1469'> <cite>AnchyCoder</cite> Says:<br ></br> <small class='commentmetadata'> <a href='http://www.classesandcareers.net/education-careers/2007/07/03/top-10-worst-jobs/#comment-1469' title=''>October 17th, 2008 at 7:14 am</a> </small> <p>Darn….its funny I never thot this way…. I am a computer programmer and I thought I had the worst job in the history of mankind…. 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The unblinking little red light on the television set is silently drawing energy from the grid, and studies show it can add 10% or more to a household energy bill. <!--End Snippet --> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <style type='text/css'> /* Start import from: http://s.wsj.net/css/wsjmain.css */ /* End import from: http://s.wsj.net/css/wsjmain.css */ /* Start import from: http://static-cache.loomia.com/style/recs.css */ /* End import from: http://static-cache.loomia.com/style/recs.css */ /* Start import from: http://static-cache.loomia.com/skins/2/style.css */ /* End import from: http://static-cache.loomia.com/skins/2/style.css */ /* Start import from: http://s.wsj.net/css/autocomplete.css */ /* End import from: http://s.wsj.net/css/autocomplete.css */ /* Start import from: http://c.wsj.net/static/hat/hat2.css */ /* End import from: http://c.wsj.net/static/hat/hat2.css */ /* Start import from: http://s.wsj.net/css/free-reg.css */ /* End import from: 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selection was clipped for this page tregotrogo http://clipclip.org/xigets/clips/detail/285636 auto, business, cars, Economy, news, sale, slump Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:41:01 -0000 http://clipclip.org/xigets/clips/detail/285636 <div>Clipped by <a href="http://clipclip.org/xigets">xigets</a> </div><hr /> <div> <div class='fullwide subType-unsubscribed'> <div class='col10wide margin-left-big colOverflowTruncated'> <div class='mastertextCenter' id='articleTabs_panel_article'> <div class='col6wide colOverflowTruncated' id='article_story'> <div class='article story' id='article_story_body'> <div class='articlePage'> <p style='caption-side : top;color : rgb(0, 0, 0);cursor : auto;direction : ltr;empty-cells : show;font-family : Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size : 13px;font-size-adjust : none;font-style : normal;font-variant : normal;font-weight : 400;letter-spacing : normal;line-height : 19.5px;list-style-image : none;list-style-position : outside;list-style-type : disc;text-align : left;text-indent : 0px;text-transform : none;white-space : normal;word-spacing : normal;background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);' clipisparent='true'> <!--Start Snippet --> Detroit's auto makers continue to lag behind Asian and European competitors in car resale value, an important consumer gauge. <!--End Snippet --> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <style type='text/css'> /* Start import from: http://s.wsj.net/css/wsjmain.css */ /* End import from: http://s.wsj.net/css/wsjmain.css */ /* Start import from: http://static-cache.loomia.com/style/recs.css */ /* End import from: http://static-cache.loomia.com/style/recs.css */ /* Start import from: http://static-cache.loomia.com/skins/2/style.css */ /* End import from: http://static-cache.loomia.com/skins/2/style.css */ /* Start import from: http://www.blinklist.com/Theme/Script/windowjs/themes/blinkcubejs.css */ /* End import from: http://www.blinklist.com/Theme/Script/windowjs/themes/blinkcubejs.css */ /* Start import from: 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</div><hr />No selection was clipped for this page searchpros http://clipclip.org/asorensen/clips/detail/280661 depression, economy Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:12:26 -0000 http://clipclip.org/asorensen/clips/detail/280661 <div>Clipped by <a href="http://clipclip.org/asorensen">asorensen</a> </div><hr /> <div> <div class='' id='shell'> <div id='page'> <div id='main'> <div id='aColumn'> <div id='article'> <div id='articleBody'> <p style='caption-side : top;color : rgb(0, 0, 0);cursor : auto;direction : ltr;empty-cells : show;font-family : Georgia,serif;font-size : 15.2167px;font-size-adjust : none;font-style : normal;font-variant : normal;font-weight : 400;letter-spacing : normal;line-height : 22.8333px;list-style-image : none;list-style-position : outside;list-style-type : disc;text-align : left;text-indent : 0px;text-transform : none;white-space : normal;word-spacing : normal;background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);' clipisparent='true'> <!--Start Snippet --> The collapse came so fast it seemed unreal, impossible. One woman here compared it to being hit by a train. Another said she felt as if she were watching it through a window. Another said, “It feels like you’ve been put in a prison, and you don’t know what you did wrong.” <!--End Snippet --> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <style type='text/css'> /* Start import from: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/css/app/timespeople/timespeople.css */ /* End import from: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/css/app/timespeople/timespeople.css */ /* Start import from: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/css/app/lib/shadow/drop_shadow.css */ /* End import from: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/css/app/lib/shadow/drop_shadow.css */ /* Start import from: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/css/common/global.css */ /* End import from: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/css/common/global.css */ /* Start import from: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/css/common/screen/article.css */ /* End import from: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/css/common/screen/article.css */ </style> </div> asorensen http://clipclip.org/jen1979/clips/detail/279467 economy Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:40:02 -0000 http://clipclip.org/jen1979/clips/detail/279467 <div>Clipped by <a href="http://clipclip.org/jen1979">jen1979</a> </div><hr /> <div> <div id='page'> <div style='caption-side : top;color : rgb(51, 51, 51);cursor : auto;direction : ltr;empty-cells : show;font-family : &apos;Lucida Grande&apos;,Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size : 12px;font-size-adjust : none;font-style : normal;font-variant : normal;font-weight : 400;letter-spacing : normal;line-height : 16px;list-style-image : none;list-style-position : outside;list-style-type : disc;text-align : left;text-indent : 0px;text-transform : none;white-space : normal;word-spacing : normal;background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);' class='narrowcolumn' id='content' clipisparent='true'> <!--Start Snippet --> <div class='post' id='post-275'> <h2>Why a bad economy is good for innovation</h2> <small>November 7th, 2008 by Phoebe</small> <div class='entry'> <p style='text-align: center;'> <a href='http://blog.jinni.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/why-bad-economy-is-good-for-creativity1.jpg'> <img class='aligncenter size-full wp-image-301' title='why-bad-economy-is-good-for-creativity1' src='http://blog.jinni.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/why-bad-economy-is-good-for-creativity1.jpg' height='240' alt='' width='400' ></img> </a> </p> <p>It’s hard to see why the bad economy is good news for anyone but successful hedgers and bankruptcy lawyers. And the financial fallout is likely to continue for a while, even with a new president. But I think artists and entrepreneurs have reason for hope. New ideas and small projects can sometimes edge in as convention falters and giants fail. So for all the creative and innovative types out there, here are 5 reasons culled from around the web to look on the bright side.</p> <p>5. <strong>More chances for new TV</strong> <br ></br> As an interesting article in the <a href='http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia353f77f11f28ab9654d51bb12d07d45' target='_blank'>Hollywood Reporter</a> observes, low-rated shows like Sarah Connor might have the economy to thank (at least in part) for their continuation. Notorious for cancelling well-loved shows that don’t rate high enough, networks are now choosing to play it safe, keeping the advertising they’ve managed to attract and limiting fresh production costs, rather than pulling the plug on struggling shows.</p> <p>4. <strong>It’s time to travel</strong> <br ></br> Seeing new places dislodges daily banality and inspires new ideas. And if you can afford it, hotels in Reykjavik (Iceland) have never been cheaper. See this <a href='http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/travel/26holiday.html?8dpc' target='_blank'>New York Times article</a> for more travel bargains.</p> <p>3. <strong>Even Hollywood has fresh ideas</strong> <br ></br> The Commies are dead (or at least slipping) and perhaps we’ve had enough of vaguely middle-eastern terrorists for now. Hollywood needs a new villain for a new crop of blockbusters – and Wall Street has provided one, with NBC developing <em>Outrageous Behavior,</em> and <em>The Wolf of Wall Street</em> on Warner Bros’ priority list - as Nikki Finke reports in her <a href='http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/hollywood-casts-wall-street-as-newest-villain/' target='_blank'>Deadline Hollywood Daily</a>.</p> <p>2. <strong>Think of Microsoft and Apple</strong> <br ></br> Investments are drying up and pessimism about new ventures abounds (see e.g. <a href='http://calacanis.com/2008/09/29/the-startup-depression/' target='_blank'>Jason Calacanis’s</a> much-talked about post on the lookout for startups) . But Microsoft and Apple both started up in the last really bad economic stretch, in the 70s, as <a href='http://paulgraham.com/badeconomy.html' target='_blank'>Paul Graham</a> points out. Tight times can benefit technical innovators who bring cost and time savings. As others have noted, budget slashes could boost the importance of social media of all kinds as a cost-conscious marketing approach - see for example <a href='http://www.blonde2dot0.com/blog/2008/10/21/why-you-should-turn-to-social-media-during-this-economic-crisis/' target='_blank'>this post</a> by Blonde2.0.</p> <p>1. <strong>Artists are supposed to suffer</strong> <br ></br> It sounds facetious, but there’s truth to it. Artists take inspiration from life, and those who live through interesting times often have more to say. Just think of John Steinbeck and Charlie Chaplin. With the Great Depression came talented new actors like <span class='body'>Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Shirley Temple</span>, and timeless classics like <a href='http://www.jinni.com/movies/gone-with-the-wind' target='_blank'>Gone With the Wind</a>.</p> <p>More thoughts on the creative potential of troubled times? 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id='commentsHead'> <a href='http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/top-5/2008/11/06/European-Central-Banks-Cut-Rates#commentsforms' name='conversation' id='conversation'>Start the Conversation</a> <br ></br> <span id='numCommHead' ></span> | <a href='http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/top-5/2008/11/06/European-Central-Banks-Cut-Rates/comments' name='readAll' id='readAll'>Read All</a> </div> <h2 class='sectionHeader'>Blimey, That's a Rate Cut, Innit?</h2> <div id='byline_wrapper'> <span class='byline'>by <a href='http://www.portfolio.com/contributors/Jeffrey-Cane'>Jeffrey Cane</a> <img class='pipe' src='http://www.portfolio.com/images/site/gfx/accent-dotted-pipe.gif' alt='' ></img> <span class='date_column'>Nov 6 2008</span> </span> </div> <!-- /#byline_wrapper --> <div class='dek' id='headDeck'>The rush to zero accelerates as European central banks ease.<br ></br> <br ></br> </div> </div> <div class='marginColumnDisplayed' id='marginColumn' style='padding-left: 20px;'> <div class='boldHr' ></div> <div class='relatedContentTop5 bottomDots module'> <div class='topLink'> <a href='http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/top-5/2008/11/06/European-Central-Banks-Cut-Rates/related'> RELATED CONTENT</a> </div> <div class='subHeader'>From Portfolio</div> <ul> <li> <a href='http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/top-5/2008/10/29/Fed-Decision-on-Interest-Rates'> Cutting Through the Slump</a> </li> <li> <a href='http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/top-5/2008/10/08/Central-Banks-Cut-Rates'> Shock, Not Much Awe</a> </li> <li> <a href='http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/top-5/2008/10/07/Stocks-Steady-as-Fed-Weighs-Moves'> Firing Blanks on Banks</a> </li> <li> <a href='http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/top-5/2008/09/18/Central-Banks-Pump-Cash'> Hit the Panic Button</a> </li> <li> <a href='http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/top-5/2008/04/21/Bank-of-England-Debt-Swap'> Broken English</a> </li> </ul> <div class='subHeader'>News</div> <ul> <li> <a 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href='http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/ap/2008/11/04/euro-central-banks-maintain-overnight-cash-offers'> Euro central banks maintain overnight cash offers</a> <img class='pipe' src='http://www.portfolio.com/images/site/gfx/accent-dotted-pipe.gif' ></img> <span class='noteText'>AP</span> </li> <li> <a href='http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/ap/2008/10/29/analysis-how-low-can-fed-go-on-interest-rates'> Analysis: How low can Fed go on interest rates?</a> <img class='pipe' src='http://www.portfolio.com/images/site/gfx/accent-dotted-pipe.gif' ></img> <span class='noteText'>AP</span> </li> </ul> <a href='http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/top-5/2008/11/06/European-Central-Banks-Cut-Rates/related'>See All Related Content</a> <div class='subHeader'>Topics</div> <ul> <li> <a href='http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/topics/National+Economy'>National Economy</a> </li> <li> <a href='http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/topics/Central+Banking'>Central Banking</a> </li> <li> <a href='http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/topics/Business'>Business</a> </li> </ul> <a href='http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/top-5/2008/11/06/European-Central-Banks-Cut-Rates/related/topic'>See All Topics</a> </div> <div class='boldHr' ></div> </div> <div id='photo' style='width: 372px;'> <img src='http://www.portfolio.com/images/site/editorial/News/2008/04/21-bank-of-england-large.jpg' alt='BofE' width='372' ></img> <div class='byline' ></div> </div> <div class='breaker' ></div> <div class='bodyText' id='content'> <div class='articlePage' id='page1'> <span class='dropCap'>E</span>urope's central banks are turning on all the taps in a desperate effort to quench the fire raging through their economies.<br ></br> <br ></br> The Bank of England has stunned the markets by slashing its benchmark rate a full point and a half, to 3 percent, its lowest level since 1955.<br ></br> <br ></br> "It's absolutely staggering and deeply impressive," Brian Hilliard, director of economic research at Société Générale in London, <span class='mmHolder'> <a href='http://%20http//www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=aN3gOm23NxBo&amp;refer=home%20' target='_blank'>told</a> </span> Bloomberg News. "They are clearly grasping the nettle and taking deep action. Boy, this is going to have an impact."<br ></br> <br ></br> Other European banks followed, but not as deeply. The European Central Bank cut its benchmark rate by a half point, to 3.25 percent, its lowest since October 2006. The Swiss central cut its rate by a half point.<br ></br> <br ></br> The problem for central banks in trying to ease the financial crisis with rate reductions is that deep cuts carry with them a whiff of panic, possibly unnerving the very markets they are trying to steady.<br ></br> <br ></br> But the British central bank, independent only since 1997, saw a significant deterioration and felt compelled to act boldly.<br ></br> <br ></br> "Since mid-September, the global banking system has experienced its most serious disruption for almost a century," the bank said in its <span class='mmHolder'> <a href='http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/news/2008/076.htm' target='_blank'>statement</a> </span>. "While the measures taken on bank capital, funding, and liquidity in several countries, including our own, have begun to ease the situation, the availability of credit to households and businesses is likely to remain restricted for some time. As a consequence, money and credit conditions have tightened sharply."<br ></br> <br ></br> The rate cuts follow a wave of cuts earlier this month led by the Federal Reserve, which cut its benchmark by a half point, to 1 percent.<br ></br> <br ></br> The quandary for the banks now is how low rates can go before they are at zero and the tools available to stimulate their economies become limited. All are aware of the experience of Japan, which has had near-zero interest rates for more than a decade.<br ></br> <br ></br> As Edward Hadas <span class='mmHolder'> <a href='http://www.breakingviews.com/BreakingStories.aspx' target='_blank'>says</a> </span> on Breakingviews.com: "These cuts are impressive, but aren't likely to do much. When borrowers and banks both want to get their leverage down, even negative real rates aren't particularly alluring. That, at least, was the experience in Japan for more than a decade. 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