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+ FightFlu’s H1N1 Preparedness Guide

+ Public Health Agency Canada

+ The Globe and Mail on How Companies are Fighting with H1N1

+ Eight Places at Work Where Germs Hide

+ Body and Health Canada on When to Call in Sick

+ USA Today Story on the End of Shaking Hands

+ CNN on Germs Lurking in Your Office

+ Young Workers Awareness Program

+ Read Lisa Gregoire’s story about the credit crisis among generations X and Y here.

What other people are writing about crowdsourcing

+ Jeff Howe’s original Wired story that started it all
+ Chaordix crowdsourcing case studies
+ How NOT to crowdsource
+ The Madness of Crowds, Past and Present

It’s not just HOW you look for a job that’s key, but also what industries you consider. UL’s Life Happens section features an audio interview on recession-resilient careers with the folks at Monster.ca.

1. Tally your assets and liabilities at all financial institutions
2. Create a net worth spreadsheet and update it each month or quarter
3. Mark important dates such as mortgage renewals and maturity dates on GICs
   For more personal finance advice, visit the Rich by Thirty blog.

sar·to·ri·al (\sär-ˈtȯr-ē-əl)
Meaning: of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes; broadly: of or relating to clothes
Function: adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin sartor
Date: 1823

Sartorialist (\sär-ˈtȯr-ē-əl-ist)
Meaning: excessively dandy fashion photographer and blogger Scott Schuman
Function: proper name
Etymology: American English fashionese
Date: 2005

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Kathryn Cox at Design Group Staffing offered her tips on how to find great talent

Be proactive
Talk to your competitors
Talk to your colleagues
Look within the company ranks
Seek referrals
Explore online social networking
Turn to your vendors and customers

Read the full story in Alberta Venture.

1. WorkSpace, Vancouver
2. The Code Factory, Ottawa
3. Ôb, Montreal
4. Espace Exeko, Montreal
5. Coworking-Joliette, Joliette, Quebec