1. Atlanta, Ga.
2. Dallas, Texas
3. Tampa, Fla.
4. Houston, Texas
5. St. Louis, Mo. (tie)
5. Austin, Texas (tie)
7. Las Vegas, Nev.
8. Phoenix, Ariz.
9. Kansas City, Mo.
10. San Antonio, Texas
According to Forbes.com
1. Next year marks the 125th anniversary of the 1885 Northwest Resistance.
2. The poet laureate of Edmonton is a hip-hop artist named Roland Pemberton, a.k.a. Cadence Weapon.
3. Shelburne, Nova Scotia is said to have been the fourth-largest town in North America at one point and has the third-largest natural harbour on the continent.
4. Thunder Bay is developing its waterfront much like Toronto.
5. Despite worries about Olympic crowds, the folks in Whistler say up to 95 per cent of ski runs at Whistler-Blackcomb will be open to the public for January, February and March.
6. They say there’s a guy in his 70s named Stevie who wanders from bar to bar on George St. in St. John’s most nights and delivers dance performances.
7. Up in Ottawa, the tourism folks are making farmers cool by putting out “trading cards” with their names and information to highlight local producers. Cool.
8. Moncton has free wireless all over downtown and even on city buses, which encourages folks to take public transit.
9. Calgary is finding its urban groove.
10. Northwest Territories communications coordinator Julie Warnock says the NWT is home to what she calls mercenaries, missionaries and misfits.
According to theStar.
ADAPT.According to Advertising Age…
1) People are searching for the bottom
2) Liquidity still hasn’t returned
3) This is a real recession
4) People think they can’t win anymore
5) Valuations still need to be cut and revised
6) Technicals don’t work
7) America may not be invincible
8) People hate each other
9) We are in a downward spiral
10) Everything is 10 times worse than you think
According to seekingalpha.com
1. Everything is cheaper.
2. You can hire more and better-qualified people.
3. People are looking to change suppliers.
4. Ownership equals tax incentives.
5. Family and friends don’t want to (or can’t) invest more money into the stock or real estate markets.
6. Suppliers are giving better credit.
7. You can get good PR by showing you are going against the trend.
8. You can buy everything you need at auction.
9. You can find great “low money” or “no money” down deals.
10. You’ve lost your job, and you have to do something.
1. Exxon Mobil
2. Graybar Electric
3. Berkshire Hathaway
4. Intel
5. Altria Group
6. Nestlé
7. Occidental Petroleum
8. Microsoft
9. Sysco
10. Walt Disney
From CNN Money.com
1. A strong area of expertise with solid experience to back it up.
2. Relevant industry experience that includes a solid track record of success.
3. Leadership experience.
4. A strong, succinct summary paragraph of one’s professional experience.
5. Education credentials including where one went to school and how they did when they were there.
6. An effective, well-organized resume that allows one to quickly skim and review the candidate’s qualifications quickly.
7. Quantifiable accomplishments and results that show how the candidate contributed to the bottom line.
8. Relevant technical and business skills such as certifications.
9. Tenure at a company. Job hopping is usually frowned upon.
10. Rather than a bulleted list of duties, candidate should summarize job descriptions with a focus on measurable results.
1. No one else is
2. It’s cheap
3. The roads are clear
4. Things are bad all over
5. You can put your troubles in the rear view mirror
6. You need it
7. You may well have the money; you just have to find and extract it
8. Your money moves around anyway
9. Life is too long (or too short) for bad coffee
10. The world keeps on turning
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