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Here’s an interesting approach to a jobs/careers website: hlpwntd.com . The web site says it “is a community of users who spot help wanted signs around the world to help others find jobs. " It features a listing of signs that web site visitors have seen in store windows – and gives job hunters a way to seek out jobs that probably wouldn’t be advertised in the newspaper or online. ...

12:18am on Tuesday morning, August 12th. Just finished online registration for our daughter’s swimming lessons this fall. Today is the first day to register, and registration started online at 12:01am. Sure, we could register in person at 9am – but by that time the coveted Sunday morning swimming timeslots are likely to be snapped up. ...

It’s been a while since we read a good Ottawa rant. Here’s one from blogger Gordon Dewis : ** ** Saturday evening, I went to the late showing of _ [ Hellboy II: The Golden Army ](http://www. ...

Gordon Dewis blogs : ** ** Thursday’s [ Metro Ottawa included a story ](http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/local/article/88439) that opened with the following: A suspicious package attached to a pole forced the closure of Riverside Drive and a section of Ottawa’s bus Transitway for several hours yesterday. ...

** The lower south sides stands were demolished today at around 8:00am. The Ottawa Citizen reports : ** The early morning implosion at Frank Clair Stadium went exactly as planned, as the lower southside stands came down "nice and gracefully," ...

We recently came across a few videos on YouTube covering events and activites in Hintonburg: [ Artspark ](http://youtube.com/watch?v=RRZp3sfTn9U) , [ Hintonburg Tulip Festival ](http://youtube.com/watch?v=HIrBCxsSgNo) , and [ Public Art Consultation ](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmNT6zaDinE) . They're produced by local videographer Jake Hanna. Jake tells us: " ...

In the past year, Ottawa Citizen blogger David Reevely has asked readers to identify Ottawa’s worst bus route and the worst intersection . Now he wants to know about cycling trouble spots : “what are the dangerous problem spots you encounter all the damn time? ...

OC Transpo bus routes and trip planning is now available on Google Transit , as part of their powerful Google Maps tool. We’ve been using Mapquest and Google Maps for years to find driving directions – it’s great to be able to access bus routes at the same time. ...

Does this look familiar? [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/notice-of-confidentiality.gif) Keelan at the Capital PR blog wonders what the point is of these email notice of confidentiality disclaimers : Is all this text really necessary in every email sent from every person in your organization? ...

On Dr. Yoni Freeedhoff’s Weighty Matters blog today about “Tickers”, the cafeteria at the Ottawa Heart Institute : ** ** Eat at Tickers too often and heaven help your tickers. While there may be a healthy option here or there, the bulk of the food served at Tickers is junk food. ...