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                                                            EXHIBIT 10.3

SMARTSOURCES.COM (LOGO)


                          Employee Confidentiality
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                     Assignment of Inventions Agreement
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In consideration of SmartSources.com Technologies Inc., or any of its
affiliates, including SmartSources.com Inc. (collectively "SmartSources"):

     $    making an offer of employment to me;

(the receipt and sufficiency whereof is hereby acknowledged) and for other good
and valuable consideration, I, Anna Stylianides acknowledge and agree:


I.   Confidentiality
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That I will during the course of my employment with SmartSources and afterward,
keep confidential and refrain from using, directly or indirectly, all
information known or used by SmartSources in its activities, including, but not
limited to:

     X    all of SmartSources' confidential and proprietary information,
          including, concepts, techniques, processes, designs, cost data,
          software programs, formulas, development or experimental work, work
          in process, and other financial, or other know-how or trade secrets;

     X    any financial information, including SmartSources' costs, sales,
          income, profits, salaries and wages;

     X    information concerning business opportunities and customers of
          SmartSources, including all ventures or joint ventures considered by
          SmartSources, whether or not pursued;

     X    any and all know-how, and any and all oral, written, electronic or
          other communications and other information disclosed or provided by
          SmartSources, including any and all analyses or conclusions drawn or
          derived therefrom;

Further, I acknowledge that SmartSources receives confidential or proprietary
information from third parties for certain limited purposes in the ordinary
course of its business.  I agree to hold such information in the strictest
confidence and not to use such information for the benefit of anyone other than
SmartSources or such third party, without the express authorization in writing
from SmartSources.

Confidential information shall not include information that:

     X    is publicly available (other than as a result of a breach of this
          Agreement);

     X    is known by me prior to my employment with SmartSources.


II.  Assignment of Inventions
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I agree that all inventions, discoveries, improvements, software, copyright,
know-how or other intellectual property, whether or not patentable or
copyrightable, created by me:

     $    during the course of my employment, pertaining to any matter, thing,
          process or method related to my employment, or that may be useful or
          of benefit to SmartSources, (the "Works"), and

     $    such Works created during a one (1) year period after termination or
          expiry of my employment (regardless of the circumstances for such
          termination or expiry), directly related to my employment,

shall be the sole and absolute property of SmartSources.  Without limiting the
foregoing, I agree to waive all moral rights in such Works, and that all Works
shall be deemed to be "work made in the course of employment" and that
SmartSources shall be deemed the owner thereof, provided that in the event and
to the extent such Works are determined not to constitute "work made in the
course of employment" as a matter of law, I hereby irrevocably assign and
transfer to SmartSources my entire right, title and interest, domestic and
foreign, in such Works, or, at the option of SmartSources, a lesser interest
therein.

I further agree to keep and maintain adequate and current written records of
all Works made by me, which records shall be available at all times to
SmartSources and shall remain the sole property of SmartSources.

I further agree to assist SmartSources in obtaining and enforcing, for
SmartSources's own benefit, patents, copyrights and any other protections in
any and all countries for any and all Works made by me (in whole or in part)
the rights to which belong to or have been assigned to SmartSources.  I agree,
upon request, to execute all applications, assignments, instruments and papers
and perform all acts that SmartSources or its counsel may deem necessary or
desirable to obtain any and all patents, copyrights or other protection in such
Works and otherwise to protect the interests of SmartSources therein.


III. Non-solicitation of Clients and Employees
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I agree that for a period of 12 months immediately following the termination of
my employment with SmartSources, I will not, directly or indirectly, solicit:

     $    any suppliers or clients of SmartSources, or any prospective supplier
          or client of SmartSources for the purpose of buying from, or selling
          or supplying to such suppliers or clients, any products or services
          which are competitive with the products or services developed, sold,
          marketed, licensed or supplied by SmartSources at the time of the
          termination of my employment with SmartSources;

     $    or induce or attempt to induce any persons who were employees of, or
          consultants to, SmartSources at the time of my termination to
          terminate their employment or consulting agreement with SmartSources.


IV.  Return of Materials
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I agree to return to SmartSources, immediately upon termination of my
employment, regardless of how that termination should occur, all designs,
devices, documents, specifications, business documents, computer software,
lists, records files and all other material containing or disclosing
Confidential Information including copies of these items, however made or
obtained, and will delete any electronic copies or files of any such
information.


V.   Enforceability
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I acknowledge that all restrictions contained in this Agreement are reasonable
and valid and all defences to the strict enforcement of all or any portion
thereof by SmartSources are hereby waived by me.  If any clause or portion of
any such clause shall be unenforceable or declared invalid for any reason
whatsoever, such unenforceability or invalidity shall not affect the
enforceability or validity of the remaining portions of the Agreement, and such
unenforceable or invalid portion shall be severed from the remainder of this
Agreement.

I further agree that my covenants and representations contained in this
Agreement shall survive and continue to bind me following the termination of
any contract for my employment with SmartSources regardless of the reason for
such termination.


VI.  Governing Law
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This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the Province of British
Columbia.


ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO THIS _______DAY OF ________, 200__.  I HAVE READ AND
UNDERSTAND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SET OUT IN THIS AGREEMENT.



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Signature of Employee