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Beware of energy scammers going door to door; they are still going door to door
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe energy scammers continue to go door to door. Please refer, in this context, to my earlier post, one of the most frequently viewed posts at this website: Beware of energy scammers going door to door I haven’t (because I’m short of time) put all of my posts that deal with this topic into the […]
David Hulchanski’s “Three Cities Within Toronto” map closely matches the Oct. 27, 2014 ward by ward mayoral election results
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillDavid Hulchanski’s “Three Cities” map can be accessed here. An Oct. 27, 2014 CBC article that features a ward by ward map of the Oct. 27, 2014 mayoral electoral results can be accessed here. Updates, including Oct. 29, 2014 article by David Hulchanski An Oct. 29, 2014 Spacing article by David Hulchanski is entitled: “Toronto’s […]
The Twilight of Human Rights Law by Eric A. Posner is out in November 2014
/2 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI came across an article, “Against Human Rights,” by Eric A. Posner in the print version of the October 2014 Harper’s Magazine. The opening paragraph of the article can also be accessed online. Update: At a Dec. 4, 2014 Guardian article you can read the rest of Eric Posner’s overview regarding human rights law. [End of update] I found the […]
City of Toronto is warning residents to be cautious about private companies offering door-to-door free water testing
/3 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillAn Aug. 29, 2014 CBC article is entitled: “Lifetime Water Systems sales pitch after free test frustrates residents: The test is free, but what residents aren’t told is that it is followed by a water filter sales pitch.” The article notes: The city has placed a warning notice on its website, including a fact sheet about […]
This is a scam to get in your house to hard sell you on a new system
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe following message is from a Long Branch resident: Beware. There are some very “pushy sales people” in the area who are insisting on an “authorized inspection” of heating and air conditioning systems. This is a scam to get in your house to hard sell you on a new system. Police attended at the bottom […]
Virtual Unreality: Just Because the Internet Told You, How Do You Know It’s True? (2014)
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA July 18, 2014 CBC Radio The Current podcast is entitled: “Virtual Unreality: Author Charles Seife navigates truth and lies on the internet.” A blurb for the book, which addresses the topic of scams and scamming, at the Toronto Public Library website reads: The bestselling author of Proofiness and Zero explains how to separate fact […]