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@kk_gaitan Thanks! Turns out the story was missing several paragraphs due to switch to new web platform. Fixed now: bit.ly/1846OzM
How panhandlers use free credit cards
thestar.com — What would happen if, instead of spare change, you handed a person in need the means to shop for whatever they needed? What would they buy? Can you spare your credit card, sir? In New York City, an advertising executive recently handed over her American Express Platinum Card to a homeless Manhattan man after he had asked her for change.
@FirstladyRae Thanks much. Turns out some paragraphs were missing due to new web site issues. Complete story here: bit.ly/1846OzM
How panhandlers use free credit cards
thestar.com — What would happen if, instead of spare change, you handed a person in need the means to shop for whatever they needed? What would they buy? Can you spare your credit card, sir? In New York City, an advertising executive recently handed over her American Express Platinum Card to a homeless Manhattan man after he had asked her for change.
@patrickroddy So, thanks for flagging. Here is the complete 2010 story of how panhandlers used credit cards : bit.ly/1846OzM
How panhandlers use free credit cards
thestar.com — What would happen if, instead of spare change, you handed a person in need the means to shop for whatever they needed? What would they buy? Can you spare your credit card, sir? In New York City, an advertising executive recently handed over her American Express Platinum Card to a homeless Manhattan man after he had asked her for change.
@patrickroddy Hi Patrick. We realized 4 or 5 paragraphs were missing from the story due to a switch this year to a new web platform (1 of 2)
jenditchburn: I know this is #habs heresy, ...
twitter.com — I know this is #habs heresy, but this FB meme is too funny. pic.twitter.com/wT2D61LAEE
True! RT @miki_lou: @Jleerankin @debrablack @aneurinbosley No mandatory long form census=incomplete view of population. via @Carolyn_Bennett
It's official: Plastic gun made by 3D printer that fires real bullets. BBC story and video bbc.in/Ypaysv
Working gun made with 3D printer
bbc.co.uk — The world's first gun made with 3D printer technology has been successfully fired in the US. The controversial group which created the firearm, Defense Distributed, plans to make the blueprints available online. The group has spent a year trying to create the firearm, which was successfully tested on Saturday at a firing range south of Austin, Texas.
What does decades of immigration in the GTA look like? Cool interactive @TorontoStar maps bit.ly/XcgkLY @DebraBlack @AneurinBosley
Immigration | News | Toronto Star
thestar.com — The following maps and charts are based upon data obtained from Citizenship and Immigration Canada, which covers 2001-2011. The data contains records of applications to immigrate to Canada, including year, country of birth and immigration category. Please refer to our glossary for a description of all these categories, and to our welcome page for more information about the maps and charts.
RT @selwynpieters: Discipline hearing for York cop Dameian Muirhead must hear from chief, says defence bit.ly/135JjoK @torontostar
Discipline hearing for York police officer Dameian Muirhead must hear from chief, defence says
thestar.com — A racially charged incident in which a $400 jacket fell a few feet onto the ground at a drunken bush party may make legal history. Lawyer Courtney Betty told a York Regional Police disciplinary hearing on Friday that he needs to hear from York Regional Police Chief Eric Jolliffe to understand why misconduct charges were laid against Const.
"Iron Boy" - @RandyRisling vid & @Alysanmati story on a boy's battle with an undiagnosable ailment bit.ly/101vYy0 @Iron_Man
SickKids: Nico’s genetic condition remains a mystery, but his dad says his son is unstoppable
thestar.com — When Nico Orfeo grows up, he's going to be Iron Man. Like the superhero, the small 10-year-old is a gregarious and charming spotlight-grabber and a Black Sabbath fan (he'll perform "Iron Man" at the drop of hat). They both have hearts of gold.Have a Story?
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