Robert Weiner

JANUARY 2, 2012

It lists an Adobe office in Canada, whereas the company is based in California. The update site is instant-acrobat-upgrade.com, not adobe.com. The sender's address is @newsletter.northerntool.com. No company logo in the message (easy to fake, but many spammers don't bother). I got two copies. We hope to see you in the New Year.

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Robert Weiner

MAY 2, 2012

Previous incarnations of this spam have led to a Canadian online pharmacy, and the hyperlinks in this one lead to a site in Canada. And of course it's not for a product I ordered. Would someone really click this? Sender: order-update@amazon.com. Subject: Amazon.com - Your Cancellation (147-911-9683). Text: (yes, blank lines at the top).

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 5, 2011

They'll be awarding over $25,000 in grants to nonprofits, charities and voluntary organizations of all sizes in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. The CTK Foundation just opened its 2011 Heart and Soul Grant Award Program.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 5, 2009

I dug through my bag and found that I still had my passport with me from a trip to Canada. He said I needed another ID and should not have been allowed through security at SFO with just my old & temporary licenses. Is this at all rational? I understand (now) that the hole in my license meant I couldn't drive with it.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 15, 2015

Basically, if there are no laws in Canada about what kinds of records you have to keep for a certain amount of time, then you are good there. Here is a compilation of the responses: I did my graduate work in archives and records management. It will depend on local laws, your storage needs, and your relationship to past customers.

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