Admin | September 4, 2011
Announcements for Faith Briefs must be in our office by noon Tuesday prior to the intended date of publication. Due to space restrictions, publication is not guaranteed. Email diane.pratt@freepress.mb.ca or fax 697-7412 (no attachments, please) – Ukrainian Orthodox Church service Aug. 21, 2:30 pm, East Gate Lodge Chapel, 646 James St., Beausejour. Cemetery visitation after [...]
Admin | August 27, 2011
It is, in a way, the modern-day peer-pressure. We feel forced — through that word of encouragement on our Facebook wall or through an email from the local pizza place — into endorsing a brand by putting our like behind it. The act of networked liking has diluted the significance of preference in the same [...]
Admin | August 26, 2011
COLUMBIA – Public Safety Joint Communications Center (PSJC) introduced a new 9-1-1 service Monday that will allow the 9-1-1 Operations Center to immediately view previously entered information of registered callers. PSJC is partnering with Rave Mobile Safety to offer the free service, Smart911. Smart911 can make information about you and your family readily available to [...]
Admin | August 26, 2011
ERIE, Pa., Aug. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — UPMC Health Plan celebrates the official opening of its new Northwest Pennsylvania regional retail sales office in downtown Erie with a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning followed by an open house and family wellness fair at its new location in the Boston Store, located at 716 State St. Diane [...]
Admin | August 25, 2011
Manufacturers in particular may be leery of trusting all their service information to a cloud-based service, but Wiens told Ars that the Guidebook platform already has that covered. The hosting runs on servers that are backed up to multiple data centers. And, once guides and manuals are generated, the content isnt locked to Dozukis system. [...]
Admin | August 24, 2011
The National Grange, the nations oldest national agricultural organization, calls on Congress to pass the Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act (HR-1449) on behalf of its more than 200,000 members in order to protect individual vehicle ownership rights, particularly for residents of farming and rural communities. Our members value their ability and freedom to [...]
Admin | August 24, 2011
Updated: August 23, 2011 2:04AM Fill the Boot: Motorists will have opportunities to Fill the Boot this month as Tinley Park firefighters station themselves at various intersections to collect donations to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Firefighters will hit the streets from 3 to 7 pm Friday (Aug. 26). Proceeds go toward helping local MDA [...]
Admin | August 23, 2011
Friends and family of a fallen soldier from Green Forest, Arkansas will hold a memorial service on Tuesday. Navy Seal Master Chief Tommy Ratzlaff was one of the 31 soldiers killed in Afghanistan when the Taliban shot down their helcopter. The service will take place at the Assembly of God church in Green Forest, at [...]
Admin | August 12, 2011
One of the targeted sites is at 266 Main Ave., in the City’s Delawanna section, according to Postal Service information. We have not announced any closings, we only announced that a study will take place, said George Flood, spokesman for the Postal Service’s Northeast region. No decision has been made yet, it’s way too early, [...]
Admin | August 11, 2011
Transaction methods have changed through the course of time and has come a long way from coins to paper money to plastics. Now we are witnessing yet another ground-breaking change, mobile payments, also known as mobile wallet. Already mobile phones have become more than just a tool to communicate; smartphones have made mobile phones an [...]