Shred North, the local paper shredding company in Barrie, Ontario recently welcomed Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman on a tour of their facility in an effort to increase awareness of identity theft in the community. According to a survey conducted by the Canadian Privacy Commissioner's office in 2010, 1 in 6 Canadians have already been victims of identity theft. "One of the best ways to help decrease identity theft in our community is through increased awareness of the issue", states Daryl Woytowicz, General Manager of Shred North. "Many people do not realize ...

Neal Lassila, President and CEO of Fresh Juice Global, announced recently that he had hired Jim Crosby to be the firm's new Vice President, Client and Software Services. "I had the pleasure of working with Jim when we collaborated on the rollout of the Imagination Park design for Disney Stores, worldwide," remarked Lassila. "There, I had the chance to observe Jim's exceptional understanding of not only the technical aspects of our business, but the people management skills required as well." Crosby's role as Fresh Juice evolves will include working ...

"We are always looking for unique and interesting displays for our spacious lobby," says Nancy Bouvier, Banyan's director of marketing. "We like to keep it interesting for our customers and have had a variety of displays including boats, golf carts, cars, paddle boards, and now aviation art." The display includes The Martin-Young Aviation Collection created by artists Frank Martin and Judeen Young. They have fused their award-winning artistic techniques to create an aviation art collection ranging from the evolution of flight and classic military ...

Appointment-Plus, the worldwide leader in mobile and online scheduling solutions, is pleased to report that our existing native mobile scheduling app will be available for the just-announced iPad Mini, which Apple intends to release on November 2nd. The app makes "on-the-go" scheduling and customer management even more convenient and efficient for businesses and organizations who utilize the iPad Mini for their operational processes. The native mobile scheduling application is free to all Appointment-Plus clients. Appointment-Plus is the only universal scheduling ...

Knowing the importance of optimized interactive platforms, touch screen manufacturer, Touch International, announced today its newly renovated corporate website. Featuring enhanced navigation and a simplistic design, the site (www.touchinternational.com) demonstrates the benefit of website optimization for a better overall interactive experience for its customer. "For the past 10 years, Touch International has been a part of an industry focused on cultivating cutting-edge technology designed to bridge the gap between humans and machine," explains Touch International ...

Peacock Keller, a full-service law firm in Washington, Pa., presented its 5th Annual "Off the Shelf...A Celebration of Books" event in September 2012 which was attended by nearly 300 community members. Through the Off the Shelf event, Peacock Keller helped to raise more than $30,000 for 20 libraries in Southwestern Pennsylvania's Washington, Greene and Fayette counties. Held at the Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh/Southpointe in Canonsburg, Pa., the unique evening of entertainment featured a presentation by Rolling Stone Magazine Contributing Editor, Anthony DeCurtis; ...

EatSmart Products is excited to announce the addition of a new bathroom scale to their product line, the EatSmartTM Precision Tracker Digital Bathroom Scale, just in time for the Holiday 2012 gift giving season. The EatSmart Precision Tracker has been uniquely engineered to give users the ability to work towards long term weight goals, while monitoring short term progress. At each weigh in, the scale displays a user's current weight, weight change from their last weigh in and total change from their starting weight. This functionality differentiates it from a standard ...

This Child Safety Month, Somfy Systems, Inc., the world's largest manufacturer of radio-controlled motors for interior and exterior window coverings, is educating the public about the dangers of window covering cords in households with young children. All month long Somfy will be posting safety tips on their social media pages, as well as hosting a Facebook contest to increase awareness and prevent associated tragedies. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, since 1990, more than 200 infants and young children have died by accidentally strangling ...

If you are looking for a family law firm, you may want to consider Porterfield family law. Just recently, they announced that they are now providing free consulting services to anyone that is interested in hiring one of their lawyers or attorneys. They have several attorneys and lawyers that work under them, including Charlotte Family Lawyer Timothy Porterfield. Timothy is also recognized in a wide variety of other regions. You can find him known as attorney Timothy Porterfield Mecklenburg County as well. Timothy provides a wide variety of services, but he specializes in ...

Waiting Room Solutions has added Prafull K. Dave, M.D., P.A. to its very impressive client list. Dr. Dave has selected WRS unparalleled premier package to replace their previous EMR vendor, Medical Mastermind. WRS complete Neurology EMR and Practice Management system will help improve the speed and efficiency of the practice. Waiting Room Solutions integrated patient portal is another great feature that will boost the practice's workflow. This portal will enable patients and providers to communicate with each another securely via the internet. Patients will be able to ...

Volubill, the leading provider of charging and policy solutions, today announced that a world leader in 3G and next generation wireless technologies has selected Volubill to support its advanced machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions and services. With Volubill's technology, the leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies can give its customers the means to provide employees with internet access and usage control, regardless of their location. M2M refers to the two-way wireless and wired data communications that can occur between machines, systems ...

Wisconsinmade.com has been in the gift giving business since 1999 and our gift experts are weighing in on one of this year's biggest trends in holiday gifts- personalization. "Names are always a popular choice for personalization but they aren't the only option," says Wisconsinmade.com founder Linda Remeschatis, "items can be customized with a favorite city, the name of the family's summer cabin or a company name for a business gift. Personalization can also go beyond words with hand-painted pottery featuring a new home or even an old fashioned wooden puzzle ...

Cosmetology students at ITS Academy of Beauty, 1802 Green Oaks Road in Wichita Falls are helping folks save money before the holidays without sacrificing beauty in the process. The fall specials at the award-winning cosmetology school include: $5 haircuts, $8 basic nail pedicure, $10 acrylic nails and 20% off all Madrid and Peter Hantz retails products. The special is good through Nov. 11. In addition, the schools offer daily specials on various products and services. "Our fall special is wonderful because folks can look great before the holidays and save money ...

PrescribeWellness today announced the release of its Transitional Care Intervention (TCI) solution to help reduce controllable readmissions for hospitals across the United States. On October 1st, the Value Based Purchasing portion of the Affordable Care Act went into effect, shifting some of the readmission responsibilities to different community organizations. The PrescribeWellness TCI platform automates the delivery of critical educational and motivational information based on the individual's diagnosis, condition, risk factors and needs. It includes built-in reminders ...

Jelastic, Inc., the creators of the award-winning Java Cloud hosting platform (http://jelastic.com), today announced the launch of the highly anticipated new version of the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). Jelastic 1.8.5 features integration with Parallels Billing Automation Standard (PBAS), application packaging, TCP load balancing, custom SSL certificates and a Smart Live Migration System. Jelastic's ultra-scalable and interoperable platform has made Java cloud hosting easy: even a non-techie can get a Java app up and running in the Cloud in just a few minutes. The latest ...

All-time jazz greats like, Cannon Ball Adderley, Miles Davis, Joshua Redman, Bob James, Maceo Parker, FourPlay, Bill Evens and Wes Montgomery are being played on ESB radio. Vocal/hipspokenword artist Tony Adamo is humbled to have scored two Cd's on ESB radio's Top 50 album chart for the past three months (9/5/12). Adamo's STRAIGHT UP DEAL is at #35 and WHAT IS HIP? is at #50. His hip story tellin' vocal delivery is now catching radio programmers attention around the country. You can dig Adamo's music on Stephen 'Doc' Kupka's (Tower of Power) Strokeland Records. Tony ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a three-year, $480,000 grant to the University of Houston (UH) Graduate College of Social Work (GCSW) to place approximately 20 bilingual graduate students in internships with Harris County agencies. "UH GCSW is only one of 20 graduate Social Work and Psychology programs in the nation awarded this competitive grant," said Ira Colby, dean of the UH GCSW. "The grant will attract high-quality students, provide support for clinical training in mental and behavioral health, and much-needed services ...

Kelly Hospitality Group Outer Banks restaurants sponsors several Outer Banks events this fall and with the Outer Banks Marathon just around the corner, Kelly's Outer Banks restaurants will once again sponsor the marathon's Fun Run. The Fun Run is a great event that Kelly's Outer Banks restaurants is proud to be a part of many Outer Banks events that the whole family can enjoy and the Fun Run is no exception. From the fittest runner to the novice, the Fun Run offers something for everyone. The Fun Run is one of the more unique Outer Banks events and one of the more fun ...

Hudsonville Ice Cream is introducing one new flavor and bringing back two longtime favorites - just in time for fall. Building on the popularity of its Limited Edition Flavors, Michigan's largest manufacturer of branded ice cream is introducing Seaside Caramel as its new fall flavor. Chocolate-covered salted caramels are enrobed in vanilla ice cream with a salted caramel ribbon to create this new mouthwatering flavor. Seaside Caramel joins perennial holiday favorite Pumpkin and newcomer but much-loved Country Apple Pie as Limited Edition flavors this fall. Hudsonville ...

Dr. Larry Manley has released 'Filling My Life With Joy/A Guide to the Better You'. Dr. Manley's new work describes his own 35-year journey through addiction, homelessness, jail and eventual redemption through sheer determination, perseverance and faith. His story has been called a real life version of 'The Pursuit Of Happiness'. Dr. Manley's book differs from other motivating books, inspirational books and religious books. He teaches readers how to nourish their souls with what he calls the three 'essential ingredients', and asks them to then stand back and watch it ...

The Colorado Cleantech Industry Association (CCIA) presented awards to fourteen recipients last night at their annual Colorado Cleantech Industry Awards Celebration. "We are proud to recognize this year's winners for their significant efforts in expanding the cleantech ecosystem in Colorado," said Christine Shapard, CCIA's Executive Director. "These individuals and companies represent the best and brightest in Colorado and the nation throughout the cleantech sector." This year's winners were selected on a variety of factors including their ability ...

IDV Solutions today released Visual Command Center 2.0, an upgrade to its risk awareness and response software. Visual Command Center helps corporations, public safety agencies, and other organizations identify and evaluate risks, by integrating real-time data about global events with enterprise data stores and security systems in a consolidated view, using an interactive map and timeline. Visual Command Center 2.0 includes several new features: - Real-time alerts. Visual Command Center monitors global data feeds for natural disasters, severe weather, terrorism, and ...

Digital Alchemy, the pioneer of customer relationship management (CRM) and e-marketing solutions for the global hotel market, introduces Mobile Life , a comprehensive set of Cloud-based mobile applications designed to meet virtually every hotel marketing and guest service need via the mobile platform. Mobile Life is comprised of four innovative products - iNeed , MXPRESS , XPRESSGUIDE , and mSurvey . Each solution provides a valuable service to hotel guests, and strong revenue and ROI. A key component of Digital Alchemy's Mobile Life is iNeed, a guest-facing application ...

Stibo Systems, the Strategic Information Management Technology and Solutions Company today announces a partnership with Vasanta Group, the largest B2B distributor of office products in the UK and Ireland. Vasanta will implement Stibo Systems' STEP platform to manage strategic product information (http://www.stibosystems.co.uk/UK/Our-Solutions/By-Capability/Product-Information-Management.aspx) across its national operation. With over 25,000 products offered in a variety of brands and categories, Vasanta manages a complex flow of information between its suppliers and customers. ...

Health care providers have all felt inadequate at times in addressing the spiritual needs of patients. They have also all felt the incredibly satisfying moments when through humor, compassion, or incredible skills they have touched a patient's life not only in a physical way but in a spiritual way. Most will tell you it's those moments that make their jobs all worth it. Here in the United States, we live in culturally and ethnically diverse communities, and it is the responsibility of health care providers to develop competencies that respond to the concerns and distresses ...