Taken from a larger piece in the Irish Times about a retreat of a group of Syrian Rebels: “Diplomatic sources also say the “Free Syrian Army” is a name disparate local militias adopt without co-ordinating action or putting themselves under the command of Col Riad al-Assad, a defector based in Turkey who proclaimed the founding of the Free Syrian Army last year. He is said to have an office and [...]
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As told by the Tampa Bay Business Journal in “Pinellas congressman uses fax to pressure postmaster”, a recent victory for St. Petersburg, Florida happened when the local congressman faxed the postmaster general to keep the local postmark. A good example that in a world where bureaucracy and email are becoming overloaded, sometimes the clearest way to get a message through is to use a different form of communication. For the [...]
As tax season arrives, so do new scams. The IRS is currently warning tax filers of a series of fax & email scams directed at them. People are receiving faxes and emails that claim to be from the IRS that detail either a change in their tax returns or some sort of additional refund. With that email or fax is also a link or internet website that then tries to [...]
With yet another reminder of the need to separate the use of business and personal activities, a Wichita City Council member is currently facing a state ethics charge over e-mails. Kansas state law prohibits the use of public equipment to advocate or campaign for any public office. This includes the use of computers, emails, and fax machines. It’s an issue that frequently comes up, and demonstrates the need that most [...]
Interesting FCC documents recently filed showing the process of the FEC going after a junk fax broadcaster, the FCC is currently attempting to find a software training company liable of sending 27 junk faxes to advertise its business, in an unrelated but similar situation, they are also doing the same for an employee benefits group for 97 junk faxes. The cost? the FEC is currently looking for $432,000, or $16,000 [...]
According to the Fay Observer, to get a birthday card sent from the President to someone over 80 years old, the fastest way to do so is through fax. The quickest way to get the message through is by fax – by sending it to 202-456-2461. Alternatively, it can be sent through mail to White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C., 20500, or online at http://whitehouse.gov/contact. All requests should be [...]
With a new effort to help citizens avoid the trip to the courthouse, Philadelphia is now letting their citizens contest parking tickets through the internet, email, fax, or regular mail. Considered a good move by people who work irregular hours or far from courthouse facilities, similar systems have already been implemented by Boston, New York, and San Diego. For more information on Philadelphia and Contesting Parking Tickets by Fax: Newsworks.org [...]
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