Senator Frank Lautenberg's (D-NJ) introduction of the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 seeks to amend the nation's chemical regulatory law, Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA), which directs the U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA) to review and assess chemicals in commerce. "We agree with Senator Lautenberg that Congress should take action to modernize TSCA, and we appreciate the Senator's continued leadership and efforts to keep this issue a top priority," said Chris Cathcart, Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA) President and CEO. Over the ...

Payments Gateway and Striata are proud to announce their new partnership to offer an enhanced email billing solution. Payments Gateway provides a flexible, reliable and cost effective tool for automating and managing payment processing functions for thousands of organizations throughout North America. The addition of Striata Email Billing and Striata Secure Document Delivery, enables Payments Gateway to offer a powerful electronic presentment solution to compliment its robust and mature payments capability. As a result, the partnership has won its first client, Allegheny ...

Simmers Financial Group is pleased to announce the promotion of Shawn D. Mora from Senior Account Executive to the position of Operations Manager. Mr. Mora is responsible for working with all of the managers to insure proper procedures, and in addition to providing oversight, mentoring and professional development for the consulting and office support staff, as Operations Manager Mora is responsible for quality control, technical work product and local business development initiatives. To help with the growth of the company he has worked successfully with David Simmers, ...

Moonlight Media Ltd., a leading public relations agency specialising in global banking, trading and risk technology, announced today a new Social Media team to be headed by Social and Digital Media expert Anton Davidenko. Moonlight Media provides Digital and Social Media as part of an integrated, two-way communication strategy to enable its clients to have a more direct and effective engagement with their audience and the relevant media. The service will include the most popular forms of Social Media for business, B2B and corporate engagement such as Twitter, Facebook, ...

Urban Juice, a leading graphic design agency, based in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, have recently designed and printed a stylish full colour consultation document for RSSB (Rail Safety and Standards Board Ltd) and the TSAG (Technical Strategy Advisory Group). The industry related consultation document has a professional look and feel and clearly delivers the key message of direction to support business objectives. The Urban Juice graphic design team have received extremely positive feedback regarding the corporate design and the document has already had a high impact by ...

Yesterday Scionis Medical launched an App for Android Tablets and Phones called Espresso Family Practice. This tool allows Family Medicine Physicians to perform and record Assessments, Exams and Clinical Scores typically used in their day-to-day practice. This software App was designed to change the way Medical Records are kept by Family Medicine Physicians, allowing them to Evaluate, Assess and Score the health status of their patients in a fast and pragmatic way. Espresso Family Practice contains the most Relevant Assessments, Exams and Scores generally needed by ...

Free Coffee Attendees are encouraged to come out and meet others going to The Roo, share their own festival experiences, and learn about other music festivals. Those who purchase or bring their copy of How Do You Roo will receive a free cup of organic, shade-grown coffee. Groth will discuss her book, advice about attending the annual four-day camping music event and festival trends. Clear Conscience Cafe is more than a coffee shop. All of their menu items are sustainably-sourced, locally produced or fairly traded. "I'm really happy Clear Conscience Cafe offered ...

Heinz is saving 6% of its average steam load per year at its baked bean factory in Wigan by recovering energy from effluent using a system designed and built by Spirax Sarco. Cooking British family favourite Heinz Beanz begins by blanching the raw haricot beans in hot water. Starches and sugars leach from the beans into the water and agricultural residues are washed off. The blanching water must be purged regularly to maintain the necessary quality. Before the new system was installed, the purged hot water was disposed of to drain, but the Spirax Sarco system now intercepts ...

Since 1999, the Digital Asset Management (DAM) specialist celum has been active on the international scene, and during this time has become Europe's largest distributor of DAM software. In the past few years, international analysts, as well as the competition, have recognized the continued success of the company. In this fashion, celum has grown from just 32 employees in 2010 to over 70 in 2011. The new R&D Center, ARK 1 is located in the Linzer green belt. The architecture firm Schauer designed an ultra-low energy building with space for up to 90 employees. celum ...

When you want to save money on your utility bills, you need to add the necessary insulation to your walls and attics to sustain a much cooler atmosphere during summer, or ensure that your doors are properly sealed to sustain the heat especially during long winter months. You need to ensure that room temperature remains stable to provide you comfort and convenience. And this can be done by installing the right window treatments for your home or office. BlindsFactoryDirect, the leading online retailer for customized window treatments, offers different styles and models ...

Rembrandt Hotel & Towers, 18 April 2011- Rembrandt Hotel is proud to announce its latest collaboration with Bangkok's XD Theater on the 7th floor of Central World. Rembrandt offers guests a unique chance to enjoy this cutting edge 6D Motion Ride experience by purchasing tickets at the concierge counter or as an added extra during the booking process. Rembrandt's family friendly atmosphere is an excellent match for exciting and thrilling XD Theatre. The virtual reality cinema offers 4 choices of heart pounding 6D rides which makes the audience forget they are sitting ...

Fashion jewelry distributor SerenaLeena will be celebrating the launch of their new site, SerenaLeena.com, at Rockwell in Los Angeles on Friday, May 13. SerenaLeena will be celebrating by cutting a SerenaLeena cake and giving away prizes and SerenaLeena merchandise. They will also be offering special promotions to all of the attendees. "We are so excited to announce the launch of our new website," said Leena Akopian, co-founder of SerenaLeena. "Our new site will allow us to fully engage our clients worldwide and provide them with the most fashion-forward ...

Interior design is one of the integral parts of a beautiful home or an office. At present there are many ways to design your interior and it is always better to consult an interior expert. Beckwith Interiors is one of the more famous names in the interior design industry. They offer their clients with the most extravagant residential and commercial interior designs. The designers here at Beckwith Interiors are trained and skilled professionals who offer the most enthusiastic service. They also provide flooring lines, bathtubs, vessel sinks, furniture's, textiles, and ...

SUPER RAD MOTION PICTURE GROUP is a new company founded by Writer / Director David N. Donihue to create commercials and music videos for discriminating clients - who are looking not just for a professional look but also a creative and original piece. SUPER RAD provides full service production, advertising and branding services. Whether you have an idea or need one created to best promote your product or band, SUPER RAD is here to help. Donihue, known primarily as a feature filmmaker, has also done spots for Fit Conscious Happy, ABPS, Glacier Water, Nightline Dating ...

Brother will bring their Britpop-inspired swagger to the Gloucester Guildhall on Sunday May 15th. The Slough band, known for declaring themselves "the future of music" at their very first London gig, have attracted a major industry buzz since emerging on to the scene in late 2010. Their single Darling Buds of May attracted plenty of radio play and saw the group's guitar-based sound compared to Britpop giants Oasis. With a big-money record deal under their belts, the fourpiece have already toured the UK as support for The Streets and are now preparing ...

Humpty, Jemima, Little Ted and the rest of their toy friends are heading to Cairns next month for Play School Live. The stage version of the much-loved Australian children's programme will see kids participate by joining in with their favourite nursery rhymes and interactive songs. Presenters Abi Tucker and Alex Papps and the rest of the stars of the show will give the youngsters a helping hand. The production sees Prince Big Ted and friends set off in search of a royal castle. They travel through a world filled with songs and stories, designed to delight and captivate ...

Visitors to the French capital will have a chance to see one of rap music's biggest new stars next month. Wiz Khalifa, who recently conquered the charts on both sides of the Atlantic with his hit single Black and Yellow, is set to perform at La Maroquinerie in Paris on Friday May 20th. The Pittsburgh-based rapper released his debut album Rolling Papers last week and saw it debut at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart. With a growing international fan base and further single releases to come, the 23-year-old looks set for a long and successful career in hip-hop. Black ...

The Festival of Britain at London's Southbank Centre boasts a hugely varied programme of international talent, including major names from the world of music, literature and television. Starting on April 22nd and finishing on September 4th 2011, the four-month long occasion incorporates several smaller celebrations. The London Literature Festival, the Vintage Festival, London in Love, London is the Place for Me and Intelligent Movement are just some of these. "Experience performances, new outdoor environments, talks and events by some of Britain's leading artists ...

Hotly-tipped American indie-pop act The Drums are calling at Melbourne for two gigs at the end of this month. The band are heading down under for a run of shows that will also see them playing the regional Groove in the Moo touring festival in Bendigo, Townsville, Maitland, Canberra and Bunbury. They will take the stage at the Victoria capital's Corner Hotel venue on April 28th and 29th 2011. Although they were originally only scheduled to play the latter date, huge demand for tickets led to the addition of the second show. Fans can expect to hear material from ...

Families pondering where to take their young children over the Easter holidays need look no further, as Disney's Paris home has unveiled a fun-filled Spring Events schedule. If people head to the popular resort on Saturday April 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th 2011, they can enjoy a show by Khriss, who dances along to classic tunes from the Disney back catalogue starting at 19:00 local time. Audiences can get involved and shake their hips to the songs with the performer. Also wandering about the resort on Saturday will be Les Coccinelles, a group of hilarious stilt-walkers ...

Iconic singer-songwriter Ben Folds is set to play two shows in Sydney at the start of next month. The multi-instrumentalist is touring with his band in support of acclaimed new record Lonely Album, a joint effort between Folds and bestselling English author Nick Hornby. Folds first found fame in Australia back in 1996 as the leader of Ben Folds Five. Their self-titled debut album enjoyed mainstream success and single Underground ranked at number three on national radio station triple j's end-of-year Hottest 100 chart. This was followed up by second LP Whatever ...

The Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao has this week unveiled a new guest painting, which was painted by the English artist JMW Turner. Rough Sea with Wreckage, created circa 1840 to 1845, is a moody and chaotic piece that could be based on the view seen from the shore at Margate, Kent. The painting will be on show until July 3rd 2011 after being lent to the gallery by the Tate Britain. "Turner was preoccupied with the sea throughout his career, filling about a third of his canvases with marine subjects, painting series of coastal views for publication and producing ...

Reinstallations is the new Francois Morellet exhibition at the Centre Pompidou celebrating the veteran artist's career. Visitors can see 26 of his past installations at the show, which will be on display until July 4th 2011. As many of his previous works were site-specific, the venue has had to convert much of the space to match the areas used by Morellet. The organisers claimed on the Centre Pompidou website that the collection is the first to be assembled in this way. "It highlights the diversity of the installations, which it reinterprets if necessary ...

The programme for Liverpool's Spring on the Waterfront has been announced and includes appearances by several tall ships and yachts. As well as the vast array of vessels congregating at the north-west port, there will be a shanty festival, children's activities and taster sessions for various water-based sports. Running from Friday April 29th to Sunday May 8th 2011, the occasion is free to attend and will host a programme of cultural walks and exhibitions over the course of the event. "Spring on the Waterfront is set to be a fantastic event and it's a real ...

Australia and New Zealand will meet in a rugby league fixture on the Gold Coast for the first time ever at the start of next month. The clash between the two bitter rivals was originally scheduled to take place in Christchurch, but was moved to the Queensland resort following the earthquake that hit New Zealand earlier this year. Fans can expect to witness a closely-fought contest between New Zealand - the current World Cup and Four Nations champions - and an Australian team that features big names such as Darren Lockyer, Johnathan Thurston and Greg Inglis. "There ...