Most people are aware of the things they can do to reduce their environmental footprint, but what about your pet? There are ways you can also reduce the "paw" or "claw print" of your furry, feathered or four legged friend. Dina Mously of Gem Green Event Management provides seven tips for reducing the environmental paw print of your pet. 1. Buy local. Feed sustainably-grown, locally-sourced food. This reduces food miles as well as cuts down on the amount of chemicals and hormones used to grow and produce that food. 2. Pick up after your pet using ...

South Florida publisher Karen Alleyne-Means has launched HERLIFE Magazine, the only glossy magazine in the area dedicated to bringing South Florida women a strong voice and unique forum. The publication, which debuted in March, promises to cover a range of women's issues, including topics spanning beauty, career, fashion, health, home, kids, pets, travel, and weddings. The April 2011 issue features a cover story on the life and career of Michelle Bernstein, local celebrity chef and guest judge on Bravo's "Top Chef." The March launch issue featured Roxanne Stein, ...

Isn't it intriguing just how important colours are in life? They bring joy, add to our sense of well-being, boost our self-confidence - and change the effect we have on others. "At the same time, colours themselves are continually evolving. Because the hues and shades that make us feel good keep changing over time, we work closely with international fashion experts in developing new colour collections for our popular Magic product line", said Christa Oehlert, SIGVARIS Head of Marketing Export. The results are truly a vision, as you can see in the new, stylish ...

Pitney Bowes today announced a collaboration with Sitma Machinery S.p.A. to develop a next generation mail finishing platform to help mail operations produce high quality customer communications at a lower cost per piece. The platform will combine Pitney Bowes's expertise in high-speed inserters, software solutions, and service with Sitma Machinery's innovative wrap solution. This new mail finishing platform will help Pitney Bowes customers to better manage costs for their mailing and printing operations, without compromising integrity. "Expectations for improvements ...

Global Information Inc. would like to present a new market research report, "United States Microwave Link Equipment Used in Electronic News Gathering/Outside Broadcast (ENG/OB) Market Review and Forecast (2010-2017)" by ElectroniCast Consultants. The Vitec Group plc continues to dominate the U.S. market for the selected microwave video link Electronic News Gathering/Outside Broadcast (ENG/OB) equipment quantified in the latest market analysis from ElectroniCast, a leading market research consultancy for the communications industry. According to Stephen Montgomery, ...

RUSSOFT, Russia's nationwide association of export aimed software development companies, joins Central and Eastern European Outsourcing Association (CEEOA) as a new member. Being established in early 2000s RUSSOFT Association today unites more than 70 software developing companies from Russia and also some leading companies from Belarus. The association is an active lobbyist of IT industry interests inside Russia and an advocate of the Russian speaking region's hi-end software products and IT-services overseas. CEE and Russia together form the major European center ...

These professionals manage all aspects of learning in their organizations. Kineo will be represented by UK Director Stephen Walsh, US CEO, Steve Lowenthal, VP of Learning Design Cammy Bean and Director of Moodle and Totara Solutions Jonathan Newman. Kineo's team will be sharing best practices in eLearning featuring case studies from ARAMARK and Paul Mitchell and demoing Totara, the custom distribution of the open source LMS Moodle that Kineo's developed with partners Catalyst and Flexible Learning (now Kineo Pacific). Kineo CEO, Steve Lowenthal, commented: The ...

THE nation's three to ten year olds would far rather do well at school than become famous, a new survey shows. In an age of instant celebrity the UK's youngsters show us how it's done as doing well at school (20%) tops a list of their favourite wishes, leaving the wish for fame (6%) trailing behind whilst being grown up (2%) barely makes the list. 20% of children put their education ahead of material goods, with only 13% choosing a new toy and 13% a holiday when asked to choose what they would wish for if they were magical for just one day. Becoming a footballer ...

Over the past decade participants of all WB Surf Camp programs have collected thousands of pounds of trash off beaches all over the world. Last year alone their campers performed over 1,000 hours of community service during their summer. This year, WB Surf Camp strives to surpass that mark by encouraging students to volunteer in their own communities, earning credit towards their Surf Camp program tuition. WB Surf Camp's Bags for Bucks program encourages campers to identify public areas that they wish to adopt, and over the course of weeks or months, they will collect ...

Eighteen Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards winners or nominees are among the more than 200 comic creators already scheduled to attend Wizard World Anaheim Comic Con, part of North America's largest pop-culture tour, April 29-May 1 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Seven superstar artists and writers who have won the prestigious Eisner Award who will be on site include Jim Krueger ("Earth X," "Project Superpowers"), Steve Lieber ("Detective Comics," "Hawkman"), Kevin Maguire ("Justice League," "Batman Confidential," ...

On the glorious 29th of April, everyone, whether they are local Londoners, visitors to the British capital, or organising street parties up and down the country, can track the progress of the happy couple across the entire day, thanks to iDo: London's Royal Wedding, which is now available in the Apple App Store (http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/ido-follow-londons-royal-wedding/id429311921?mt=8). iDo combines GPS with sophisticated mapping technology to show the position of the couple, as well as your current position if you're present at the wedding itself. These positions ...

Laser Spine Institute, (http://www.laserspineinstitute.com) the leader in endoscopic spine surgery, has announced that Jimmy St. Louis, MBA, PMP and chief corporate operations officer, will serve on the advisory council for Best Buddies Tampa Bay, a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of adults and children with intellectual challenges through friendships and integrated employment. In this volunteer position, St. Louis will partner with other Tampa leaders on the advisory board to carry out the mission of Best Buddies and act as an ambassador of community ...

Baby brand Lifft Slings will be appearing on the new BBC2 series, Britain's Next Big Thing, starting Tuesday April 12th at 8.00pm. Hosted by 'Dragon' Theo Paphitis, BBC 2's new series, Britain's Next Big Thing follows the trials and tribulations of entrepreneurs as they pursue their dream to see their products stocked on high street shelves. Lifft Slings, the natural baby carrier brand, will be appearing in the series, which will run for seven weeks, and founder Louise Day will make her debut on the second episode of the series. This particular episode focuses on ...

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 ...