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Platinum Supplemental Insurance sales representatives and employees took time out from their vacation award trip to Los Cabos, Mexico, to help renovate a low income elderly "day house" there. Platinum wanted to create an opportunity for the staff to 'give back' to the community in some way, while enjoying their annual award trip. Dubuque, IA (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Nearly 40 Platinum Supplemental Insurance Sales Representatives and employees took time out of an award trip...

BLOOMER, Wis., July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Catalytic Combustion Corp. (CCC), a catalyst manufacturer for more than 60 years, announces the introduction of a proprietary non-destructive catalytic activity tester for used catalysts - an industry first - called the Activity Value Test System (AVTS(TM)). (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120725/DA46073-a) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120725/DA46073-b) This breakthrough is important because the loss of...

TEMPE, Ariz., Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tempe, Arizona based SDCmaterials, the global leader in development of advanced high performance catalyst materials, is pleased to announce the commencement of field trials for their novel Nano-Nano-Micron(TM)( )(NNm(TM)) emission control catalyst product. As part of this final phase of pre-production testing, the company's NNm(TM) product will be deployed as the active catalyst ingredient within a critical exhaust system component...

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Mr. Kirk Branom has joined Fort Worth, Texas-based Platinum Control Technologies as Senior Vice President of Development. He will be responsible for implementing Platinum's product development plan. Platinum Control Technologies, a recognized leader in the oil and gas industry, manufactures a UL and CSA-certified burner management system. Dedicated to providing enhanced technology focused on safety, productivity and compliance,...

NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The price of gold has recently soared to record highs, surpassing $1,700 an ounce in August and topping the price of traditionally more expensive platinum. In light of this price parity, platinum offers a great opportunity for brides and grooms looking to get the very best in engagement and wedding rings. Long esteemed for its durability and everlasting qualities, platinum is now more attainable then ever. Craig Rottenberg of Long's Jewelers,...

New scheme would use only sunlight, air and water to supply energy for cars, laptops, GPS systems"At the California Institute of Technology, they're developing a way to turn sunlight and water into fuel for our cars."--President Barack Obama, Jan. 25, 2011The Sun is Earth's primary energy source and harnessing its abundant light is the Holy Grail of renewable energyNow, a group of scientists has demonstrated a new way to use sunlight, water (H2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2)--some of...

HARRISBURG, Pa., April 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Landowners have until June 1 to enroll or renew their applications in the Pennsylvania Game Commission's Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP), which is designed to help landowners manage deer on their properties through hunting. This year, the deadline for receiving applications has been moved up to June 1 to ensure applications are processed in a timely manner. Applications will be accepted by U.S. mail only, must be...

By Kathy Svitil, California Institute of TechnologyUsing a common metal most famously found in self-cleaning ovens, Sossina Haile hopes to change our energy future. The metal is cerium oxide"”or ceria"”and it is the centerpiece of a promising new technology developed by Haile and her colleagues that concentrates solar energy and uses it to efficiently convert carbon dioxide and water into fuels.Solar energy has long been touted as the solution to our energy woes, but while it is plentiful...

BATON ROUGE, La., Sept. 13, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), announced today that it has begun its largest capital investment in the fast growing Asia Pacific region of Yeosu, South Korea. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100913/PH63514 ) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100913/PH63514 ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050801/ALBEMARLELOGO ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050801/ALBEMARLELOGO ) The Yeosu site...

New details about the Piers catalyst will help chemical industry improve productsSome people have streets named after them. Warren Piers, a chemistry professor at the University of Calgary, has a catalyst penned after him.And in a paper published May 9 in the online edition of Nature Chemistry, Piers and former graduate student Edwin van der Eide reveal the inner workings of the Piers catalyst at a molecular level of detail not previously available."These details are critical for the...