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While most authors use their first novel to do nothing but simply test the literary waters, B.R. Maul is quickly discovering that a debut release also provides an opportunity to rival a genre's bestsellers. 'In the Land of Magnanthia', part one of the 'Portals, Passages & Pathways' series, sees Maul pit good against evil in a wholly unique new way.

During Promat 2015 in Chicago in three weeks, on Tuesday, March 24 from 1:45 – 2:30 pm in theater H, Bastian Solutions' West Coast Regional Director will present an important educational information session titled, "The Building Blocks for Achieving Same-Day Order Fulfillment." Bearden served as principal design engineering and project manager on many highly successful projects including; Monoprice, Amway, iHerb, and multiple projects with Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Since 2007, Bearden's served Bastian's customers on the West Coast and provided the best solutions.

As demand for energy is increasing worldwide along environmental conservation measures and volatility in energy prices, there is urgent need for development of alternative energy sources and energy conservation. Some of the developments include automatic timers and programmable thermostats which turn off lights when not needed and control their heating and cooling systems to reduce consumption. However, use of alternative sources of technology has been limited due to various reasons such as uncertainty of alternative energy supplies (e.g. water, sunand wind), difficulty in recovering costs and difficulty in integration all the sources and devices into a single conventional electrical control system.

Rise in the energy demand and depleting fossil fuels is pushing the market towards non-conventional sources of energy. Energy demand is expected to increase by 70% between 2012 and 2035. The existing conventional sources of energy are depleting at a much faster rate than expected and their depletion is equally proving detrimental to the climate. Although renewable sources of energy will help in addressing all the environmental issues, this technology is still at its nascent stage and needs more investment in R&D to harness its full potential. This has led to the market inclination towards energy storage devices. These storage devices store energy to harness it in future. This balances the demand and supply gap for future purposes.

Styrofoam is a trademark name for close cell extruded foam of polystyrene. It is currently one of the best thermal insulators in the global insulation market offered by leading plastic manufacturers such as The Dow Chemical Company. However, the product Styrofoam falls under the category of expanded polystyrene material in the U.S. and Canada. These expanded polystyrene are moderately soluble in a number of organic solvents, propellants, cyanoacrylate and paint solvents. Styrofoams also find applications for crafts and is popularly known as thermacol, trademarked by BASF SE.

New molecules developed by Segetis, in Minnesota based on esters of levulinic acid made from using bio based hydroxyl compounds and corn cobs are known as levulinic ketals. These can be used to produce a series of products such as plasticizers, polyols for polyurethane foams and solvents.

Anti-freeze coolants are used in automobiles, HVAC systems, and heat exchangers to facilitate heat transfer process in adverse cold weather conditions. Also, they prevent overheating of the vehicle in summer. These are antifreeze agents or chemicals that are added in water in a certain proportion. This mixture is called an anti-freeze coolant. Antifreeze coolants ensure workability and performance of engines and heat exchangers. Chemicals predominantly used as anti-freeze agents include propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, methanol, and glycerol. Adverse cold climatic conditions and automotive demand from relatively colder regions across the world maintain stable volumes of demand across the world. Other applications of antifreeze coolants are found in aerospace, industrial applications, and the electronics industry. Typical application in aerospace includes development of anti-icing and de-icing materials.

Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are nano-sized tubes made up of carbon atoms. Their properties depend on how carbon atoms are aligned to each other in a sheet. It is gaining prominence in various industry verticals primarily due to its varied applications as well as its durability. It is 100X times stronger and 6 X times lighter when compared to steel. Research is underway to explore its market potential in the auto mobile and electronics industries. It is a multi-billion dollar investment in technology when compared to other synthesized nanomaterial.

Lodestone Consulting Services, LLC, published a pair of unique new guides to advertising on the Facebook online social networking service. Taken together, the two guides provide a helpful, comprehensive introduction to the subject that aims at helping business owners and decision-makers realize the potential to be found in Facebook advertising. The first guide takes readers through a step-by-step analysis of whether and in which ways Facebook advertising is likely to benefit a given business, while the second guide conveys five powerful, proven tips for making the most of Facebook ads. Lodestone Consulting Services is a leading digital marketing consultancy, with a special focus on helping technology companies improve their lead generation, conversion rates, and sales.

PowerX Lawn Nutrition & Pest Control, formerly known as Power Exterminators, has announced the launch of their new website: LovePowerX.com. The company has been serving and protecting South Florida homes, yards and community properties throughout Florida since their establishment in 1988.

Known for his relentless commitment to offering the best in treatments aimed to provide long lasting relief for all nasal and sinus problems, Dr. Alen Cohen received yet another honor. Recognized as the best surgeon in Los Angeles, he was awarded the Southern California Super Doctors Award for his breakthrough work in Los Angeles Balloon Sinuplasty and other treatments as a sinus expert at Southern California Sinus Institute.

American Fly Boys Housing announced the winner of the company's recent iPad Mini giveaway promotion. Thanks to "liking" the American Fly Boys Housing Facebook page and being selected in a random draw, entrant Conrad will receive a 16GB Apple iPad Mini wifi tablet valued at $279.00. Additionally, the company has just announced that a second iPad Mini will be given away through the same means on April 3, 2015. American Fly Boys Housing is a top provider of temporary duty housing for members of the Air Force assigned to training at the Altus Air Force Base.

OBD telematics is mainly composed of three parts: OBD terminal (hardware and plug-in OBD interface), software (mobile phone APP) and cloud platform.

MarkBuysPhillyHouses.com, a residential real estate investment specialist, announced the availability of the company's new online home-buying program. By filling out a simple online form, homeowners in the Philadelphia area can begin an easy, no-hassle process that typically results in generous cash offers within 24 hours of an inspection. Many of those who work with MarkBuysPhillyHouses.com, either through the new online system or by calling, are able to sell their homes to the investment company within weeks and always without needing to pay commissions or to make repairs.

KOSH mArt, a leading supplier of made-to-order, hand-painted, oil-on-canvas paintings announced several new special offers good at the company's online store. Thanks to the new specials, customers will receive free shipping through carrier DHL on orders delivered within the United States, as well as free frames for their paintings. In addition, for a limited time, visitors to the site will find a digital coupon good for 5% off the company's already-low prices. KOSH mArt customers can choose from hand-painted, oil-paint reproductions of a wide selection of the world's most famous masterpieces or commission affordable, original works based on digital photographs they provide.

Darwin Servers, one of the Internet's top providers of cloud and dedicated server hosting, announced the availability of a new free trial offer. Under the terms of the trial offer, Darwin Servers customers will enjoy 7 days of free access to the company's industry-leading cloud server product. Since 1995, Darwin Servers has been one of the world's premier hosting specialists, and today boasts the fastest and most reliable Internet connectivity in Europe.

Growing concerns of security, and threat of life has developed a need for safe and secure environment. The safety concerns has industrialized a biometrics safety system. Keeping safety on the top, biometrics systems are used across several industries such as banking, hospitality, defense, government, healthcare, consumer electronics, home safe and safety, transport, and commercial safety and security. Before introducing the biometrics system in the practice, tradition methods such as personal identification cards, passwords or keys, and magnetic cards were used for verifying the identity of a person, which can be easily theft or stolen. Whereas, biometrics system identifies a person on the basis of individual's face, fingerprints, signature, iris, DNA, and typing rhythms. Therefore, the biometrics system is considered to be the most convenient solution. These unique features such as easy to measure, permanent, easy to use, and secured information system will drive the demand for biometrics system. The global biometrics market was value at US$ 6,357.7 Mn in 2012, and is expected to witness double-digit growth rate by 2019.

Managed services include all those in-house functionality that is transferred to the third-party service providers for better management. In today's fiercely competitive business environment, organisations want to ensure that their staff focuses on the core competencies of their business and non-core activities are handled by third-party service providers. Some of the common managed services include lifecycle management activities, IT resource activities, HR activities, etc.

Reporting for the journal "Business News Daily" Senior Writer Chad Brooks discusses personal finance in his article "Filing for Bankruptcy: Information, Benefits & Disadvantages." Mr. Brooks writes, "There is a major advantage in filing for bankruptcy protection. It allows an individual an opportunity to repay a portion of their debts if they can or in many cases, be totally relieved of their debts. This allows anyone who has been overwhelmed by financial difficulties time to reorganize their life and make plans for the future. Furthermore by obtaining a legal bankruptcy ruling, creditors and debt collectors can no longer contact a debtor for monies owed."

Jcrane, Inc., one of the Midwest's top providers of crane rentals and related services, announced new investments into the company's fleets of crane, rigging, and over-sized transport equipment. The new capital investments will allow Jcrane to provide its industry-leading, top quality rental services to even more customers from Indianapolis to Columbus and from Cincinnati to Toledo, whether in the form of mobile cranes complete with CCO-certified operators or the equipment needed for high-capacity rigging jobs. Since the business's founding in the year 2000, Jcrane has been one of the top Ohio crane rental companies, earning it a long list of loyal customers and designation as the exclusive source for products from such highly regarded manufacturers as Eagle West Equipment.

Most people want to be remembered for the great things they did in their lives as well as the contributions they made to make the world a better place. Now, with the Buy A Brick and Live Forever Garden of Recognition, individuals can do just that.  The Garden of Recognition project is being launched on IndieGoGo at indiegogo.com/projects/buy-a-brick-and-live-forever#home to raise money for the purchase and placement of bricks with information about individuals and their dreams, hopes and accomplishments.

Beatrice Hamblett spent many years traveling across rural Greece and photographing its inhabitants, including bakers, farmers and shopkeepers, as well as the spectacular natural scenery in the area.  Now, she has compiled those photographs along with narratives about the stories they tell into a book, Daily Bread:  Stories from Rural Greece.  The author has launched a Kickstarter campaign, located at kickstarter.com/projects/516684400/daily-bread-stories-from-rural-greece, to raise funds for the production and distribution of this book.

Triniti Communications is a company that is bypassing cable and satellite companies with new options in Pay-HDTV.  The Pay TV industry is growing exponentially as people are turning from satellite and cable to the convenience of choosing their own shows and programming through portable HDTV devices.  Now, Nuclius Ursa, the latest of these devices, is changing the way people view pay television.

There are billions of photographs in the world, but few portraits. Every portrait artist instinctively understands is that a photographic portrait is not a photograph in the artistic sense of the word. A photograph is a candid snapshot, a slice of daily life captured in digital format. A portrait, on the other hand, is a planned arrangement of environment, subject, lighting, lens choice and other variables, as well as image treatment after capture. A portrait is an interpretative statement made by an artist about his subject, and award-winning toronto executive portrait photographer Henry Feather is the creator of some of the country's best. It is, therefore, with great pleasure that Henry Feather announces the launch of his newest website to showcase his exceptional and sought-after executive and industrial portraiture.

Electrical and environmental test equipment distributor Instrotech has now added the world's first full-featured, pocket-sized thermal imaging camera to its product offering. The FLIR C2 has been designed for building industry experts and contractors wanting a portable device capable of finding hidden heat patterns that signal energy waste, structural defects, plumbing issues and more.