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The Picking Perfection newsletter reported that the global demand for material handling equipment is predicted to rise 5 percent annually through 2018. Gains will be strongest for sales of advanced equipment such as automated conveyors and automated guided vehicles (AGVs). The data suggests that automated products reduce the required labor input in operating machinery, helping to curtail labor costs. Energy efficient products will also see solid gains as end-users seek to reduce costs. The complete report is available here. The US will continue to be the world's largest material handling product market, benefiting from an improved outlook for fixed investment spending. This will encourage US manufacturers to invest in new equipment, particularly labor-saving automated products.

Laid out in 322 pages of sheer romantic suspense author and psychologist Marios Savva knows how to get a reader right where they live. In his latest book "Dark of Night", recently launched on Amazon, the author tells the first of three gripping tales. In book one he starts with a heroine named Jane who, after a teenage experience with a ouija board, finds herself trailed by a dark spiritual entity, A.K.A. "demon". Taking her troubles to a small town in the hope of getting some peace, Jane uses the expertise of a Scotland Yard superstar to help her survive the clutches of the dark side. Therein ensues suspense, romance, friendship and a brotherhood undeterred.

A combination of style, elegance and modern design, the JELWEK 3D Printed, Eco-Friendly Watch was designed by a young engineer from the Rzeszow University of Technology who wanted to introduce a line of wood-like, 3D printed watches to the market. He wanted to design a watch that was both uniquely stylish and highly functional. He partnered with Mateusz Brodowski, CEO of the 3D printing company Jelwek, and material and technology advisor, Rafal Berestka.

As cat cafés are beginning to open across America, dog lovers are left with nowhere to go – until now! America's first dog café is coming to Los Angeles. Rumored to take home in Central Los Angeles, dog and coffee lovers will soon be able to visit The Dog Café sometime next year.

Continuing to purchase new equipment for high-tolerance molds and fabrications of products, Wire Technologies is announcing their capabilities to weld and machine metal parts for their clients. The metal parts machined by Wire Tech are found in various aerospace mechanisms throughout South Florida. With their state-of-the-art facility, the engineers can accommodate any size machine project that needs to be completed, and they will fabricate the metals to desired specifications for complete satisfaction.

The world's largest internet-only comic book store is giving away up to $500,000 in free comic books over the next 15 months, in the largest free comic book giveaway in history, according to Jim Drucker, the company's CEO.

Legacy Village of Jacksonville announced today that construction on The Harbor, its new 24-bed memory care unit, is scheduled to be completed in early 2015.

US Logic is a New Jersey-based organization providing data center solutions for businesses and data centers of all sizes. For this coming New Year, they are providing both new and returning clients with a wide variety of data center equipment to choose from. Their products feature extensive savings off of MSRP and OEM prices.

City Tap House Philly is pleased to announce their new craft beers list this winter. With so many beers to choose from, bar-goers can select from wheats, spiced, fruits, Belgians, porters and stouts, to lagers and ales. After such a long and stressful work week, people will need to cool down with a nice brew.

Harrington's Pub & Kitchen is throwing a spectacular New Year's Eve party. Enjoy exclusive access to Harrington's and Public House in the National Harbor. Count down to the New Year with drink specials, a live band, DJ entertainment and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight.

Public House National Harbor has introduced a variety of new specials for the winter. Monday through Friday guests can enjoy happy hour from 4-7pm featuring half priced specialty cocktails, half-priced mixed drinks, $3 Coors Light and Public House Lager draughts. They feature half-priced appetizers including Cheese Steak Spring Rolls, Mezze Plates, and Wings.

Associated Paving Contractors Inc. is an independent paving contractor based out of Warminster, Pennsylvania. For this coming New Year, they are pledging that their paving contracting services will be "safer, faster and better" for both new and returning clientele. Their paving and environmental services provide clean, attractive and affordable solutions for their client family.

Homeowners looking to upgrade their kitchens this winter season can shop for high-quality furniture at Direct Depot Kitchen Wholesalers, a business that sells custom cabinets in the area of New Jersey. The company retails a variety of top-notch brand name cabinetry at affordable prices. One of the brands they currently carry in their inventory is Ultracraft – a semi-custom all wood collection of cabinetry that compliments traditional or sleek kitchen interior design.

Social networking sites provide people with a platform to stay connected with each other and share their views. However, the new social networking site MyComuniti.com intends to offer much more than what other popular social networking sites are currently offering. It aims to build communities, where people, volunteers and organizations can come together, discuss their views and organize events in their neighborhood or worldwide.

Billions of people around the world have surely got surprised after a South Korean artist managed to hit the highest limit of views with his music video in the history of YouTube while the man behind the phenomenal hit Gangnam Style admitted in an interview that he didn't expect to garner so many views.

Riptide Managed IT Services, a reputed IT support company which offers onsite and offsite repairs in Orlando, has recently announced that they are now offering a free network evaluation which will check whether the network speed is at optimum levels.

The newest trending clothing line by internet retail company Club Chaos Clothing, is pleased to announced their newest release in the Hoodies Streetwear niche market, Hoodies Fashion. The clothing line's unique, dramatic & impressive styles are sourced from an inspiring European collage of collars, stylish graphics and themes, distributing to wholesale outlets, independent stores and retailers carrying clothing in the Streetwear category through the distribution network in the United States & abroad. Their selection features 55 unique hoodies that have attracted a loyal following due to the mixture of original color combinations, controversial themes, and first in the industry design characteristics.

Hospitals have been short-staffing their nurses for monetary budget reasons, which has had a negative impact on the quality of care administered to patients. Studies published by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) have shown a correlation between short-staffing of nurses and higher rates of poor health results for patients.

Continuing to offer their clients affordable services and dedicated support, Swiksys Hosting announces their newly launched line-up of Internet security products. Offering reasonable prices for domain name registrations, transfers, renewals and SSL Certificate facilitation the new company is a one-stop hosting shop.

The global business jets sales, which fell sharply during the financial crisis is now witnessing slow recovery and is expected to account for USD 250 billion in sales in the period 2013-2023. In Asia, the total number of business jets has grown about 12% per annum over the last five years, from which large-cabin, long-range jets accounted for 77% of the total sales.

While India is witnessing a strong growth in the consumer durables segment, the air conditioner segment is highly under penetrated. However, changing environmental dynamics, urbanization, rising income levels and increasing awareness of energy efficiency present this segment with a high growth potential. In the finacial year 2013-14, approximately 3.3 million air conditioner units sold in India bringing the total number of ACs in the country to 28 million.

It is expected that the MENA region will witness installation of close to 700,000 new elevator units by 2018. High growth in the elevator market is expected from new construction in Middle East with sustained elevator demand in Dubai and Abu Dhabi new demand emerging from Jeddah. Even though Africa does not have many skyscrapers currently, and demand is primarily for elevator repair and maintenance, with the government acutely aware that poor infrastructure is the biggest obstacle to growth, elevator demand is expected to rise.

Despite its low ARPU, the wireless M2M market has become a key focus of many mobile network operators as their traditional voice and data markets become saturated. Likewise, government and regulatory initiatives such as the EU initiatives to have a smart meter penetration level of 80% by 2020 and the mandatory inclusion of automotive safety systems such as eCall in all new car models, have also helped to drive overall wireless M2M connections and revenue.

Mobile networks around the globe generate more than 86 Exabytes of traffic annually. The immense volume of traffic together with the growing adoption of open source Operating System (OS) platforms such as Android has opened up new security threats. Mobile malware, SMS spam, cyber attacks and unlawful eavesdropping are an ever-increasing problem for enterprises, consumers and mobile network operators around the globe.

Mobile advertising refers to a form of advertising via mobile phones or other mobile devices such as tablets. Although many view mobile advertising as sub-segment of online advertising, its scope is far greater with over 7 Billion mobile subscriptions worldwide.