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Art Van Furniture Unveils New Float for Thanksgiving Day Parade (11:03:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WARREN, Mich., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Commemorating Art Van Furniture's 20th year as a major supporter of America's Thanksgiving Parade®, a new float deemed "Knights of the Chairtable Round Table" - a play on the word "Charitable" - will debut in Michigan's nationally recognized parade. The new float is one of six new floats in this year's parade. ...

Reprints Desk to Support U.S. Government Research and Content Re-Use With Document Delivery and Article Reprint Services (11:01:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Reprints Desk, Inc., the content workflow company, today announced that it will make its bulk article reprints, commercial document printing, and top-rated document delivery services available to the United States government sector vis-a-vis parent company Derycz Scientific, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DYSC). Derycz Scientific was awarded a five year General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule Contract #GS-02F-0048W on November 16, 2009. ...

No Holiday for Gift Cards: Store Cards Expected to Fall 7% as Buyers Face New Economic Realities, Weaker Inventories and Merchant Uncertainty (11:01:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

NEEDHAM, Mass., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading research and advisory firm TowerGroup today issued the following commentary about private label store gift cards, whose popularity is plummeting. The reduction in card spending is reflective of a weakened economy, decreased holiday sales and less confidence in retailer inventories and stability. TowerGroup expects store gift card spending volume to fall by 7%, with a modest increase of 3% in general purpose cards in 2009. ...

China BAK Battery Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2009 Earnings Conference Call (9:32:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China BAK Battery Inc. (Nasdaq: CBAK), one of the largest lithium-ion battery cell manufacturers in the world, as measured by production output, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 on Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9 p.m. China Coast Time). ...

VIDEO from BrodmannBlades: BrodmannBlades(TM) Patent-Pending Double-Bladed Table Tennis Paddle Signs with Paragon Sports(TM) (7:43:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- BrodmannBlades(tm), maker of the first major innovation in the game of table tennis in over a hundred years, has reached an agreement with Paragon Sports(tm) to display and distribute its product line in the legendary retailer's flagship store in New York City. The Paragon Sports agreement is the first step in BrodmannBlades(tm) retail distribution strategy. ...

Video: The Charmin(R) Restrooms Return to Times Square This Holiday Season to Help Consumers Really 'Enjoy The Go' (7:02:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Charmin Restrooms® returned to Times Square for the fourth consecutive year, giving tourists and local New Yorkers a free, clean and family friendly place to "enjoy the go." Television personality and author Mario Lopez performed the ceremonial first flush and announced "The Go Team" - the lucky five Charmin Ambassadors chosen to work in the Restrooms for a $10,000 salary this holiday season. This year's "King of the Throne" is best known for his role as the host of "EXTRA" and "America's Best Dance Crew." He also authored the children's book titled, "Mud Tacos," and starred in the hit Broadway Musical "A Chorus Line." ...

Infant Entrapment and Suffocation Prompts Stork Craft to Recall More Than 2.1 Million Drop-Side Cribs (6:38:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, Canada, today announced the voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork Craft drop-side cribs with the Fisher-Price logo. The recall involves approximately 1,213,000 units distributed in the United States and 968,000 units distributed in Canada. ...

Longtop Financial Technologies Limited Announces Closing of Follow-on Public Offering and Underwriters' Exercise of Over-Allotment Option (6:30:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

HONG KONG, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Longtop Financial Technologies Limited (NYSE: LFT) ("Longtop" or the "Company"), a leading software developer and solutions provider targeting the financial services industry in China, announced the closing today of its follow-on public offering of 4,255,000 American depositary shares, or ADSs, representing 4,255,000 ordinary shares of the Company. The offering included a total of 555,000 ADSs sold by the Company pursuant to the underwriters' over-allotment option, which was exercised in full. The Company received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $127 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, but before deducting offering expenses payable by the Company. ...

Dave Johnson Resigns as IGT Executive Vice President and General Counsel (6:16:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) announced today that David D. Johnson has resigned as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary, effective Jan. 4, 2010. ...

Although in its Nascent Stage, The Future of Virtualization Market in India Looks Promising, Notes Frost & Sullivan (6:11:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

MUMBAI, India, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtualization has long been portrayed as a technology that would change the dynamics of enterprise infrastructure. The overall market for virtualization in India is still nascent. It is shaping up to be one of the major trends that is expected to influence the end to end infrastructure of an enterprise, namely server, storage, network, application, desktop, and so on. ...

Detroit Spammer and Three Co-Conspirators Sentenced for Multi-Million Dollar E-Mail Stock Fraud Scheme (5:47:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Four individuals were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Marianne O. Battani in federal court in Detroit for their roles in a wide-ranging international stock fraud scheme involving the illegal use of bulk commercial e-mails, or "spamming," announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Terrence Berg. ...

Heilind Electronics & Tyco Electronics Re-Energize Ribbon Cable Applied Products (5:09:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WILMINGTON, Mass., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Heilind Electronics, the largest distributor of interconnect, electromechanical and wire & cable products in North America, together with Tyco Electronics (TE), the world's largest interconnect manufacturer, have re-energized their industry-leading ribbon cable connector focus with the release of a newly updated, consolidated and reorganized Ribbon Cable Interconnect Solutions catalog and a complete ribbon cable product stocking initiative. The mass-termination capabilities of ribbon cable connectors have long made them one of the most popular connector technologies in the electronics industry. The ability to terminate up to 64 conductors simultaneously, without stripping or otherwise preparing the cable, significantly reduces total applied costs while delivering a highly reliable connection. Though most often used in wire-to-board applications, TE also manufactures and Heilind stocks many board-to-board and wire-to-wire solutions. TE's ribbon cable family of connector products is available in a wide range of pitches, mounting styles and locking types. For more information about TE Ribbon Cable Applied products go to http://www.heilind.com/products/tyco/Tyco_Electronics_Ribbon_Cable_Catalog.asp ...

Photo: The Charmin(R) Restrooms Return to Times Square this Holiday Season to Help Consumers Really 'Enjoy the Go' (5:06:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, the Charmin Restrooms® returned to Times Square for the fourth consecutive year, giving tourists and local New Yorkers a free, clean and family-friendly place to "enjoy the go." Actor and Host Mario Lopez performed the ceremonial first-flush and announced "The Go Team" -- five Charmin Ambassadors who were chosen to work in the Restrooms for a $10,000 salary this holiday season. ...

eLong, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Unaudited Financial Results (4:30:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

BEIJING, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- eLong, Inc. (Nasdaq: LONG), a leading online travel service provider in China, today reported unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. ...

InsightSoftware.com Demonstrates Insight's Capabilities at Quest's Upcoming Business Intelligence Shootout (4:30:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

DENVER, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- InsightSoftware.com, a global software provider for Business Optimization Software (BOS), will participate as a vendor in Quest's Business Intelligence (BI) Shootout, December 1-2, 2009. Quest's BI Special Interest Group (SIG) is hosting the event. Insight's unique approach to optimizing business processes obtains intelligence from your business information. Visit www.InsightSoftware.com/e-books/business_optimization_starter_kit for more information. ...

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