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Great Plains Industries, Inc. (GPI®) is excited to announce that Fredrik Noren and Tommy Hahn, riders for the MotoSport.com/GPI/Honda racing team, have both placed in the 2015 Monster Energy Supercross series finals.

Meyer Music, a family-owned music store, is designated as an official drop off point for new or gently used musical instruments. The instruments are being collected by The Manilow Music Project (MMP), which will donate them to Kansas City Public School (KCPS) children. Donators will receive a voucher to be exchanged at Sprint Center box office for two complimentary tickets (valid for pre-selected seats) to Barry Manilows ONE LAST TIME! concert on February 12 at the Center. The public may donate an instrument at any one of three Meyer Music locations in Blue Springs, Overland Park and Kansas City North during normal business hours now through February 12, 2015. The public can also drop off an instrument at Sprint Center Mon-Fri 10am-6pm; Sat 10am-2pm; closed Sunday.

An investor, who purchased shares of Stratasys, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS), filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota over alleged violations of Federal Securities Laws by Stratasys, Ltd. in connection with certain allegedly false and misleading statements made between May 9, 2014 and February 2, 2015.

An investigation on behalf of investors, who currently hold shares of Hospira, Inc. (NYSE:HSP), was announced concerning whether the takeover of Hospira, Inc. by Pfizer Inc is unfair to NYSE:HSP stockholders.

An investigation on behalf of investors, who currently hold shares of Entropic Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTR), was announced concerning whether the takeover of Entropic Communications, Inc. by MaxLinear, Inc for a value of approximately $3.01 per share is unfair to NASDAQ:ENTR stockholders.

As one of the most reliable game repair stores in the United States, Game Repair Inc. is announcing they have reserved a vendor booth at the Lvl Up Expo set for the weekend of May 30 in Las Vegas, NV. Located at the Cashman Center for its third annual event, the expo is a nonprofit video game, anime, and technology convention that features giveaways, game tournaments, cos-play, special guest appearances, and much more.

Hudson Bearings, one of the world's leading manufacturers of ball transfers, announced that the company has expanded its selection of heavy-duty parts. The newly added heavy duty ball transfers boast load capacities of up to 750 pounds, making them perfect for many of the most demanding material handling duties. Like all of Hudson Bearings' products, the new parts are American made at the company's 25,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Columbus and are immediately available, with same-day shipping for most orders.

The founders of GetReady Web Marketing, a full-service web marketing and redesign agency, have announced that the new company has opened its doors and is now accepting new customers. Backed by Rick Hamel, a 23-year veteran of the technology industry, GetReady Web Marketing springs from the highly successful RH Web Solutions and is poised to immediately offer clients the best in search engine optimization, pay-per-click services, and highly effective website tuning and redesign. The new company offers free, convenient, no-obligation consultations to prospective clients that can be easily arranged for with a visit to the GetReady, Inc. website.

Website design has evolved a great deal in the last ten years, and is now part art and part science. This alchemical mix can seem like magic to those who aren't on the inside, which is why website design is often best left to the professionals. Re:Think is a professional design and inward marketing company that creates results driven websites designed to create maximum ROI for clients. Their expertise in this field is unmatched, so much so that their definitive Book On Professional Website Design and Development is now in its third printing, as young developers hunger to master their secrets.

A website is nothing without visitors. Getting visitors has become an industry in and of itself. Search engine optimization is now arguably the most important single facet of what is called inbound marketing - the process of driving traffic to a website and creating leads and sales from that traffic. Re:Think (chooserethink.com/) are masters of this art, and design websites and perform SEO strategies to create maximum ROI based on the principles of inbound marketing. They have collated theirs years of knowledge into an easy to understand SEO book. The book has been so successful it is now undergoing its third printing.

Equip Your Gym, one of the world's leading suppliers of top-quality used gym equipment, announced that the company has forged a number of new agreements that will help it better serve customers in the Middle East. The new packing and transportation arrangements will give customers in Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and other countries in the region even better access to Equip Your Gym's industry-leading inventory of affordable, reliable, high quality gym equipment of all kinds. Deeply experienced at working with clients in the Middle East and elsewhere around the world, Equip Your Gym takes care of all the necessary details, including arranging for correct power supply and television connections, where appropriate.

The people have spoken. In what is considered the "People's Choice Awards" of residential design, local-area woodworkers, Seattle's own Beech Tree Woodworks, have been selected for a "Best of Houzz" exceptional service award by an online community of more than 25 million monthly users.

The THERAPY-IV, a Miami Beach Deep Sea Fishing charter, is promoting the Miami International Boat Show, the largest maritime event in South Florida, on its official blog at DeepSeaChronicles.com. The event takes place February 12-16, 2015.

Hair Colourants in Sweden by Mintel Market Sizes provides you with annual year-end market size data, most recently updated in 2014. This market covers hair colourants for all consumers. Market value is based on sales through all retail channels including direct to consumer, but excludes the professional sector including hairdresser sales to the consumer. Market size for Hair Colourants in Sweden is given in SEK with a minimum of five years' historical data. Market Forecast is provided for five years. Included with this snapshot is socio-economic data for Sweden. Population, Consumer Price Index (CPI), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Exchange Rates.

New flights were added in 2014. Cubana de Aviacion, located in Cuba, added flights to Martinique and American Airlines added another direct flight from Miami in 2014. This will help improve number of arrivals to Martinique.

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the industrial construction industry in New Zealand. It contains detailed historic and forecast market value data for the industrial construction industry, including a breakdown of the data by construction activity (new construction, repair and maintenance, refurbishment and demolition). 'Industrial Construction in New Zealand to 2018: Market Forecast' provides a top-level overview and detailed insight into the operating environment of the industrial construction industry in New Zealand. It is an essential tool for companies active across the New Zealand construction value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

Most products in snack bars have a problem: compared with countries such as the UK, snack bars are not popular in Belgium, apart from energy and nutrition bars. This lack of interest is believed to be due to the strong loyalty to biscuits and chocolate in Belgium. The category was again strongly affected by the disappointing performance of breakfast bars and the sudden acceleration of the disengagement of Mondelez International from granola/muesli bars in 2014.

The Future of the Suncare Market in Israel to 2018 is the result of Canadean's extensive market research. The report presents detailed analysis on the Suncare consumption trends in Israel, historic and forecast Suncare consumption volumes and values at market and category level, brand share and distribution channel data. This report brings together Canadean Intelligence's research, modeling and analysis expertise in order to develop uniquely detailed market data. This allows domestic and foreign companies to identify the market dynamics to account for Suncare sales overall and to know which categories and segments are showing growth in the coming years.

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the industrial construction industry in Saudi Arabia. It contains detailed historic and forecast market value data for the industrial construction industry, including a breakdown of the data by construction activity (new construction, repair and maintenance, refurbishment and demolition). 'Industrial Construction in Saudi Arabia to 2018: Market Forecast' provides a top-level overview and detailed insight into the operating environment of the industrial construction industry in Saudi Arabia. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Saudi Arabian construction value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

Rising exposure to international beauty and grooming trends continued to spur consumers to switch to contact lenses for daily wear. Convenience was another key factor driving contact lenses, especially for active consumers. Cosmetic lenses from coloured lenses to eyeball-enlarging lenses were also all the rage in 2014, with consumers keen to create a fashionable image.

2014 marks the third year in a row where current value retail sales ex VAT show positive growth. The only difference compared to 2012 and 2013 is that the inflation rate is now much lower, and has at one point in 2014 turned into deflation, driven by price movements after Croatia joined the EU in July 2013. This means that results in current value terms mean an even better performance in constant value terms, after the inflation/deflation has been counted in. Also, non-grocery has now joined...

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the industrial construction industry in Oman. It contains detailed historic and forecast market value data for the industrial construction industry, including a breakdown of the data by construction activity (new construction, repair and maintenance, refurbishment and demolition). 'Industrial Construction in Oman to 2018: Market Forecast' provides a top-level overview and detailed insight into the operating environment of the industrial construction industry in Oman. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Omani construction value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

Gas Chromatography Market by Instrumentation (Systems, Detectors, Autosamplers, Fraction collectors), Consumables & Accessories (Columns, Fittings & Tubings, Flow Management) & by Reagents (Analytical, Preparative) - Analysis & Global forecast to 2019

Biscuits enjoyed a value recovery from 2012, thanks to the return to self-indulgence at the expense of austere health and wellness products. Sales of biscuits increased in 2014, which contrasted with the previously disappointing performances in the review period. Product innovations led the category to recover value growth.

The Philippines has experienced resilient economic growth and this has helped elevate disposable incomes across the country. As a result, urban dwellers are becoming increasingly affluent and we expect rising household spending levels, particularly on non-essential luxury items . We also expect to see the expansion of 24-hour convenience store retailers, and the expansion of modern, high-end shopping mall formats in the largest cities.