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While deployed, U.S. Service Men and Women have plenty of time to dwell on the state of those they had to leave at home. Msgt. Benjamin Hemme noticed a pattern in he and his colleagues’ discussions about kids’ bedtimes – monsters were living under the bed, the dark was so scary that it is impossible to fall asleep and getting to bed in the first place was an ordeal of its own. Trained in the art of problem-solving, Msgt. Hemme set to work launching what has become a global brand with a razor-sharp focus – helping children in both military and civilian families overcome their bedtime fears.

In celebration of its 50-year anniversary, Mullinax Lincoln of Cleveland, TN has announced its new website which shows current online specials and promotions. These specials change all the time, so all someone needs to do if they're looking for a different deal is keep checking back.

An investor, who purchased shares of Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS), filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York over alleged violations of Federal Securities Laws by Barclays PLC in connection with certain allegedly false and misleading statements made between August 2, 2011 and June 25, 2014.

An investor, who currently holds shares of Trulia Inc (NYSE:TRLA) filed a lawsuit in effort to halt the proposed takeover of Trulia Inc by Zillow, Inc.

An investigation on behalf of investors of SeaWorld Entertainment Inc (NYSE:SEAS) shares over potential securities laws violations by SeaWorld Entertainment and certain of its directors and officers in connection certain financial statements was announced.

An investigation on behalf of current long-term investors in shares Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIR) shares was announced over potential breaches of fiduciary duties by certain officers and directors at Osiris Therapeutics, Inc.

The Museum Center at 5ive Points’ Annual Gala will be held on Friday, September 19, at 6:30 p.m. This year’s black-tie event, “Friday Night Fever” salutes the era of polyester and disco as the seventies come to life at the Museum Center. Proceeds benefit the museum’s slate of dynamic exhibits and educational programs for our community. Tickets include an evening with cocktails, dinner, live and silent auctions, and a live concert event with the “Kings of Disco” – the Village People. Black tie or period attire is requested. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.museumcenter.org/gala or by calling 423-339-5745.

Premier Biomedical, Inc. (OTC-BB: "BIEI") announced the addition of Dr David Vigerust to their Scientific Advisory Board effective immediately. Dr Vigerust will report to the Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board and co-founder of the Corporation, Dr. Mitchell S. Felder.

Leave it to creative designers in the digital age to make an early 19th century tempo keeper sound like a child’s best friend. Enter, the Petronome app from Kenlos Studios. With a twist, this first in the marketplace replaces the common click of a metronome with an animal sound. Comically proving to kids that a “ribbit” or a “hoo” can make the daily practice of an instrument a whole lot more fun.

Leptonic Systems Inc. has released NewsBrain 1.3 for iOS on iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. The free NewsBrain app automatically finds news feeds, learns your interests with a unique neural technology, shows articles in a beautiful magazine format, and can even read the articles to you while the phone stays in your pocket.

Manchester Chauffeur Parking at Airport, one of the youngest and fastest growing parking services in the country, has announced new parking deals for their customers in Milwaukee. Travelers who use the Manchester Chauffeur Parking airport frequently can expect major savings in their parking and travel budgets from now on. These new deals come attached with incredibly cheap Manchester Chauffeur Parking airport parking rates which means that whether they are booking for a longer term or for a couple days, they will still pay just a fraction of what they used to pay for parking before. These savings would reflect in almost 30-75% fewer expenses on their entire travel budget, adding the much needed relief for every traveler in these hard times. The young company has quickly become a brand known for their innovative and affordable offers for all kinds of parking needs.

Johnny Vieira, who founded J.V.M ( Johnny Vieira Management ) in 2012 has launched his latest endeavor Vieira Media Consulting.

The weak performance of the Czech economy negatively affected the beauty and personal care market in 2013, which recorded only slight value sales growth. However, its sales performance was better than the review period average. Retail value sales were positively affected by the rising VAT rate, which increased from 20% to 21% in January 2013. For Czech consumers, the quality of products remained important along with the well-known and trusted brand names of leading manufacturers, which were...

Gardening remained by far the smallest of the four main home and garden categories in Mexico in current value sales terms in 2013. Its comparatively small size reflected the fact that the local gardening culture has historically been underdeveloped, for a number of reasons. Most notably, Mexico is a highly urbanised country, and most urban consumers live in apartment blocks or other types of high-density housing complexes that do not have gardens. Even among Mexicans who live in detached or semi-detached houses that do have gardens, there has long been a tendency to hire professionals to mow lawns, trim hedges etc rather than undertake such tasks themselves. This is particularly true of middle and higher income homeowners.

Argentineans enjoy spending time outdoors and gathering with friends and family at their homes to share a barbecue. Mostly during spring and summer, people choose to enjoy the sun and outdoor social events making greater use of parks and their gardens. For this reason, the demand for gardening services is higher during spring and summer whereas during winter and autumn people mostly take care of their garden themselves.

Over 2012 and 2013, it was noted that the applicator tampon was revived by a number of sanitary protection players launching or rebranding within New Zealand. 2012 witnessed the introduction of Libra Girl (to entice younger women to the brand) which included applicator tampons. In addition, U by Kotex followed suit with the introduction of applicator tampons to its range of sanitary protection over the latter half of the review period. However, it was the launch of Tampax Pearl in 2013 that was the main driver in reviving applicator tampons during the year. Tampax Pearl was well advertised and was launched in an attempt to modernise the Tampax brand, following minimal marketing over the review period.

In 2013 volume and value sales of men's outerwear increased by 4% and 7%, respectively. This dynamic performance is explained in part by the constant increase of men's interest in fashion that leads them to buy more clothes just for the pleasure of doing it. Also there is a growing tendency of men to shop online or visit apparel websites to find what they want and then go to the store and buy it. Online stores and apparel companies' websites have provided more options to men to enjoy fashion and have made the process of buying easier instead of one's having to spend too much time at the stores - an experience that men do not like but that women prefer.

GlobalData's new report, "Australia Endoscopic Reprocessors Market Outlook to 2020", provides key market data on the Australia Endoscopic Reprocessors market. The report provides value, in millions of US dollars, volume (in units) and average prices (in US dollars) within market segments - High-End Endoscopic Reprocessors, Mid-Range Endoscopic Reprocessors and Low-End Endoscopic Reprocessors.

Ongoing demand from affluent, upper-class Taiwanese consumers who remained unaffected by the economic slowdown helped to maintain healthy growth for luxury jewellery and timepieces sales in 2013. Nonetheless, unfavourable economic conditions did dampen sales to a certain extent as the majority of consumers continued to be cautious regarding expenditure, result in slower current value growth in 2013 compared to the previous year.

In 2030, the population of Sweden will reach 10.6 million, an increase of 11.9% from 2012. Between 2012 and 2030 population growth will be driven by those in the older age groups, whilst those of working age will decline as a share of population. Net migration is an important driver of population growth although it will decline in importance during the forecast period. In 2012, 70.9% of population growth was due to net migration, in 2030 that figure will fall to 63.6%.

Volume sales of cigarettes in Italy continued to decline in 2013. This was in part the result of falling consumption but primarily a shift towards illicit trade, triggered by rising prices. As the prices of cigarettes increased due to higher taxation, consumers looked for cheaper alternatives. This led to not only more smuggled, counterfeit and fake cigarettes, but also healthy growth for economy cigarette brands and RYO tobacco products.

Domestic tourism continued exhibiting strong growth and in 2013, trips increased 17%. One of the most important factors behind this performance was the strengthening in the operation of low cost carriers like Viva Colombia and Easy Fly, which led other airlines to lower the price of tickets and offer strong discounts more frequently. Domestic travellers by air increased 22% in 2013, whilst land transportation by bus, although it continued to move the biggest proportion of tourists, barely grew in 2013.

The participation of economy and popular energy drinks, particularly in familiar 1- and 2-litre PET packaging, has increased in energy drinks in recent years through launches of products from regional manufacturers which adopt lower unit prices for their energy drinks brands compared to standard and premium products. In view of this trend, Coca-Cola also launched 1-litre bottles for the Burn brand with lower unit price, mainly to compete with such brands.

Cider/perry sales remain seasonal in Venezuela, with consumption being highest during Christmas. Therefore, the majority of sales are made during the last quarter of the year. During challenging economic times, Venezuelans tend to replace sparkling wine with cider/perry, which is less expensive.

The 7% growth in current value terms posted by hair care in 2013 was higher than the 5% CAGR of the review period. The favourable evolution of unit prices in most hair care categories and good economic conditions enabled consumers to absorb price increases while maintaining volume purchases.