Pleasant Rowland introduced American Girl dolls in 1986 as a historically-themed alternative to Barbie and the Cabbage Patch Kids. Since 1998 her firm has been owned by the maker of both rival dolls, #1 toy maker Mattel. American Girl (formerly Pleasant Company) makes the American Girls Collection of 18-inch, high-dollar dolls, including Addy (an escaped slave) and Rebecca Rubin (a young Jewish immigrant). It also publishes "American Girl" magazine and American Girl books (more than 127 million copies sold) and sells room decor, clothing, and accessories, including items that match the dolls.

The Fairchild Corporation engages in the design and sale of protective clothing, helmets, and technical accessories for motorcyclists in Europe and the United States, as well as in aerospace distribution business. As of September 30, 2007, the company operated 91 retail shops in Germany and 4 shops in Switzerland, as well as 145 retail shops in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. It also designs and contracts with manufacturers for the production of apparel under private labels for third parties. In addition, The Fairchild Corporation distributes various aircraft parts to commercial airlines and air cargo carriers, fixed-base operators, corporate aircraft operators, and other aerospace companies. Its aircraft products include rotable parts, such as landing gear, radar and navigation systems, instruments, hydraulic and electrical components, space components, and certain defense related items. Further, the company offers component repair and overhaul services. The Fairchild Corporation was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia. On March 18, 2009, Fairchild Corp., along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The plan was later approved as Chapter 11 liquidation on December 17, 2009.

You might say this company has a royal presence in the world of sound. Crown Audio, which does business as Crown International, is a leading manufacturer of amplifiers, mixing boards, and microphones for the pro audio market. Its equipment is typically used for live sound reinforcement in such settings as music concerts, nightclubs, sports arenas, movie theaters, and corporate meeting halls. Crown also makes equipment for recording studios and broadcasting, as well as portable PA systems and digital sound processing gear. Crown is a subsidiary of audio equipment maker Harman International Industries.

John Dale Limited is a privately owned business who manufacture a range of wet wipe and facial tissue products. The business is headed by John Dale MBE, who started the business over 20 years ago initially manufacturing nappy liners.As a business John Dale are fortunate with a team of 60 dedicated employees to be small enough to retain a unique family atmosphere yet John Dale have the experience and capacity to be able to meet the customers expectations. In 2007 John Dale also achieved BS EN ISO9001:2000 status.

Established in 1945 in Wedemark, Germany, Sennheiser is the acknowledged world leader in microphone technology, RF-wireless and infrared sound transmission, headphone transducer technology, and in the development of active noise-cancellation.Sennheiser Electronic Corporation (SEC) is the U.S. wholly-owned subsidiary, with headquarters in Old Lyme, Connecticut. SEC represents all Sennheiser products in the United States. It distributes a variety of other pro audio lines, including Neumann, K+H, and HHB. Sennheiser commitment to the world of audio is simple: Sennheiser offer products that provide the finest combination of performance and value available anywhere, and back them up with superlative service.

La-Z-Boy Incorporated manufactures, markets, imports, distributes, and retails upholstery products and wood casegoods furniture products under the La-Z-Boy name in the United States and Canada. It operates in three segments: Upholstery Group, Casegoods Group, and Retail Group. The Upholstery Group segment manufactures and sells upholstered furniture to furniture retailers and proprietary stores. Its products include recliners and motion furniture, sofas, loveseats, chairs, ottomans, sleeper sofas, sectionals, and modulars. The Casegoods Group segment imports, markets, and distributes manufactured or imported wood casegoods furniture to furniture retailers. Its products include tables, chairs, entertainment centers, headboards, dressers, accent pieces, and various coordinated upholstered furniture. The Retail Group segment sells upholstered furniture to end consumers through the retail network. As of April 25, 2009, La-Z-Boy Incorporated had 68 company-owned La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries stores. The company was formerly known as Floral City Furniture and changed its name to La-Z-Boy Incorporated in 1996. La-Z-Boy Incorporated was founded in 1927 and is based in Monroe, Michigan.

HNI Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets a range of office furniture and hearth products primarily in the United States. The company's office furniture products include storage products, such as vertical files, lateral files, and pedestals; seating products, such as task chairs, executive desk chairs, conference/training chairs, and side chairs; office systems, such as modular and moveable workspaces with integrated work surfaces, space dividers, and lighting; and desks and related products, including tables, bookcases, and credenzas. It sells its office furniture products under various brand names, including HON, Allsteel, Maxon, Gunlocke, Paoli, Whitehall, HBF, basyx, and Lamex, as well as under private labels. The company's hearth products comprise a range of gas, electric, and wood and biomass burning fireplaces, inserts stoves, facings, and accessories. HNI Corporation sells its hearth products under the Heatilator, Heat & Glo, Quadra-Fire, and Harman Stove brand names. It sells its office furniture products through dealers, wholesalers, retail superstores, and end-user customers, as well as federal, state, and local governments; and hearth products through a national system of dealers and distributors, as well as corporation-owned distribution and retail outlets. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Muscatine, Iowa.

In 1988, Para took the shooting world by storm with the first significant improvement on the basic Model 1911 design in 77 years. More than simply a high capacity frame and magazine, the Para pistol design incorporated a dozen visual enhancements to create a stronger, more accurate and more reliable handgun.More recently, Para introduced the unique LDA trigger system with the most comprehensive and instinctive safety features of any handgun. But Para didn't stop there. Para is now including its new Power Extractor™ technology in all of its pistols - for better feeding and extracting reliability in every shot. Whatever Para pistol you choose, you can be assured that it is the most advanced, best-performing and reliable pistol of its kind... in short, the best pistol you can own!

Founded in 1969, Imperial Toy LLC is the worldwide leader in the sale and manufacture of Bubbles and Novelty Toys. Our brands include Super Miracle® Bubbles, Miracle®Bubbles, Buddy-L®, Legends of the Wild West®, Cap Cars ®, Googly ®, Optrix ® and Runway Pink™. Our licenses include Nickelodeon®, SpongeBob SquarePants®, Dora the Explorer™, Go, Diego, Go!®, Backyardigans®, Ni Hao Kai Lan ®, Little Tikes®, Marvel ®, Strawberry Shortcake ®, Care Bears ®, Transformers ®,Thomas the Tank Engine®, Batman®, Ford® and Jeep®. Imperial distributes products in over 50 countries worldwide, from locations in Hong Kong, Memphis, TN, and San Diego. Imperial has offices in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and Modena, Italy.

Varioptic is the world leader in liquid lens solutions. The company has pioneered the development of Electrowetting Technology to create variable focus lenses with no moving parts. Liquid lenses are used in a wide range of imaging applications from industrial vision to camera phones. They feature a number of advantages over traditional focusing technologies in terms of robustness, power consumption, size, cost and speed.

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