Rollerblade® is credited with creating one of the fastest-growing sports in the world.The world leader in the in-line skate market, Rollerblade pioneered the in-line skating boom by changing the perception of in-line skates. Once seen as strictly an off-season training device for hockey players, in-line skates are now a widely accepted "lifestyle" product that can be used by just about anyone. Today professional athletes, fitness enthusiasts and fun seekers of all ages enjoy the sport of in-line skating.

D'Addario is one of the world's top makers of strings for musical instruments and a major producer of musical instrument accessories. Product lines, which are sold in more than 5,400 US music retail stores and in more than 100 countries, include Planet Waves (guitar straps, accessories, electric guitar amplifier cables), Evans (drumheads, accessories), Rico (reeds), and Archives (music writing paper). D'Addario also distributes Vandoren reeds and mouthpieces. Started in 1974, D'Addario is owned and run by the D'Addario family. The family's ancestors in Italy began making strings in the 1600s.

Keys Fitness Products company manufactures the treadmills, Keys Fitness Products also makes exercise bikes, ellipticals, steppers, home gyms, and other exercise equipment. The company sells its products through more than 3,000 retailers in the US, as well as stores in more than 30 other countries. Brand names include CardioMax, Power System HealthTrainer, Ironman, Keys, and Karen Voight. The company was founded in 1988 by CEO Tim Chen as an import business. In 2008 Keys Fitness filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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!

Sundance Spas is devoted to improving health and lifestyles through the benefits of its superior hydrotherapy, which include relaxation, stress relief, the promotion of overall well-being, and the creation of an environment for balanced living. Since opening its first manufacturing facility in Costa Mesa, California in 1979, Sundance Spas has grown to become the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of acrylic spas. The portable and in-ground hot tubs produced by Sundance Spas are technologically advanced, well-designed, durable, and are complemented by a complete line of hot tub accessories. Sundance Spas can be found in more than 750 retail locations in more than 60 countries worldwide.

A-MAX is a leader in the global portable digital audio player market. A-MAX specialize in design, development, manufacturing and distribution of high quality flash-based personal digital products, including MP3 players. A-MAX also make other flash-based products such as portable multimedia devices, photo viewers and storage products, and HDD designs, including photo jukeboxes.The company is based in Hong Kong, with R&D centers in Shenzhen, China and Livingston, Scotland, and a wholly owned ISO9001:2000 approved factory also in Shenzhen. A-MAX has approximately 1,700 employees worldwide with sales offices in Germany, China, the U.S. and Macau.

Since 1944, Sherrill Furniture Company and its divisions have supplied custom home furnishings to Major Furniture Stores and Major Department Stores throughout the United States and Canada. All of the factories are located in the Hickory, North Carolina area.Sherrill Furniture Company are very fortunate to have a workforce of skilled technicians who combine time honored manufacturing techniques, and the highest quality materials, to hand build each piece of furniture for your home. Their dedication to their craft, combined with management dedication to maintaining the highest product quality standards, corporate efficiencies, and continuous improvement, make Sherrill Furniture Company the furniture industry leader in producing quality home furnishings.

Irwin Toy successor iToys is spinning happily again. Once a publicly traded company, Irwin Toy filed for bankruptcy protection with the Canadian courts in 2002, 18 months after being sold to a Canadian investment firm in 2001. Banking on the Irwin Toy name's 75 years of brand recognition, brothers George and Peter Irwin, sons of the company's founder, re-purchased the rights to the Irwin Toy name in 2003. They have taken it back to basics as a newly formed, private company. iToys's best-known products include I-Top (an electronic-spinning top programmed with four games), Baby So Real, and Girl Zone. iToys launched a new toy line in 2009 named Biggest Loser.

Ballantyne Strong, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, services, and distributes theatre and lighting systems. The company's Theatre segment offers digital equipment, such as cinema projectors; and motion picture projection equipment comprising motion picture projectors, xenon lamphouses and power supplies, a console system combining a lamphouse and power supply into a single cabinet, soundhead reproducers, and related products, such as sound systems. This segment also distributes film handling equipment consisting of cinema screens, replacement parts, and digital and film projection lenses, as well as offers cinema services, including film and digital projector maintenance, repair, installations, and site surveys. The Theatre segment sells its products directly to end users, and to theatre exhibitors through a network of dealers in the United States and internationally. Its Lighting Segment offers followspots; and promotional searchlights and lighting systems for the motion picture production, television, live entertainment, theme park, and architectural markets. This segment sells its lighting products directly, as well as through commissioned representatives to arenas, stadiums, theme parks, theatres, auditoriums, and equipment rental companies. Ballantyne Strong sells its products and services in the United States, Canada, Asia, Mexico, South America, and Europe. It markets its commercial motion picture projection equipment under the Strong, Simplex, Century, and Ballantyne trademarks; followspot products under the Strong, Super Trouper, and Gladiator trademarks; high intensity promotional searchlights under the Sky-Tracker and the Strong Britelight trademark. The company was formerly known as Ballantyne of Omaha, Inc. and changed its name to Ballantyne Strong, Inc. on June 3, 2009. Ballantyne Strong was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

Was that Barbie and her new beau, Blain, who were spotted catching the sights around London? Chances are, it was. Just ask Mattel UK, which is the British marketing and distribution arm of global toy maker, Mattel. The company's brands include Barbie, of course, Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars, Cabbage Patch Kids, and Fisher-Price toys. Mattel also makes a variety of playthings based on licensed characters such as Harry Potter and Yu-Gi-Oh!. For years, Barbie was queen of the UK, however, her popularity has been waning. Seems British kids, like American children, are going for more sophisticated toys, phones, and computers instead.

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