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Checkpoint Systems, Inc. , a leading manufacturer and marketer of identification, tracking, security and merchandising solutions for the retail industry and its supply chain, announced today that the ... via Customer Interaction Solutions

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The state prison inmate who sent an envelope containing powder to the Washington County Court Clerk's Office last week has been convicted of making threats using mail before and sent the illicit letter using ... via The Post-Star

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Checkpoint Systems Inc. said Thursday that board member and former Paxar Corp. President and CEO Robert van der Merwe , 55, has succeeded George Off as Checkpoint's president and CEO. via Philadelphia Business Journal

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“Mr. van der Merwe's experience in restructuring, mergers and acquisitions and international retail business operations should prove useful for Checkpoint.”

Investors rallied behind Checkpoint Systems newly minted chief executive officer, Robert van der Merwe, on Friday, sending the retail-security specialist's stock up more than 14%. Late Thursday, the company ... via Forbes.com

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Raymond Andrews, 856-848-1800 Sr. Vice President & Chief Financial Officer or Investor Relations: FD Eric Boyriven/Bob Joyce, 212-850-5600 Checkpoint Systems, Inc. via PR-inside.com

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“If we live in a society where the government has no restrictions on it, they could kick our doors in”

OMAHA, Neb. - A former prison employee has sued state corrections officials for firing him after he refused to submit to a vehicle search. via Columbus Telegram

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“We pioneer flight solutions that bring people home everywhere ... every time(TM).”

STRATFORD, Conn: The first H-92 helicopter to feature fly-by-wire technology has completed its first successful flight, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. via Defence Talk

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Israeli security company Magal Security Systems Ltd. said Monday it sold its U.S.-based video monitoring business to video security specialists iVerify U.S. Inc. via International Business Times

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Miami-Dade and federal investigators raided the headquarters Friday night of one of the county's largest government contractors. via WTVJ Miami Channel 6

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Some of the biggest corruption scandals involving Thai politicians and government officials in recent years have been exposed first by United States law enforcement officials investigating violations of the US ... via The National

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“Checkpoint's knowledge and experience in the use of RFID in the retail environment will significantly benefit our research efforts.”

Checkpoint Systems, Inc. , a leading supplier of technology solutions for retail security, today announced it has been invited to become a Strategic Partner of the RFID Research Center at the University of ... via Customer Interaction Solutions

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The former head of the leading supplier of body armor to the U.S. military, facing federal charges in an alleged fraud scheme, may be freed after two months in prison but only under house arrest, a judge has ... via Las Vegas Sun

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GEORGE RISK INDUSTRIES, INC. , a leading manufacturer of products in the security industry, announced that net sales for the quarter ended October 31, 2007, were $3,007,000, a 17.2% decrease from the ... via Customer Interaction Solutions

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“We're glad the judge agreed with us that this is an outstanding result”

Tyco International Ltd. won formal approval of a $3.2-billion settlement of investor claims that it inflated revenue during the tenure of former CEO L. Dennis Kozlowski. via Detroit Free Press

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“Mr. Moore was released instead of being turned over to the Anne Arundel County Detention Center because of an oversight at the Division of Correction Commitment Office”

Police are asking for help in locating a 40-year-old man they say is linked by DNA to a 1999 sexual assault who was mistakenly released from prison last month. via The Baltimore Sun

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The Pentagon on Tuesday awarded a combined $2.66 billion deal to four manufacturers to build and deliver more than 3,000 bomb-resistant armored vehicles for U.S. soldiers in Iraq. via Forbes

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CALGARY, Dec. 12 /CNW/ - The Board of Directors of the San Diego County Water Authority this week approved the award of a contract of up to USD 2,350,000 to Pure Technologies U.S. Inc., a wholly-owned ... via Canada NewsWire

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“The incident really did not involve us - other than he was a former employee and he was impersonating a guard”

Dressed in his old security guard uniform, a Dallastown man posing as an armored car driver took two bags of cash worth more than $187,000 from a Maryland bank Thursday, police said. via InYork

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A Nashville company that runs 3 of Florida's private prisons has agreed to refund $1.5 million to settle a state claim of $3.6 million in excessive charges for staffing and equipment expenses. via WREG-TV Memphis

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“It is clear from the record that you cannot function in a civilized society”

President Bush and his Peruvian counterpart, Alan Garcia, signed a free-trade agreement Friday. via St. Augustine Record

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A suicide at the North Central Correctional Facility stunned inmates and staff there, Warden Jim McKinney said Thursday. via The Messenger

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The chief executive of Tyco, which recently spun off its heathcare and electronics units, received compensation valued by the company at about $34.1 million in fiscal 2007, according to a preliminary proxy ... via CNN

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Exelon Corp. said Friday it will replace Wackenhut Corp. with an in-house security force at its 10 nuclear power plants following the discovery earlier this year that guards at a Pennsylvania plant were ... via Guardian Unlimited

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“The company's innovative technologies will expand our product portfolio and strengthen our presence in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K.”

Bosch is planning to acquire all shares of Extreme CCTV Inc., headquartered in Burnaby, Canada. via Security Products

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United Technologies Corp. on Thursday said it expects to generate revenue of $59 billion in 2008, beating Wall Street estimates, and sees earnings of between $4.65 per share and $4.85 per share. via Digital Producer

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A North Central Correctional Facility inmate died of an apparent suicide Tuesday. via The Messenger

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Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. , said late Tuesday US Airways has chosen the V2500 engine to power up to 153 Airbus A320 aircraft in its fleet. via Market Watch

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“We appreciate Bob Welding's efforts in repositioning Federal Signal's business lines, and we thank him for his contributions”

OAK BROOK, Ill., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Federal Signal Corporation said today that Robert D. Welding, 59, will retire from the Company on January 1, 2008. via Earth Times

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A consulting company has been hired to conduct an in-depth review of the North Carolina Highway Patrol. via Charlotte Channel 9

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“Theron is a prison doctor and a specialist as far as working in prisons is concerned.”

Prison officials denied whistle-blowing Pollsmoor doctor, Paul Theron, entry to the Pollsmoor Prison hospital when he reported for duty today, the SABC reports. via Sunday Times

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December 5, 2007: As shoppers are out in droves this holiday season checking off items from their Christmas lists, thieves are often doing a little "shopping" of their own. via The Auto Channel

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China supported its enterprises to cooperate with the United States counterparts in the fields of engines and assemblies on-board airplanes based on mutual benefit, said Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan on ... via People's Daily Online

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Please note updated conference call information: The call will be hosted by Christopher J. Ryan, Lakeland's President and CEO. via Market Wire

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Machinists union members at United Technologies Corp.'s Pratt & Whitney unit, the world's second- biggest jet-engine maker, approved a three-year contract that boosts workers' pay and provides increased job ... via Bloomberg

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“We are pleased to have Ray and Gina appointed to key positions in Checkpoint's finance organization and congratulate them on their well-deserved promotions”

Checkpoint Systems, Inc. , a leading manufacturer and marketer of identification, tracking, security and merchandising solutions for the retail industry and its supply chain, today announced that its Board of ... via Customer Interaction Solutions

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DriveCam Inc., a global Driver Risk Management company, announced yesterday that it has released RiskPredict, a new analytical process that eliminates irrelevant data and optimizes the duration and length of ... via Utility Products

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About 280 contract employees at the Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Kingsport have begun receiving about $2.5 million in back pay. via WAAY-TV Huntsville

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“We still expect international markets to outpace U.S. growth, especially in emerging markets, even if advanced global economies such as Europe begins to moderate”

Shares of United Technologies rose in early trading Wednesday, after a Goldman Sachs analyst said the diversified manufacturer is poised to benefit from overseas growth amid a domestic slowdown. via Money

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BAE Systems Inc. has named John Gatti as vice president of homeland security responsible for establishing and profitably growing the company's position in that key sector of government business. via Washington Technology

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“We pioneer flight solutions that bring people home everywhere every time. ”

FlightSafety's Sikorsky S-92 Helicopter Simulator Receives FAA & CAA Level D Qualification LA GUARDIA AIRPORT, NEW YORK FlightSafety International announced today that its second Sikorsky S-92 full flight ... via Rotor.com

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Landauer Inc. reported a minuscule slip in fiscal fourth-quarter earnings -- but topped per-share forecasts by a penny -- on a 6 percent upturn in revenues.

For the quarter ended Sept. 30, the Glenwood maker of equipment used to monitor personal and environmental radiation said net income was $4.6 million, or 50 cents a diluted share, off fractionally from the year-ago quarter's $4.7 million, or 51 cents a share on fewer shares outstanding.

Sales strengthened to $21.3 million from $20.2 million in the year-ago period. Read more

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“The selection of the BigMachines Lean Front-End(R) will enable them to have global visibility to their quote and order processes across sales channels, and to utilize more real-time information to respond faster to the marketplace.”

Greg Swender 847-572-0300 inquiry@bigmachines.com www.bigmachines.com or Outlook Marketing Services, Inc. via PR-inside.com

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“PHI's mounting fleet hours, year over year, has been a continuing success story for the S-92 helicopter”

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. customer PHI, Inc. achieved 20,000 fleet hours with the Sikorsky S-92 helicopter. via Earth Times

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The new corporate owner of Akron metal-cutting toolmaker Manchester Tool Co. plans to close the Summit County operation and move production to other U.S. facilities. via Ohio.com

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“TASER devices have saved thousands of lives worldwide and dramatically reduce injuries of officers and suspects in every community they are deployed”

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 28, 2007 -- TASER International, Inc. , a market leader in advanced electronic control devices , issued the following statement: The recent one-line statement on the TASER X26 by the UN ... via PrimeNewswire

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