Net sales outside theUnited States and Canada decreased 30 percent for the quarter and 18 percentfor six months

Net sales outside theUnited States and Canada decreased 30 percent for the quarter and 18 percentfor six months with an unfavorable currency-translation effect of 13 percentfor both periods.Deere’s equipment operations reported operating profit of $628 million for thequarter and $935 million for six months, compared with $1.102 billion and$1.559 billion last year. Equipment net sales in the United States and Canada decreased 8percent for the quarter and 5 percent year to date. Summary of Operations Net sales of the worldwide equipment operations decreased 17 percent for thequarter and 10 percent for six months. “Clearly, operationsdependent on construction activity and consumer spending are feeling the fullimpact of the sharp downturn,” Lane said. For the first six months of the year, net incomewas $676.2 million, or $1.60 per share, compared with $1.133 billion, or $2.56per share, last year.

Staci also spent fiveyears at McKinsey & Company, where she primarily focused on media andentertainment clients, particularly with digital media interests Stacireceived a B.S. Staci Miller, Vice President, Strategic InitiativesStaci is developing strategies for delivering multi-platform strategicsolutions to advertisers. Prior to Red Bee, Adam heldvarious senior international management positions at search marketing companyMiva (Europe) LTD, the cinema division of Carlton Communications in London,and the start up of Screenvision in New York. “These newappointments are central to our efforts, as well as to forging new worldwidegrowth opportunities for AMG.” Emily Keeton, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development Emily will lead AMG’s corporate M&A initiatives, partnerships and strategydevelopment and will collaborate with business units across regional andfunctional areas.

SANTA MONICA, Calif.May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Ascent Media Group(“AMG”), a leading provider of fully integrated, end-to-end services for theglobal digital media supply chain, today announced the appointments of EmilyKeeton, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development; Adam Poulter, SeniorVice President, Global Sales and Account Management; and Staci Miller, VicePresident, Strategic Initiatives. Please read our report and visit ourwebsite, StockPreacher , for complete risks and disclosures.Julio Serrano of Stock Preacher is a member of the National Association ofSecurities Dealers, CRD number 1603068.SOURCEStock PreacherBrady Middleditch of Stock Preacher, +1-604-871-4306, . StockPreacher is a wholly owned entity of Allan James Group,Inc., a financial public relations firm. (NYSE: BA), Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC).StockPreacher ’s Trade Alerts are brief analyses on the active stocks eachday that are affecting the markets. Stock Preacher strives to provide a balanced view of many promisingsmall cap companies that would otherwise fall under the radar of the typicalWall Street investor.

“It’s the third edition in our Wedding Dash series and this time, Cupid hasarrived in DinerTown and made a deal with Quinn,” said Kenny Shea Dinkin, vicepresident and creative director, PlayFirst. The latest sequel includes 55 levels of romantic wedding reception antics andintroduces a number of new gameplay elements including a Cupid mini-game, acocktail table to keep waiting guests entertained, an expanded weddingplanning feature which allows players to personally customize each wedding, aswell as some eccentric new guests such as the wedding crasher and Rosie’srunaway puppy. Investors , Daphna Golden , NICESystems , , +1-877-245-7449. We undertake no obligation to update these forward-lookingstatements. NICE has over 24,000 customers in more than 135countries, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 companies. Deere’s net income is expected to be about $1.1billion for 2009, with more risk on the downside. “Although financial results are forecast to be lower in 2009, Deere willcontinue rigorously managing its businesses with an objective of drivingimproved performance throughout the cycle,”Lane said.