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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States must own up to past sins such as slavery and taking land away from Native Americans before it can be a truly great nation, says the winner of the 2009 Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion.

Donald Shriver Jr., an ethicist and former president of Union Seminary in New York City, earned the prize for the ideas he set forth in his 2005 book, "Honest Patriots: Loving a County Enough to Remember Its Misdeeds." He is winner of the 18th Grawemeyer religion award.

The United States has never adequately faced or tried to repair the damage from its national misdeeds, Shriver says. Before it can move ahead as a country, its government and people need to reconcile its problems much as Germany worked to make amends for World War II and South Africa has tried to atone for apartheid, he says.

"Shriver shows us that loving our country uncritically does not make us patriots," said Susan Garrett, a religion professor at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary who directs the award.

"He outlines exactly what we need to do to mend the fabric of American society in a creative, powerful work."

Shriver, an ordained Presbyterian minister, has belonged to the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations since 1988. He led Union Seminary from 1975 to 1991 and has taught ethics at Union, Columbia University, Jewish Theological Seminary and Emory University. He has written 13 books and lectured worldwide.

A former president of the Society of Christian Ethics and member of the American Theological Society, he also has engaged in Jewish-Christian dialogue in several countries.

The Grawemeyer Foundation at the University of Louisville awards $1 million each year, $200,000 each for works in music composition, ideas improving world order, psychology, education and religion. The religion award is given jointly by the university and Presbyterian seminary.

Winners of the other Grawemeyer Awards also were announced this week.

For more details, call Michelle Melton, 502-992-9358 or 800-264-1839, or see www.grawemeyer.org

SOURCE University of Louisville

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 4, 2008) - Audio clips available at www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/relations/indexaude.shtml.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and DMR Food Corporation are warning people with allergies to milk not to consume SunRidge Farms Organic Dark Chocolate Almonds. The affected product contains milk which is not declared on the label.

The affected product, SunRidge Farms Organic Dark Chocolate Almonds are sold in 205 g packages, bearing UPC 6 28997 06960 4. All lot codes are affected. This product has been distributed in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.

Consumption of this product may cause a serious or life-threatening reaction in persons with allergies to milk protein.

The importer, DMR Food Corporation, Vaughan, Ontario, is voluntarily recalling the affected product from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

For more information consumers and industry can call the CFIA at 1-800-442-2342 / TTY 1-800-465-7735 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday to Friday).

For information on milk, one of the nine most common food allergens, visit the Food Allergens web page at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/allerg/allerge.shtml

For information on receiving recalls by e-mail, or for other food safety facts, visit our web site at www.inspection.gc.ca.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
        Canadian Food Inspection Agency
        Office of Food Safety and Recall
        Garfield Balsom (English)
        613-760-4232

        Canadian Food Inspection Agency
        Office of Food Safety and Recall
        Linda LeBlanc (French)
        613-760-4112

Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency

OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 12/04/08 -- Audio clips available at www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/relations/indexaude.shtml.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and DMR Food Corporation are warning people with allergies to milk not to consume SunRidge Farms Organic Dark Chocolate Almonds. The affected product contains milk which is not declared on the label.

The affected product, SunRidge Farms Organic Dark Chocolate Almonds are sold in 205 g packages, bearing UPC 6 28997 06960 4. All lot codes are affected. This product has been distributed in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.

Consumption of this product may cause a serious or life-threatening reaction in persons with allergies to milk protein.

The importer, DMR Food Corporation, Vaughan, Ontario, is voluntarily recalling the affected product from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

For more information consumers and industry can call the CFIA at 1-800-442-2342 / TTY 1-800-465-7735 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday to Friday).

For information on milk, one of the nine most common food allergens, visit the Food Allergens web page at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/allerg/allerge.shtml

For information on receiving recalls by e-mail, or for other food safety facts, visit our web site at www.inspection.gc.ca.

Contacts:
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Office of Food Safety and Recall
Garfield Balsom (English)
613-760-4232

Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Office of Food Safety and Recall
Linda LeBlanc (French)
613-760-4112

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 4, 2008) - Audio clips available at www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/relations/indexaude.shtml.

The public warning issued on December 2, 2008 has been updated to include additional distribution information.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and International Cheese Co. Ltd. are warning the public not to consume Santa Lucia brand Ricotta Cheese because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product, Santa Lucia brand Ricotta Cheese, is sold in packages of 500 g, bearing a Best Before Date of 09JA01 (January 1, 2009) and lot number 477. This product has been distributed in Ontario and at three stores in Montreal, Quebec:

i) Inter Marche Lagoria St-Leonard (5305 Jean-Talon East);

ii) Inter Marche St Michel (10, 181 St Michel Blvd.); and,

iii) Charcuterie Noel (5733 Leger Blvd.).

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.

Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with this bacteria may cause listeriosis, a foodborne illness. Listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea. Pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk. Infected pregnant women may experience only a mild, flu-like illness, however, infections during pregnancy can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.

The manufacturer, International Cheese Co. Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, is voluntarily recalling the affected product from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

For more information, consumers and industry can call one of the following numbers: International Cheese Co. Ltd. at 416-769-3547; CFIA at 1-800-442-2342 / TTY 1-800-465-7735 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday to Friday).

For information on Listeria monocytogenes, visit the Food Facts web page at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concern/causee.shtml

For information on receiving recalls by e-mail, or for other food safety facts, visit our web site at www.inspection.gc.ca.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
        Canadian Food Inspection Agency
        Office of Food Safety and Recall
        Davendra Sharma (English)
        613-755-2890

        Canadian Food Inspection Agency
        Office of Food Safety and Recall
        Linda LeBlanc  (French)
        613-760-4112

Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Communications & Power Industries, Inc. (CPI) has been awarded an approximately $4.1 million contract by Sierra Nevada Corporation to supply integrated microwave assemblies and transmitters for use in the U.S. Navy's AN/APN-245 Automatic Carrier Landing System (ACLS) Beacon. CPI, a subsidiary of CPI International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPII), is a leading provider of microwave, radio frequency, power and control solutions for critical defense, communications, medical, scientific and other applications.

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The AN/APN-245 ACLS Beacon is the airborne component of the SPN-46 Automatic Carrier Landing System, and is used onboard F/A-18 E/F/G and EA-18 Growler aircraft. The radar beacon is necessary for automatic landings aboard a carrier, and the radar products supplied by CPI are vital components of this landing system. Shipments under this initial contract are scheduled to be completed in November 2009, but the AN/APN-245 ACLS Beacon is expected to be a multi-year program. Work on this program will be completed at CPI's Beverly Microwave Division in Beverly, Mass.

About CPI International, Inc.

CPI International, Inc., headquartered in Palo Alto, California, is the parent company of Communications & Power Industries, Inc., a leading provider of microwave, radio frequency, power and control solutions for critical defense, communications, medical, scientific and other applications. Communications & Power Industries, Inc. develops, manufactures and distributes products used to generate, amplify, transmit and receive high-power/high-frequency microwave and radio frequency signals and/or provide power and control for various applications. End-use applications of these systems include the transmission of radar signals for navigation and location; transmission of deception signals for electronic countermeasures; transmission and amplification of voice, data and video signals for broadcasting, Internet and other types of commercial and military communications; providing power and control for medical diagnostic imaging; and generating microwave energy for radiation therapy in the treatment of cancer and for various industrial and scientific applications.

Certain statements included above constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements provide our current expectations, beliefs or forecasts of future events. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from the results projected, expected or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, our ability to consummate the described bank financing on reasonable terms, competition in our end markets; our significant amount of debt; changes or reductions in the U.S. defense budget; U.S. government contracts laws and regulations; changes in technology; the impact of unexpected costs; inability to obtain raw materials and components; and currency fluctuations. These and other risks are described in more detail in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result of these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All future written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. We undertake no duty or obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in our expectations.

SOURCE CPI International, Inc.