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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Music industry pioneer will.i.am announced today that the First Annual Data Awards will be held on January 30, 2010 at the Regal Cinemas in Los Angeles during Grammy Awards week. Exclusively partnering with lifestyle networking site Dipdive.com and BlackBerry®, the awards show will recognize the growth and importance of the DJ and dance community and its contributions to the music industry. The press conference, held at the iconic Grammy Museum, released additional details on the awards including categories and members of the academy of judges.

"The Data Awards are recognizing some of the world's dopest dance djs and producers," said will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas. "As a musically driven society, this night will honor some of the most talented and respected artists during one of the most important weeks in our industry."

The Data Awards categories will include:

    --  BEST DANCE DJ/PRODUCER SOLO
    --  BEST DANCE DJ/PRODUCER GROUP
    --  BEST REMIX
    --  BEST ORIGINAL TRACK

Winners of the aforementioned categories will receive a custom gold BlackBerry® Bold(TM) 9700 smartphone.

In addition to The Data Awards, will.i.am also announced this afternoon that he will support a number of additional projects during music's biggest week. As a follow up to last year's successful "Worlds on Fire" artist exhibition, this year will.i.am, Dipdive, BlackBerry and the Grammy Foundation will collaborate to present "Who Killed the Music?," an art collection featuring customized, limited edition white BlackBerry Bold smartphones that will help kick-off Grammy Week at The Target Terrace on January 24-31. The collection also inspired an upcoming documentary under the same title. The gallery will host 15 pieces from the hottest contemporary surrealist artists, and a portion of all work sold will benefit the Grammy Foundation. Additional details on opening night and the exhibit will be available in the coming weeks.

For more information on The Data Awards and Dipdive.com please visit: www.Dipdive.com

For more information on the press conference including images, please contact Enjoli Duval at BNC.

About will.i.am:

will.i.am is best known to many as the front man and producer of the multi-platinum award-winning group The Black Eyed Peas. He has established himself as one of the top music producers in the industry, collaborating on tracks with U2, John Legend, and Justin Timberlake among others. Building on his success, will ventured into acting taking on the role of John Wraith in X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE and lending his voice to MADAGASCAR 2: ESCAPE TO AFRICA. In the past year he has also extended his prowess into the arts, deejaying, technology, education, and politics. His social networking site, Dipdive, continues to give will.i.am a platform to build upon all of his upcoming initiatives and partnerships.

The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited.

SOURCE BNC

Concerts, Fetes, Themed Masquerader Bands and Celebrity-Adorned King & Queen Costumes...Experience the Spectacle of Thousands of Masqueraders in Costume

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Las Vegas Carnival, Inc - a USA / Trinidad based operation, announced today that its inaugural staging of its planned annual carnival event in Las Vegas will occur on May 1st, 2010. Inspired by the rich and colorful history of carnivals held in Trinidad, Rio de Janeiro and dozens of other cities around the world, this event will combine the best elements of each of these carnivals.

The carnival festivities shall be preceded by a series of several exclusive parties (fetes) at various nightclubs and other venues in Las Vegas, along with various shows related to the celebration, culminating with a major all-day concert/music festival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway called the "SocaFest." The company is currently in discussions with potential broadcast partners (based on the widest reach to a worldwide audience) and will also be producing DVDs and CDs that will showcase the highlights of the concert and other carnival events.

Las Vegas Carnival has partnered with several corporations, media and talent agencies and is working with governmental agencies in Las Vegas to secure the participation of some of the world's leading partners/sponsors whose brands align with the high energy and spirit of Carnival.

Plans are currently under way for the official Las Vegas Carnival 2010 launch parties in Las Vegas and in Trinidad, which are both expected to be celebrity-studded affairs with live performances from some of the most recognizable acts.

Those interested in participating as masqueraders in the carnival can soon purchase costumes via one of the company's websites and be part of the televised spectacle of thousands of masqueraders in colorful costumes in the world's most vibrant city, visited by over 40 million tourists every year, making it the undisputed "Entertainment Capital" of the world. At the SocaFest there will be a "Carnival Village" and Food Festival of diverse international cuisine. Carnival Packages will also be offered along with air travel, hotel accommodations, access to fetes, shows and the concert.

For more information about the Las Vegas Carnival, members of the media may contact: press@lvcarnival.com. Any inquiries concerning sponsorship or marketing opportunities may be directed to: sponsors@lvcarnival.com.

    Source: Las Vegas Carnival, Inc

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC), in conjunction with its first quarter earnings release, invites you to listen to its conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Tuesday, December 22, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time with Murray R. McClean, Chairman, President & CEO and Bill Larson, SVP & CFO.

This call is being webcast by Thomson and can be accessed at Commercial Metals Company's web site at www.cmc.com.

The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call at www.fulldisclosure.com, Thomson/CCBN's individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).

Commercial Metals Company and subsidiaries manufacture, recycle, market and distribute steel and metal products, related materials and services worldwide.

Media Contact
Debbie Okle (214) 689-4354
debbie.okle@cmc.com

SOURCE Commercial Metals Company

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 1, 2009) - MM Asset Management Inc. ("MMAM") announced that one fund it manages and advises, MMCAP International Inc. SPC ("MMCAP"), acquired today 205,000 common shares ("Shares") of Khan Resources Inc. ("Khan") and that MMCAP has acquired 205,000 Shares since a take-over bid for all of the outstanding Shares was filed by Atomredmetzoloto JSC with the securities regulatory authorities on November 30, 2009. The Shares were acquired through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange.

MMCAP now beneficially owns and MMAM exercises control and direction over 3,033,000 Shares, representing approximately 5.62% of the outstanding Shares.

MMCAP has acquired such Shares for investment purposes only. Depending on market conditions and other factors, MMCAP may from time to time acquire additional securities of Khan or dispose of such securities in the open market, by private agreement or otherwise.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
        MM Asset Management Inc.
        Matthew MacIsaac
        Secretary
        416.408.0997

Source: MM Asset Management Inc.

SEATTLE, WA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 12/01/09 -- Mercent(TM), a leading provider of on-demand marketing solutions for retailers, today released the Mercent eCommerce Index(TM) for Cyber Monday 2009. The Mercent eCommerce Index is a scheduled report that measures the year-over-year (YOY) same-seller online gross merchandise value (GMV) growth of Mercent's aggregate retail clients each quarter and for key dates and date ranges during the holiday shopping season. The Mercent eCommerce Index tracks online retail transactions generated by paid online advertisements placed across a network of leading online shopping destinations including Amazon.com, Google, Microsoft Bing, Yahoo!, eBay, and more than 70 others. Mercent serves more than 120 leading global online retailers.

Today's release specifically includes consumer retail e-commerce growth figures for Cyber Monday, November 30, 2009.

-- For the 24 hours of Cyber Monday 2009, Mercent reports overall same-
   seller online retail GMV grew 33% relative to Cyber Monday 2008.

-- On Cyber Monday, same-seller GMV of Mercent clients participating in
   Amazon's "Selling on Amazon" third-party marketplace program increased
   by 47% relative to Cyber Monday 2008.


2009 Key Holiday Shopping Days vs. Corresponding Days in 2008
                 for eCommerce Spending

                                  Online Shopping Channels
                                  ------------------------
Holiday Season Day                   ALL           AMZN
                                  ----------    ----------
November 30th - Cyber Monday          33%           47%
November 27th - Black Friday          41%           56%
November 26th - Thanksgiving Day      33%           78%

According to Mercent CEO Eric Best, "Cyber Monday sales are 30% higher than Black Friday results, offering further evidence of a positive 2009 holiday shopping season. Mercent's data show consumers are looking online as a preferred shopping channel for the holidays, most likely due to aggressive online merchant promotions, discounts and increased customer service levels. Black Friday and Cyber Monday demonstrated paralleled growth and we expect to see comparable trends through the peak selling season in December."

Mercent attributes merchant GMV sales growth across online channels to the macro-economic recovery in non-discretionary and discretionary spending; the increased draw of online channels that provide aggressive and competitive purchasing options for value-conscious shoppers; and the efficiencies of major online shopping destinations such as Amazon, eBay, Walmart and others, that are placing downward pressure on industry selling and fulfillment expenses. Furthermore, the most competitive merchants are becoming intensely savvy and efficient with their online sales and advertising strategies, leveraging technologies like Mercent Retail(TM) to seamlessly integrate product data feeds with online sales channels and fully optimize online ad campaigns and promotions to drive incremental sales.

About Mercent Retail(TM)

Mercent Retail(TM) is an on-demand, online channel management platform designed exclusively for multi-channel retailers. The solution gives merchants the power to reach more than 250 million customers with targeted products, advertisements and promotions through the most popular online marketing channels. Based on a proven and industry-leading platform, Mercent Retail(TM) offers seamless integration with back-end retail e-commerce systems and turnkey data integration with analytics and paid search platforms to give retailers campaign intelligence and the power to change product promotions and offers 'on-the-fly.' Most important, the SAAS platform makes it easy and cost-effective for merchants to increase sales revenue, improve gross margins and optimize their return on advertising spend by promoting and selling the right products with the right merchandising offers on key retail channels.

Mercent Retail(TM) helps the world's leading online retailers promote their products across online transactional marketplaces like Amazon and eBay. The technology handles the complex and unique challenges of managing multiple data feed exchanges and is ideally suited for connecting retail systems with sophisticated online marketplace and comparison shopping APIs. Mercent Retail also addresses the correct mapping of products, automates order processing, and provides ongoing data feed monitoring to rapidly and efficiently grow marketplace revenues.

Information regarding Mercent Retail shopping feed management technology, Mercent Performance marketing services, and the complete list of online marketing channels in the Mercent Shopping Network are available at www.mercent.com.

About Mercent

Mercent is a leading provider of online channel marketing technology and services for retailers. Through its award-winning Mercent Retail(TM) SAAS technology and Mercent Performance(TM) professional services, Mercent helps the world's most successful online merchants including 1-800-Flowers, Bass Pro Shops, Brookstone, GUESS?, L'Occitane USA, Redcats Group, and REI optimize online shopping channel marketing campaigns to drive customer acquisition, revenues, profits, and inventory velocity. Mercent is the single point of integration with a vast online advertising network that includes transactional marketplaces such as Amazon.com and eBay; comparison shopping engines (CSEs) such as Shopping.com and NextTag; affiliate marketing programs such as LinkShare and the Google Affiliate Network; and other product advertising channels including Microsoft Bing Cashback and Google Product Listing Ads (PLA). The company is a 'Selling on Amazon.com' Certified System Integrator, Buy.com Gold Certified Partner, eBay Certified Provider, certified Google Product Search Partner and Yahoo! Search Submit Pro certified feed provider. Founded by a seasoned team of Amazon.com veterans, Mercent is a venture-funded company based in Seattle, WA. For more information, visit www.mercent.com.

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Mercent PR Contact:
Kristine Szarkowitz
Email Contact
Tel: 206. 310.5323