toymaker Mattel's stock fell 30cents to 16

Fisher-Price, which makes products for young children, hasbeen granted the global rights for Thomas, excluding Japan, onvehicles, figures and play-sets; preschool toys; plush, games,puzzles and water toys; and battery-powered ride-ons, thecompanies said. The deal also covers plastic pedal tricycles,but only in North and South America and Asia. The deal does not include the Thomas wooden track systemrights, which remain with RC2 Corp (RCRC.O). RC2 stands to lose up to $55 million in annual sales, or 12percent of the total, and about 35 cents per share in profitwith the loss of the die cast license transfer in 2010, Caris &Co analyst Linda Bolton Weiser estimated in a research note. The bigger concern is the possible loss of the woodenThomas railway license, which runs through 2012, she said.

RC2 plans to make up for lost revenue with a number of newpreschool properties, including "Super Why" and a new trainplay property partially owned by RC2 called "Chuggington," shesaid. Weiser said the company could provide disappointing 2009guidance in early February. Shares of RC2, which was hurt in 2007 by recalls oflead-tainted Thomas products, dropped 32.81 percent, or $3.52,to $7.21 on Nasdaq Top U.S. toymaker Mattel's stock fell 30cents to $16.35 on the New York Stock Exchange. (Reporting by Ben Klayman, editing by Matthew Lewis, RichardChang) Stocks Mergers & Acquisitions. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Jan.

5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ Strasbaugh (OTCBulletin Board: STRB) is pleased to announce that effective today,Strasbaugh's common stock began trading on the OTC Bulletin Board under thesymbol "STRB," said Chuck Schillings, President and CEO. "We believe that the OTC Bulletin Board, where the securities of more than3,300 issuers trade, offers our investors the opportunity to buy and sellshares of our common shares on a more widely recognized, regulated quotationservice and we are pleased to make this service available to our shareholdersand potential investors," Mr. Schillings said.About StrasbaughStrasbaugh has 60 years of leadership in design and manufacturing of advancedsurfacing technology for the global semiconductor, silicon, data storage,MEMS, LED, telecommunications and optics industries.Through close allianceswith premier manufacturers in these high-technology markets, Strasbaugh hasdeveloped pioneering technology that has become the standard in polishing andgrinding today.With high-quality grinding tools, state-of-the-art primewafer polishing and chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) systems, as wellas advanced wafer carriers and leading edge process technology, Strasbaugh hasenabled its customers to realize their performance targets and has built areputation as a world class manufacturer of innovative, reliable, high-yieldsurfacing solutions.Headquartered in San Luis Obispo, CA, Strasbaugh has direct and representativesales and service offices located in the United States and throughout theworld, including China, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, thePhilippines, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of1995With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in thispress release, including without limitation, statements regarding the abilityof Strasbaugh's investors to trade in Strasbaugh's common stock on a morewidely recognized and regulated quotation service are forward-lookingstatements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties.The actualfuture results of Strasbaugh could differ from those statements.Factors thatcould cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to,the ability of the OTC Bulletin Board to provide a better means by whichshareholders can trade in shares of Strasbaugh's common stock and thosefactors contained in the "Risk Factors" Section of Strasbaugh's Form 10-K forthe year ended December 31, 2007, and other Strasbaugh filings with theSecurities and Exchange Commission.CONTACT: StrasbaughSarah Okada805/782-5385 KnopickE & E Communications(949) SOURCEStrausbaughSarah Okada of Strasbaugh, 1-805-782-5385; or Paul Knopick of E & ECommunications, 1-949-707-5365, , forStrasbaugh. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ Building Materials HoldingCorporation (OTC Bulletin Board: BLGM), a leading provider of buildingmaterials and construction services to professional residential builders andcontractors, today announced that in an effort to continue to align costs withcurrent market conditions, it will close several additional facilities. BMHC will close all of its operations located in Northern Nevada, includingReno and Sparks facilities.

In Sherwood, Oregon the Company will consolidateits greater Portland market operations to its Vancouver, Washington facility,closing the Sherwood site. In Marysville, California BMHC will consolidate itslumber and building materials distribution and wall panel manufacturingoperations into its existing Modesto, California facilities. Other operationalconsolidations will occur in Texas, Colorado and Arizona.These closures and consolidations are expected to be substantially completedduring the first quarter of 2009. Approximately 260 employees in total areexpected to be affected by these actions."The unprecedented national economic and local market challenges require thatwe continue to realign costs with current market conditions," said Robert E.Mellor, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.