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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: American Apparel, Tucows, Farmers Insurance Group, Emerson Radio, On2 Technologies, WidePoint Corporation, Taseko Mines, DGSE Companies, Ladenburg Thalmann, Frederick's of Hollywood, NTN Buzztime, IShares, New Gold, GlobalSCAPE, Xethanol, TravelCenters of America, Frisch's, Imperial Oil, Iteris, Tiens Biotech Group, Seaboard Corporation, IParty, Canterbury Park, Tofutti, Orion Energy Systems, Inc., Crystallex International Corporation, Rentech, YM BioSciences, Brigus Gold, NovaGold Resources, SYS Technologies, Wesco Financial, CPI Aero, US Gold Corporation, Gorman-Rupp Company, Intermix Media, Hemispherx Biopharma, BPI Energy, New Dragon Asia, Stream Global Services, Bennett Environmental, Gold Reserve, Gran Tierra Energy, B+H Ocean Carriers, Golden Star Resources, Amreit, Park National Bank, GSE Systems, IShares Russell 2000, GAINSCO, Spark Networks, Hungarian Telephone and Cable, Global Entertainment Corporation, Movie Star, Castle Brands. Excerpt: American Apparel (AMEX: APP) is a clothing manufacturer in the United States. It is a vertically integrated clothing manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer that also performs its own design, advertising, and marketing. It is best-known for making basic, solid-color cotton knitwear such as T-shirts and underwear, but in recent years it has expanded-to include leggings, leotards, tank tops, vintage clothing, dresses, pants, denim, nail polish, bedding and accessories for men, women, children, babies and dogs in various prints and colors. Shopper at a Los Angeles storeAmerican Apparel was founded in 1989 by Canadian Dov Charney, who had a long history with T-shirts and a fascination with American culture. It was during Charney's freshman year at Tufts University that the company took on the name "American Apparel" and began to experiment with screenprinting, importation an...