CompX International Inc. (NYSE: CIX) announced today that its board of directors has declared CompX's regular quarterly dividend of twelve and one-half cents ($0.125) per share on its class A and class B common stock, payable on September 23, 2010 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 10, 2010.

CompX is a leading manufacturer of security products, furniture components and performance marine components.

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MAX & JILL is a new, modern American fashion & home department store that will open its first location in Whitehall, PA tomorrow morning.

The store concept is designed to fill a void that other retailers have ignored. A company spokesperson states, "In these unstable economic times, we offer consumers the most affordable prices for the latest fashion. Furthermore, honesty and fair trade is our policy and we will not use a high to low pricing strategy. We simply sell products at the lowest price possible and offer fun shopping incentives such as sprees, merchandise giveaways and special timely discounts."

The progressive shopping experience begins this Wednesday, September 1st at 9am at the MAX & JILL grand opening in Whitehall, PA. New store locations in Willow Grove, PA, Holmdel, NJ and Levittown, NY are set to open by October 2010.

At the grand opening, MAX & JILL shoppers will receive an additional 20% off of already reduced premium goods for the first 10 days and the first 200 shoppers will be given the opportunity to enter a chance to win a FREE iPad. In addition, until the end of October, the public can enter a chance to win a $1,000 MAX & JILL shopping spree by texting words "SPREE", "GRAND", "TWEET", "STORE" or "SHOP" to 55678.  

Connect with MAX & JILL fashion & home department store on the Web: www.maxandjill.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/maxandjill | Twitter: www.twitter.com/maxandjill

About MAX & JILL

MAX & JILL is a modern American fashion & home department store that offers premier selections of branded discount products, while also taking a fresh approach to the off-price store model with superior floor merchandising and a commitment to deliver unsurpassed products, pricing and service.

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For the first time ever, PatioShoppers.com, an e-commerce shop offering patio, hearth and home products throughout North America, has just earned a coveted spot on the prestigious Inc. 5000 list -- a round-up of the fastest growing companies in America. PatioShoppers ranked No. 1,639 on the list out of 5,000 qualifying businesses -- quite a feat considering the company, founded in 2005 by Todd Chism, only employs nine full-time employees out of their base in Murrieta, California.  But don't let that fool you. Despite their small size, PatioShoppers has made major strides in the business world in a very short time.

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Over the past three years, the company has grown by 175%, jumping in annual revenue from $1.6 million in 2006 to a whopping $4.4 million in 2009.  Within its industry of Consumer Products & Services, PatioShoppers ranks at No. 100 for offering high-quality, attractive products for the patio and home.  PatioShoppers founder Todd Chism attributes the extensive growth of his company and placement in the Inc. 5000 list to several factors.

Chism adds, "Of course our phenomenal team members take great care to ensure the customer is the focus of everything we do, resulting in repeat sales and long term relationships, but also placing huge emphasis on our visionary marketing efforts including search engine optimization for high visibility and killer sales marketing deployment creating enticing offers for happy consumers."

Meanwhile, marketing director Joe Sotomayor says, "While we are a small company, we have very ambitious goals and a vision of being the leading ecommerce business in our industry. That is what has helped us grow at a very fast paced rate in the past 3 years and we are not stopping.  Although our traditional product lines to this point have been focused mostly around the outdoor patio products, we are moving into the home and hearth arena and we anticipate this to help us continue our growth at an even faster pace in the near future."

With the last quarter of 2010 fast approaching, sales at PatioShoppers show no sign of slowing. Despite the winter months ahead, they'll continue moving patio inventory at steady speeds and preparing themselves for what's sure to be an even busier spring and summer season in 2011.

About PatioShoppers:

PatioShoppers.com is an e-commerce company specializing in patio, hearth and home products throughout North America. It was founded in 2005 by Todd Chism and has shown tremendous promise as a leading entrepreneurial company during its relatively short time in business. The company has gained major visibility online through their "no-holds-barred" attitude when it comes to marketing their products. That means that if customers search for any of their main products on the web, PatioShoppers.com will inevitably pop up offering deals that are hard to resist. With their induction into the Inc. 5000 list in 2010, it's safe to say that this patio furnishings company certainly has a bright future ahead.

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Doyle New York, one of the world's leading auctioneers and appraisers, will hold an auction of Asian Works of Art on Monday, September 13 at 10am (EDT). The sale offers over 430 lots showcasing the arts of China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia dating from the Neolithic Period through the 20th century. Offerings include porcelain, pottery, jade, ivories, scholar's objects, bronzes, swords, textiles, screens and paintings. The exhibition will be on view from September 10 through 12. Doyle New York is located at 175 East 87th Street in New York City.

Highlighting the auction is an 18th century Chinese Imperial zitan side table from the Estates of Walter and Sonja Caron Stein of Long Island, New York. Estimated at $500,000-700,000 USD, this exquisitely carved table, or changzhuo, is crafted of rare zitan wood -- a commodity so expensive and highly-prized that existing stores of it were safeguarded in the Imperial warehouse and restricted for use by the Imperial Palace Workshop. An Imperial provenance is also suggested by the table's carved borders of five-clawed dragons, a symbol of the Emperor. The table is additionally decorated with borders of bats, representing happiness.

"Early Chinese furniture of zitan wood is highly sought-after, because of its rarity and its Imperial connections," said Marley Rabstenek, Doyle New York's specialist in charge of the sale. "A table such as this is certain to generate excitement among the world's most important collectors."

Chinese porcelains in the auction are highlighted by a blue and white glazed Meiping bearing the Qianlong Seal Mark and of the Period (1736-1795). In a private collection since the 1950s, the Meiping measures 9.75 inches in height and is estimated at $150,000-200,000 USD. Exceptional artistic and technical talent is evidenced in this piece, reflecting the precision of the craftsmen who worked the Imperial kilns during the Qianlong Period, most likely under the watchful eye of Tang Yin who supervised Imperial kilns during the Yongzheng and Qianlong Periods.

The selection of Chinese jades in the sale features a Qing Dynasty white jade diminutive pouring vessel decorated with a carved bat and estimated at $30,000-50,000 USD.

The fully-illustrated auction catalogue may be viewed online at http://www.doylenewyork.com. For information, bidders may call 212-427-2730 or email asian@DoyleNewYork.com.

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Design Within Reach, Inc.  (Pink Sheets: DWRI), a retailer of the world's largest collection of modern furniture, today announced that its board of directors and stockholders have approved a one-for-fifty reverse stock split of the Company's common stock.  The Company's common stock will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis at the open of trading on Friday, August 27, 2010.  No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the reverse stock split; any fractional shares will automatically be rounded up to the nearest whole share.

Upon the effectiveness of the reverse stock split, every fifty shares of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock will automatically be combined into one issued and outstanding share of common stock without any change in the par value of the shares.  Following the completion of the reverse stock split, there will be approximately 5 million shares of common stock outstanding on a fully diluted basis.

It is expected that a "D" will be appended to the Company's ticker symbol to indicate the completion of the reverse stock split and that after a 20 trading-day period following the reverse stock split, the ticker symbol will revert to "DWRI".

About Design Within Reach, Inc.

Design Within Reach, Inc., founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, is the source for the best in modern design. The Company markets and sells its furniture and accessories to both residential and contract customers through its retail Studios in the United States and Canada, http://www.dwr.com/ and its San Francisco-based phone sales team at 1.800.944.2233.

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