The Billiard Congress of America (BCA) was established in 1948, with early involvement by players like Willie Mosconi and Willie Hoppe. The objective was to organize the players and promote the sport through qualifying tournaments at the local, regional and national levels in Straight Pool and 3-Cushion billiards (the popular competitive disciplines of the era) and recognize those champions. Organizers were also determined to produce an official rulebook to standardize the sport and help fund the effort; and to involve billiard rooms, retailers and manufacturers in meeting these promotional goals. During World War II, a great number of soldiers took up billiards at military camps and the industry expected a tremendous surge in peacetime popularity for the sport. But instead, soldiers generally returned home, got married, started families and built a suburban life. Despite the best efforts of the many constituents of the BCA, the sport fell into a depression in the late 1940s and the entire 1950s. Throughout this period, the association was anchored by its official rulebook and the official recognition of World and National Championships only through BCA sanctioning. In 1961 the movie "The Hustler" was released and single-handedly revived the sport for a few years. The BCA began promoting the US Open 14.1 Championships in 1966, the most prestigious professional event of its time.

Founded by William R. Kelly in 1946, Kelly Services has provided workforce solutions to customers in a variety of industries throughout its history. Kelly’s range of workforce solutions and geographic coverage has grown steadily over the years to match the needs of our customers. Kelly’s traditional expertise began with office services, call center, light industrial, and electronic assembly staffing. Today, Kelly also offers a comprehensive array of outsourcing and consulting services for its customers, including recruitment, human resource management, vendor management, and outplacement services on a global basis. Kelly has evolved from a United States-focused company concentrating primarily on traditional office services into a global workforce solutions leader with a breadth of specialty businesses. Kelly assigns professional and technical employees in the fields of finance and accounting, education, engineering, information technology, law, science, and healthcare. Kelly is the world’s largest scientific staffing provider and it ranks among the leaders in IT, engineering, and financial staffing.

TravelStore was established in 1975 and has been under the same management since its inception. Consistently rated among the top agencies in the U.S. (34th largest travel agency, Travel Weekly, June 23, 2008), it is the largest independently-owned agency in California, with over 285 agents and staff and over $240 million in annual revenue. TravelStore is a top member of Signature Travel Network, a group of select travel agencies offering travelers exclusive offers and special savings on a variety of cruises, river journeys, land-based packages and tours, and over 600 hotels worldwide. In 2005, TravelStore's owner was awarded the Leader in Luxury Travel Award, the third year this honor was awarded. TravelStore became an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Program) company in 2005.

DisplaySeach has been a leading provider of reliable information, highly insightful analysis, and industry events specifically focused on the display supply chain and display-related industries. Over the past decade, we’ve empowered decision makers across the globe to make better business decisions and enhance their strategic efforts by providing the most aggressive and single-minded coverage of the $770 billion dollar display industry. Our worldwide team of highly respected and experienced analysts interview, connect with and survey more buyers, sellers and OEMs than any other market research firm in this industry. This allows us to provide the timely, relevant and actionable insights that our clients need to thrive.

KLINEDINST PC has achieved the highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards by Martindale-Hubbell. Established in 1983, Klinedinst is engaged in civil litigation and transactional law practice throughout the State of California. We are a full-service law firm representing corporate, institutional, and individual clients at both the trial and appellate levels in federal and state courts. Klinedinst has four office locations: San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles, and Sacramento. Our team is comprised of almost sixty lawyers, diverse in their geographic, social, and educational backgrounds; each member of the firm is committed to Klinedinst's philosophies of continued professional advancement and value-driven legal representation. And the firm's commitment to its attorneys contributed to Klinedinst being named one of America's Greatest Places To Work With A Law Degree.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of America's mission is to help put a smile on the faces of children with life-threatening illnesses. The charitable organization grants wishes to ailing kids between the ages of two-and-a-half and 18 from more than 65 chapters in the US and its territories. Funded primarily through donations, grants, and chapter fees, the not-for-profit foundation boasts a volunteer network of some 25,000 people, and has granted more than 172,000 wishes to children since its creation in 1980. Make-A-Wish Foundation of America was originally named the Chris Greicius Make-A-Wish Memorial, after the first boy to receive his wish: becoming an honorary Arizona state trooper.

The Nature Conservancy is a not-for-profit agency dedicated to preserving the diversity of Earth's wildlife by saving some 120 million acres of land, 5,000 miles of rivers, and 100 marine areas in every US state and more than 30 countries worldwide. The Nature Conservancy originally carried out its mission by simply buying land, but it has evolved to incorporate other methods to further its goals. In addition to land acquisition, the organization partners with government, corporate, and private entities to reduce harmful use of natural areas, to create conservation-friendly public policy, and to increase conservation funding. The Nature Conservancy was founded in 1951 and uses about 80% of its funds on projects.

Synovate is one of the world's leading market research organizations, with operations in about 60 countries. Synovate provides a wide range of services, from brand tracking to pricing research to sales forecasting, as well as custom research services. Synovate offers expertise to corporate customers in a number of industries, including automotive, financial services, health care, and retail. Aegis formed its market research division in 1999 and branded the unit as Synovate in 2003.

Columbia College Chicago is an undergraduate and graduate institution whose principal commitment is to provide a comprehensive educational opportunity in the arts, communications, and public information within a context of enlightened liberal education. Columbia’s intent is to educate students who will communicate creatively and shape the public’s perceptions of issues and events and who will author the culture of their times. Columbia is an urban institution whose students reflect the economic, racial, cultural, and educational diversity of contemporary America. Columbia conducts education in close relationship to a vital urban reality and serves an important civic purpose by active engagement in the life and culture of the city of Chicago.

As global leaders in product authentication, Authentix is committed to the detection and removal of counterfeit and adulterated products from our society. As the inventor and developer of many of the leading authentication nano-technologies in use today, we have a world-class technology portfolio. Moreover, our skills in applying those technologies to solve counterfeit, adulteration and smuggling issues for clients, ensures that we are a trusted partner of many of the world's leading brand owners and governments.In the last five years we have saved our clients over $5 billion in lost revenues in the petroleum, pharmaceutical and consumer goods industries alone. We want your visit to our site to be productive. To assist, we have provided a brief overview of our industry expertise, together with examples of our authentication and tracking solutions. Please note, however, that as a security solutions provider, we will not publish commercially sensitive information, to ensure the protection of our client's applications and the sustainability of our solutions.

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