Southern Research Institute performs contract research in areas such as drug development and discovery, engineering, and environmental and energy issues. The not-for-profit organization launched a life science R&D consulting firm, BioSafety Solutions, in 2008. Southern Research Institute's clients have included government agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the US Department of Defense, and NASA as well as corporate clients Mercedes-Benz and Southern Company. Southern Research Institute tests anti-influenza and anti-HIV drugs for NanoViricides Inc. Founded in 1941, Southern Research Institute has been affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham since 1999.

Policy Studies Inc. company offers consulting, technology, and outsourced services to government agencies involved in criminal justice, health care, human services, and a variety of social and economic programs. PSI provides outsourced child support enforcement programs for state and local government agencies, and offers workforce development and public health insurance programs in some 30 states across the country. Policy Studies company bookends its outsourced services with consulting (research, policy analysis, planning) and technology services (system architecture and design, maintenance, and training).

Health is wealth for The California Wellness Foundation. Its primary mission is to improve the health of the people of California. The foundation extends grants for health promotion, wellness education, and disease prevention. It focuses on underserved populations, including such groups as the poor, minority groups, and rural residents. On average, the foundation grants about $40 million a year toward programs in such areas as environmental health, healthy aging, mental health, teen pregnancy prevention, violence prevention, and women's health. The California Wellness Foundation was established in 1992 when Health Net (a health maintenance organization) converted to for-profit status.

Space Adventures would be glad to send Alice Kramden to the moon ... but Ralph's bus driver salary could be a problem. The private spaceflight company has announced that Alice (or more likely Oprah) may purchase one of the two available seats on DSE-Alpha (for Deep Space Explorations) -- its first mission to orbit the moon -- for a cool $100 million. Previously best known for sending Dennis Tito and Mark Shuttleworth on $20 million week-long forays to the International Space Station, Space Adventures also offers somewhat more down-to-earth options, including bare-bones zero gravity training at about $5,000, or a flight on the edge of space for about $102,000.

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.

Clifford Chance is one of the world's leading law firms, helping clients achieve their goals by combining the highest global standards with local expertise. The firm has unrivalled scale and depth of legal resources across the three key markets of the Americas, Asia and Europe and focuses on the core areas of commercial activity: capital markets; corporate and M&A; finance and banking; real estate; tax; pensions and employment; litigation and dispute resolution. Clifford Chance has 29* offices in 20 countries and 3,600 legal advisors globally. Clifford Chance lawyers advise internationally and domestically; under common law and civil law systems; in local and cross-border transactions; on day-to-day operations and the most challenging deals.

TAEUS International specializes in evaluating patents that involve integrated circuits and other electronic systems. Its provides advice on patent licensing strategy, expert witness services, and reverse engineering to determine whether a patent has been infringed. The company also offers IPortalware, patent marketing software program. Clients have included such blue-chip companies as Intel and IBM, as well as law firms and financial institutions. Established in 1992, TAEUS International has offices in the US, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region.

Robinson Europe is a division of C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (CHRW), based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. Founded in 1905, CHRW is one of the largest third-party logistics providers in North America, with 2008 gross revenues of $8.6 billion. CHRW is a global provider of multimodal transportation and logistics services, produce sourcing, and information technology. The company operates through a network of 225+ offices worldwide. C.H. Robinson Europe is one of the most geographically diverse logistics providers on the continent. We have 25+ years of experience in transporting products in Europe. Our highly motivated and customer-oriented employees are empowered at the local level to solve any logistics challenge. Their expertise, backed by the C.H. Robinson Europe carrier network, advanced technology, and knowledge of supply chain management, makes it possible to move anything quickly and cost effectively, anywhere in the world.

Florida Virtual School (FLVS) is an established leader in developing and providing virtual K-12 education solutions to students all over Florida, the U.S. and the world. A nationally recognized e-Learning model and recipient of numerous awards, FLVS was founded in 1997 and was the country’s first, state-wide Internet-based public high school. Today, FLVS serves students in grades K-12 and provides a variety of custom solutions for schools and districts to meet student needs. Florida residents take courses for free while non-Florida residents take courses based on tuition rates. Florida districts have options for setting up FLVS Franchise schools and administrators outside Florida can take advantage of solutions for course licensing to professional development assistance.

Solutran has provided a full range of treasury management solutions to the nation’s top corporations and state governments. Solutran's services span the payment spectrum, from paper check processing and conversion to fully electronic payments and WIC processing. Solutran's check reconciliation services are designed to provide the level of information, control, and convenience needed by companies issuing large volumes of rebate and refund checks. Our solutions help you monitor your account’s activities with multiple reconciliation services and reports to ensure the control measures are in place based on your program needs.

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