Tom Maupin had a dream... to help others experience the wonders of our world and the delights of traveling. From what began in the late 1940s as a glimmer in his eye, today is Maupintour, one of the best known and respected names in the travel industry. In 1951, Tom Maupin took a big step in realizing his dream -- he purchased a small travel company in the university town of Lawrence, Kansas, where he had attended college. Soon after, he began creating escorted vacations. Early tour business placed emphasis on the Holy Land. Then in 1956 he seized a golden opportunity. Maupintour became the first company to send tourists into the Soviet Union after World War II. These escorted tours were unprecedented in tourism and received wide national press coverage that instantly established Maupintour as an innovative, forward-thinking company, a reputation that it still maintains. Today, we are still the leader in innovative itineraries. Today, Maupintour is still guided by the traditions and principles instilled by the late Tom Maupin, leadership, quality, variety, value, service and the fulfillment of client's travel dreams.

Shop.org, a division of the National Retail Federation, is a member-driven trade association whose exclusive focus is to provide a forum for retail executives to share information, lessons-learned, new perspectives, insights and intelligence about online and multichannel retailing. As the world's largest retail trade association and the voice of retail worldwide, the National Retail Federation's global membership includes retailers of all sizes, formats and channels of distribution as well as chain restaurants and industry partners from the U.S. and more than 45 countries abroad. In the U.S., NRF represents the breadth and diversity of an industry with more than 1.6 million American companies that employ nearly 25 million workers and generated 2009 sales of $2.3 trillion.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science, "Triple A-S" (AAAS), is an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science around the world by serving as an educator, leader, spokesperson and professional association. In addition to organizing membership activities, AAAS publishes the journal Science, as well as many scientific newsletters, books and reports, and spearheads programs that raise the bar of understanding for science worldwide. Founded in 1848, AAAS serves some 262 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals. Science has the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed general science journal in the world, with an estimated total readership of one million. The non-profit AAAS is open to all and fulfills its mission to "advance science and serve society" through initiatives in science policy; international programs; science education; and more. For the latest research news, log onto EurekAlert!, the premier science-news Web site, a service of AAAS.

Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. operates as a management and technology consulting company. The company helps organizations worldwide to understand and control information, information analytics, and information technology to realize value in their businesses. The company serves clients primarily in five industries: financial services, insurance, healthcare, ‘enterprise,’ and public sector. The company’s ‘enterprise’ practice serves clients across various industries, including manufacturing, retail, distribution, travel and transportation, telecommunications and consumer packaged goods. The company’s physical locations comprise six offices in North America, Europe and Asia, which include Chicago, Hartford, London, Mumbai, New York City and Washington, D.C. Services The company offers clients the skills of a traditional information technology service provider, with the objective, advisory role of the traditional consulting firms. It operates with offices in North America, the United Kingdom, and India. The company sells its services to ‘c-level’ executives and their senior leadership teams. Industries Served The company serves clients primarily through five vertical industries: financial services, insurance, healthcare, ‘enterprise,’ and public sector. The company’s ‘enterprise’ practice serves clients across various industries, including manufacturing, retail, distribution, travel and transportation, telecommunications and consumer packaged goods.

CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. CARE USA place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. CARE USA strives to be the beginning of the end of poverty. CARE USA is a member of CARE International, which works to reduce poverty in more than 70 countries by helping communities in areas such as health, education, economic development, emergency relief, and agriculture. CARE supports more than 1,000 projects that fight poverty. It also operates a Small Economic Activity Development (SEAD) unit that supports money-making activities. Alongside SEAD, CARE provides technical training and savings and loans programs to help people -- particularly women -- open or expand small businesses. CARE was founded in 1945 to give aid to World War II survivors.

Cintra is a robust company with consolidated assets amounting to over 16,000 million euros, record ratios concerning awards for new project tenders and sustained revenue and EBITDA growth since 2001.Cintra is one of the leading private developers of transport infrastructure in the world in terms of number of projects and investment volume. It also dominates the car park sector in Spain. Cintra was incorporated in 1998 and developed a business strategy clearly orientated towards growth. Grupo Ferrovial transferred over to the company its stake in five toll roads located in Spain and Chile, its car park business, its staff and all the necessary financial resources to enable it to grow.

RAND Corporation was founded in 1948. RAND Corporation is one of the leading public policy research institutions in the US, offering analysis and research in such areas as education, health care, national security, science and technology, and transportation. RAND Corporation staff of more than 950 scientists and researchers offer their insights primarily to government policy makers, but RAND also serves private businesses and international organizations. The not-for-profit enterprise traces its roots to Project RAND, a research group formed during WWII by Douglas Aircraft (later McDonnell Douglas and now part of Boeing) to provide technical guidance to the military.

Leland Scott & Associates Inc specializes in the recovery of past-due receivables and collection on delinquent debt. It offers a variety of recovery options, including collateral and merchandise recovery or repossession, asset and liability investigations, skip tracing, and legal guidance and case tracking throughout the recovery process. It will even help rehabilitate debtors if a client wants to retain the business. The company works on a contingency basis -- it does not get paid unless it recovers the debt. Industries served include commercial financial services,health care, media and marketing, textiles, telecommunications, and transportation.

Peisner Johnson opened its doors in 1992, but the experience had a start many years before that. Like most CPA firms, the founders of Peisner Johnson began their careers with one of the largest CPA firms in the country. Peisner Johnson & Company is one of the largest CPA firms in the country that limits its practice solely to state and local tax consulting. Peisner Johnson & Company know where to look and what to look for to find hidden tax overpayments. At Peisner Johnson & Company, Peisner Johnson & Company are with you every step of the way without being in your way. Except, of course, where you want us -- between you and the tax authorities.

Founded by healthcare pioneer Richard L. Jackson, Jackson Healthcare continues to provide healthcare staffing, healthcare technology and hospital management solutions, proven to improve clinical and financial outcomes. As a thought leader in the industry, Jackson Healthcare continues its commitment to transform the way healthcare is delivered. By providing the necessary healthcare information technology, staffing and resources, Jackson Healthcare serves as a trusted partner to physicians, nurses and therapists across the country. Jackson Healthcare is comprised of eleven operating entities - each individually focused on specific areas of need for people and information within the hospital. The Family of Companies gives you the benefit of focus with the resources to solve your needs.

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