John Ritter of Chicago, Illinois, had an after-school job working at a local ice cream shop. One of the best perks of the job was getting to eat ice cream just out of the machine—before it had been packed and frozen solid. The experience of tasting smooth, creamy, fresh-made ice cream made an indelible impression on young John. John joined the Navy and became an aerial photographer, and then started a career in film animation after leaving the service. John met and married Bonny, and together they built a life in Chicago where they raised six children. After 35 years in animation production, John decided to retire.

Thousand Trails is making happy campers of the more than 130,000 members who use its campsites in the US and Canada. Thousand Trails company's dues-paying members have access to more than 80 campgrounds in more than 20 states and in British Columbia. The grounds offer amenities such as electricity, water, sewer connections, convenience stores, game machines, and laundry facilities. Members who do not bring their own accommodations (cars, RVs, tents) can rent cabins or campers from the company. In addition, thousand trails company publishes recreational lifestyle magazine Trailblazer, which has more than 65,000 paid subscribers. Thousand Trails company is a subsidiary of real estate investment trust Equity LifeStyle Properties.

Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (MPEL) is a developer, owner and, through its subsidiary Melco Crown Gaming, operator of casino gaming and entertainment resort facilities focused on the Macau market. Melco Crown Gaming is one of the six companies licensed, through concessions or sub-concessions, to operate casinos in Macau. The Company owns and operates City of Dreams, Altira Macau, Mocha Clubs and Taipa Square Casino. Its other projects include City of Dreams Phase II, Macau Studio City Project and Macau Peninsula Site.

Watford Leisure operates the Watford Football Club, home to football (soccer) team the Hornets. The team made its first Premiership appearance in 2000 and currently plays in the recently formed Championship. The team's uniform is sponsored by British loan company Loans.co.uk and is supplied by Diadora. Watford plays at the 22,000-capacity Vicarage Road Stadium. Graham Taylor, a former manager of Watford FC, was named chairman of the board on an interim basis in 2009. Investor Michael Ashcroft owns more than a third of Watford Leisure and granted a �5 million ($8 million US) loan to the company to save it from administration toward the end of 2009.

Tropical Smoothie Franchise Development operates a chain of more than 280 franchised fruit snack outlets in Florida and more than 30 other states. The chain specializes in real fruit smoothies, including low-fat, dessert, and power varieties; its menu includes such items as Blimey Limey, Mocha Madness, Blue Lagoon, and Get Up and Goji. Tropical Smoothie Cafe locations also offer salads, soups, wraps, and sandwiches, as well as breakfast items. In addition, many locations provide catering services. Eric Jenrich and his wife Delora opened the first Tropical Smoothie Cafe in 1993.

Victor Chandler International is a leading bookmaker that offers sports betting in more than 160 countries. It takes bets online and by phone on a wide variety of sports, including international soccer, cricket, and horse racing, as well as North American sports league matches. Victor Chandler International Ltd. also operates 40 betting shops in the UK. In addition to sports betting, Victor Chandler offers other online gaming through Web sites for casino games and poker. Victor Chandler Sr. started the family-owned business in 1946.

Arnold Palmer Golf Management tries to keep its courses out of the rough and on par with the best in the world. The company owns or manages more than 35 courses in more than a dozen states and offers services in acquisitions, franchising, joint ventures, leasing, and new course development. Golfing legend Arnold Palmer formed a company to manage golf courses in 1984. In 2005, former ClubCorp CEO Jim Hinckley acquired the Arnold Palmer Golf Management brand through Century Golf Partners, an operating partner of Chicago-based real estate investment firm Walton Street Capital.

American Leisure Facilities Management designs, builds, and manages on-site physical fitness and recreational facilities for corporate clients, schools and universities, municipalities, and real estate developers. Services include planning, construction, installation, and management of facilities as well as marketing and ongoing staffing. The company has created private and corporate fitness centers, wellness and commercial spas, country clubs, and YMCAs for customers including Sheraton, Hilton, Starwood Hotels, Bulova, the NFL, and Avatar Holdings. American Leisure was founded in 1967 by CEO Steve Kass.American Leisure is a dedicated team of experienced professionals providing consulting, design, marketing and operations of lifestyle facilities, spas and fitness centers, as well as community lifestyle property management services. We have over 30 years of successful experience as innovators in designing and operating cutting-edge fitness/wellness centers, spas, recreation and lifestyle facilities.

These birds are partial to Louisville timber. The Baltimore Orioles baseball team is a storied franchise of Major League Baseball, boasting seven American League pennants and three World Series titles (its last in 1983). Organized as the Milwaukee Brewers in 1901, the team became the St. Louis Browns the next year and moved to Baltimore in 1954. The team's roster has boasted such Hall of Fame talent as Jim Palmer, Cal Ripken, Jr., and Brooks Robinson. The Orioles organization also has a controlling interest in Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, a regional cable sports channel. Peter Angelos has controlled the team since 1993.The Baltimore Orioles L.P. is the operating company for the professional baseball team of the same name. As a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League, the Orioles play at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, situated in the heart of Baltimore. The opening of Oriole Park in 1992 ushered in a new era of baseball-only stadiums that paid architectural homage to the ballparks of an earlier era. While the popularity of its home field led to high attendance, success has not transferred onto the diamond in recent years. A team that was a consistent contender for decades has fallen into an extended period of mediocrity. The club is owned by a group of investors headed by attorney Peter Angelos, a gadfly among baseball's generally conservative group of owners. Minority owners of the Orioles include such celebrities as novelist Tom Clancy, political commentator and columnist George Will, filmmaker Barry Levinson, former tennis player Pam Shriver, and legendary sportscaster Jim McKay.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. operates in cruise vacation industry in North America and internationally. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. owns five cruise brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur Cruises, Azamara Club Cruises, and CDF Croisieres de France. The Royal Caribbean International brand serves the contemporary segments providing a range of onboard services, amenities, and activities. Its offerings principally include swimming pools, sun and lawn decks, spa facilities, beauty salons, bungee jumping trampolines, boxing rings, gaming facilities, lounges, bars, dining venues, hot glass shows, retail shopping, libraries, recreational areas for youth of various ages, cinemas, conference centers, Internet cafes, shore excursions at each port of call, ice skating rinks, and water park.

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