National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (NAPBL), better known as Minor League Baseball, steps up to the plate as the governing body for nearly 20 leagues and about 250 teams, ranging from the Hickory Crawdads to the Durham Bulls to the Savannah Sand Gnats. Each team in the minor leagues (generally classified as either Rookie, Class A, Class Double-A, or Class Triple-A) is affiliated with a team in Major League Baseball and is part of a farm system to develop players hoping to make it to "The Show." Minor League Baseball also helps rehab major league players who've been sent down to work out any kinks and get back in game shape.

Typhoon! operates a chain of more than half a dozen upscale Thai and pan-Asian restaurants in the Portland, Oregon, and Seattle areas. The dining spots specialize in classic Thai cuisine presented in a contemporary setting, as well as more cutting-edge dishes. The chain is also popular for its extensive tea menu. President and executive chef Bo Lohasawat Kline, a native of Bangkok, and her husband, Stephen Kline, started the company in 1995.

Dreamgate opens doors for those who fantasize about hitting really big jackpots. Dreamgate Corporation Bhd. makes and distributes casino gaming machines and related equipment, including tokens and chips, roulette wheels, displays, and cash boxes. Its RGBGames brand specializes in progressive slot machines -- games that are linked together in groups in order to offer larger jackpots. Dreamgate also refurbishes and leases slot machines, operates casino concessions, and distributes equipment from third-party manufacturers, including WMS, Atronic, and CashCode. Co-founders (and brothers) Chuah Kim Seah and Chuah Kim Chiew together own about 40% of Dreamgate.

WHI was founded in 1958 to develop Holiday Inn properties. The independent hotel management company oversees about 30 properties across the US, with a portfolio of brands such as Marriott, Doubletree, and Holiday Inn (from InterContinental Hotels Group). Its clients are mainly full-service hotels, but also include all-suite, conference center, extended-stay, and resort facilities. Its management services include financial services, operations (recruiting, training, and labor management), and sales and marketing. It also has a division devoted to construction and project management.

Genting Singapore PLC company is majority owned by Malaysian holding company Genting Berhad, and was founded in 1984 to invest in leisure businesses outside of Malaysia. Genting Singapore acquires, develops, and manages resorts and casinos in Australia (the Burswood Resort in Perth), the Bahamas (Lucayan Beach Resort and Casino), the Philippines (Subic Bay Resort and Casino), and the UK (where it operates some 40 casinos under brands such as Maxim Casinos, Circus Casinos, and Mint Casinos). The UK has accounted for nearly half of Genting Singapore's sales as a result of its acquisition of UK gaming company Stanley Leisure (now Genting Stanley).

This company is crazy for seafood. Mad Anthony's operates more than 20 seafood restaurants in Washington and Oregon, including full-service dinner houses such as Anthony's Pier 66 and its chain of Anthony's HomePort locations, as well as takeout quick-service spots such as Anthony's Fish Bar and Little Chinook's. It also runs casual, family-dining restaurants including Anthony's Beach Café, Anthony's Bell St. Diner, and Anthony's Oyster Bar & Grill. Mad Anthony's also owns its own seafood business to supply its restaurants with the freshest catch. Company president Budd Gould started the family-owned business in 1975, opening his first Anthony's HomePort restaurant in Kirkland, Washington.

RMS Titanic has sole salvage rights, subject to a federal judge's annual review, to the doomed ship that struck an iceberg and sank in 1912. In seven expeditions (conducted in 1987, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2004) to the Titanic wreck site, which lies in the Atlantic ocean about 400 miles off the southern coast of Newfoundland, RMS has recovered some 5,500 artifacts. RMS Titanic, Inc. operates seven Titanic exhibitions, six of which are known as Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition and one of which is known as Titanic Science. It earns its money through ticket sales, third party licensing, sponsorship, and merchandise sales. RMS is owned by Premier Exhibitions.

Kentucky Lottery operates a variety of instant-win and numbers games for the benefit of state educational programs. The lottery offers scratch-off and pull-tab games, as well as Pick 3, Pick 4, and Win for Life lotteries. In addition, Kentucky Lottery is part of the Multi-State Lottery Association and participates in that organization's multi-state Powerball drawing. Proceeds from the games go to a variety of programs, including the College Access Program, the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship Program, and the Kentucky Tuition Grants Program, as well as Kentucky's General Fund. The Kentucky Lottery was established in 1989.

The Omega Institute for Holistic Studies wants to be the last word on spiritual healing. The not-for-profit organization offers workshops and retreats designed to improve spirituality and health. Its classes, attended by about 20,000 people each year, include yoga, meditation, and women's empowerment. Omega Institute offers its holistic studies at more than a dozen locations in California, Florida, and New York, as well as in Costa Rica and the Virgin Islands.

Fried chicken rules the roost at this restaurant company. Morgan's Foods is a leading operator of fast food restaurants franchised from YUM! Brands, with nearly 100 locations in six states. Most of the company's estate, more than 70 restaurants, consists of KFC fried chicken outlets. Morgan's Foods also operates Taco Bell units and about 20 co-branded locations that combine two YUM! concepts (KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and A&W) in one building. Most of the company's eateries are located in Pennsylvania. Chairman and CEO Leonard Stein-Sapir owns more than 25% of the company.

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