If you're holding too much weight, 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide has the solution. It owns and operates more than 400 fitness centers that offer aerobic, cardiovascular, and weight lifting activities to the company's more than 3.5 million members. Some facilities also feature squash, racquetball, and basketball courts; swimming pools; steam and sauna rooms; tanning rooms; and whirlpools. It is one of the only fitness chains open 24 hours a day. The centers are located in more than 15 states in the US, as well as throughout Asia. (It has some 15 clubs in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan). Forstmann Little & Co owns 24 Hour Fitness, which was founded in 1983.

This company caters to many tastes with a varied menu of dining and drinking options. Ala Carte Entertainment (ACE) operates more than 20 nightspots in the Chicago area, including such popular night clubs as The Apartment and Excalibur. It also has several pub establishments, including The Celtic Crown and The Full Shilling in Wrigleyville, the area neighboring Wrigley Park. ACE's portfolio of restaurants includes Chandler's Chophouse and Moretti's Ristorante and Pizzeria. In addition to drinks and eats, ACE also provides catering services through several of its restaurants. Owner and company president Fred Hoffman started his dining empire in the early 1970s when he opened the Snuggery singles bar.

Smoothie King is a privately held New Orleans, Louisiana- area based franchise company and is the premier Smoothie Bar and Nutritional Lifestyle Center in the industry. Smoothie King centers offer their guests the industry’s first and original nutritional fruit and function-based, fresh blended smoothies. Each “Lifestyle Center” also offers healthy retail product solutions in sport beverages, energy bars, healthy snacks, vitamin supplements, herbs, minerals, and sports nutrition products. Smoothie King has been named #1 franchise in their category 16 times. Smoothie King has over 600 locations operating in the continental US and Seoul, Korea and is currently developing additional stores across the United States.

Adventureland Amusement Park contains over 100 rides, shows, and attractions including some of the country's most exciting roller coasters and thrill rides that can challenge the most avid amusement park enthusiasts. There are also plenty of rides for less adventurous guests including great water rides as well as a full compliment of children's rides spread throughout the park. But the entertainment doesn't stop with rides - Adventureland presents a full array of shows in the park - from live music to magic to song and dance - there's always something to suit everyone's taste. Simply the most fun you will have all year! Adventureland Park is a smoke free facility. The park's official mascot is "Bernie Benard," a dog. A cartoon drawing of Bernie appears on park guides and maps, and a walk-around character poses for photos in the park. Another character, "Toby" the tiger, also walks around the park. According to Adventureland's PR department, "Toby the tiger has been around about as long as Bernie, but is not in our ads, so he might not be as recognizable."

There are 130 Marie Callender's restaurants and 1 East Side Mario's restaurant in the United States and Mexico with more on the way. Marie's commitment to freshly prepared foods using only the highest-quality ingredients still endures. Marie Callender's serves up a wide variety of classic American foods updated with today's flavors, including our signature Famous Pot Pies, Freshly Roasted Turkey Dinner, St. Louis Bourbon BBQ Ribs and Gorgonzola, Pecan and Field Greens Salad. Each restaurant also features a Salad Bar, freshly prepared home-style soups and signature cornbread, baked fresh and served hot from the oven. Most locations offer a fabulous all-you-care-to-enjoy Sunday Brunch Buffet as well. Come relax with a glass of wine or beer, then top off your dinner with a cup of Marie's Special House Blend Coffee. And remember—we started our business with legendary pies. So be sure to leave room for pie—you can choose from over 30 handmade varieties.

You don't have to be a member of the politburo to join the party at these bars. Inventive Leisure is a leading nightclub operator with a chain of about 60 vodka bars operating throughout the UK under the name Revolution. Specializing in flavored, imported, and infused vodkas, the trendy night spots offer food and drinks along with music and dancing. Most of the Revolution Vodka Bars feature rooms and lounge areas for private parties. Inventive Leisure was founded in 1991 by CEO Roy Ellis and Neil Macleod and opened its first Revolution bar in 1996. It is controlled by private equity firm Alchemy Partners.

Carvel provides an affordable ice cream experience and family fun for everyone by offering a variety of fresh made cakes, novelties and fountain ice cream products. This all-American favorite is the nation’s first retail ice cream franchise, and has become one of the best-loved and most recognized names in its industry. Carvel has been making ice cream fresh daily for over 75 years and is home of the original all ice cream cake. Today, Carvel-lovers still seek out our creamy, crunchy treats in more than 500 Carvel stores and over 8,500 supermarkets nationwide.

Charlton Athletic owns and operates Charlton Athletic F.C., a soccer team that competes in the UK. Known to supporters as the Addicks, the football club was founded in 1905 and joined the professional ranks in 1920. The company also owns the team's 27,000-seat capacity home pitch, The Valley, in the southeast of London. Charlton Athletic generates revenue through ticket sales and broadcasting fees, as well as through merchandise and corporate hospitality services.

Preston North End has seen better playing days on the football pitch. The Preston North End football club is a professional soccer team that plays in the second-tier level of the English Football League, The Championship. The club was formed in 1880 and turned professional in 1885. The team enjoyed success early in its history but has not won the top league in England since 1890, while it last tasted FA Cup success in 1938. The team was relegated to the second division in 1961 and has struggled to regain its former glory and success. Preston North End plays its home games at Deepdale Stadium in Lancanshire.

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) oversees the Thoroughbred horseracing industry, acting as governing body, promoter, and trade association. It sets rules, regulates membership, and organizes races, and it helps promote the sport through negotiating broadcasting rights and marketing sponsorships. In addition, NTRA lobbies on behalf of pari-mutuel wagering (handicapping), licenses thoroughbred breeders, and sells racing merchandise. Along with sister company Breeders' Cup Limited, it hosts the ten Breeders' Cup races, including the Breeders' Cup Classic. NTRA was formed by a consortium of horseracing bodies in 1998.

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