The American Hockey League is a minor league sports organization that serves as a farm system for the National Hockey League. Each of its 29 teams is affiliated with at least one professional franchise, providing a training ground for young players and offering a reserve roster of players who can be called up to the NHL. Established in 1936, the league has teams located throughout the US and in Canada. It regulates franchise ownership and oversees such business operations as sponsorships and marketing. The AHL season runs from October through April, followed by a playoff for the Calder Cup championship trophy.

7 Days Group Holdings offers accommodations for the cost-conscious traveler every day of the week. The company operates roughly the third largest economy hotel chain in China under the 7 Days Inn brand. It has more than 280 hotels in operation across major metropolitan areas, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. The group typically leases and converts existing real estate properties, rather than undertaking the costlier method of building new ones. It also licenses its 7 Days Inn brand to third parties and manages some of its hotels. The group filed to go public in November 2009 to take advantage of China's rapidly growing but fragmented economy lodging industry.

Atlanta Hockey Club owns and operates the Atlanta Thrashers professional hockey team, which joined the National Hockey League as an expansion franchise in 1999. The young club finished dead last in its first season but has improved steadily; the Thrashers clinched a playoff spot for the first time at the end of the 2006-07 season. Philips Arena, which is owned by parent Atlanta Spirit, serves as home to the Thrashers and sister sports franchise, the Atlanta Hawks. The Atlanta Spirit investment group acquired both the teams from media titan Time Warner in 2004.

Fancy dress is not required at these eateries, but wearing some kind of attire is recommended. Naked Restaurants operates three Naked Fish upscale casual dining restaurants in Massachusetts that specialize in fresh seafood dishes served "naked" (without sauces or seasonings) or "not-so-naked." The mini chain also serves steaks, salads, and sides, along with its popular Cuban cocktails. Naked Restaurants was formed in 1998 by president Joey Crugnale, who was also the entrepreneur behind the Bertucci's Italian dining chain.

Carluccio's operates a chain of more than 40 restaurants in the UK under the name Carluccio's Caffe. The casual dining eateries offer a menu of traditional Italian fare, including a variety of pasta dishes, as well as main courses of beef, chicken, and lamb. In addition to dining services, the company offers catering services and sells a variety of food items through its Web site. The restaurants are named after co-founder and famed cookbook author Antonio Carluccio.

The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe certainly doesn't lack ingenuity. The Native American tribe owns and operates Grand Casino Mille Lacs and Grand Casino Hinckley on the Mille Lacs Reservation in rural east central Minnesota. The casinos offer bingo, blackjack, poker, slot machines, and table games. The resorts also have restaurants, an amphitheater, an events and convention center, an RV park, a golf course, and various retail operations. Nearby Lake Mille Lacs offers fishing, hiking, and snowmobile rentals. The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe belongs to one of six groups making up the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.

Grand Heritage Hotel Group LLC owns more than a dozen historic hotels in the US and Mexico under categories such as urban, oceanside, mountain adventures, and lakeside retreats. Properties include The Governor Hotel (Portland, Oregon), Providence Biltmore Hotel (Providence, Rhode Island), The Stanley Hotel (Estes Park, Colorado), and The Chanler Hotel at Cliff Walk (Newport, Rhode Island). Grand Heritage's Residence Club converts existing hotels and resorts into condos and timeshares for vacationers. President John Cullen owns the Grand Heritage Hotel Group.

Cameron Mitchell Restaurants lays out the white tablecloth in Columbus, Ohio, and beyond. The company operates about 20 upscale establishments encompassing more than half a dozen dining concepts, including Cameron's American Bistro, Cap City Fine Diner & Bar, Marcella's, Martini Modern Italia, Martini Italian Bistro, Molly Woo's Asian Bistro, and Ocean Prime. Many of the company's restaurants are found in and around Columbus but it also has dining operations in about half a dozen other states. In addition, Cameron Mitchell offers catering services. Founder, chef, and president Cameron Mitchell left cross-town rival Fifty-Five Restaurant Group in 1992 to open his first restaurant, Cameron's American Bistro.

Carlson Restaurants Worldwide (CRW) has a lot of Friday's for which to be thankful. A leader in full-service restaurants, the company operates and franchises more than 900 T.G.I. Friday's casual dining locations across the US and in about 60 other countries. The restaurant chain offers a menu featuring beef, chicken, and seafood entrees along with a selection of popular appetizers. About 300 T.G.I. Friday's units are company-owned while the rest are franchised. The company also operates Pick Up Stix, an Asian-themed fast-casual chain with more than 90 locations in California, Nevada, and Arizona. CRW is a subsidiary of travel and leisure conglomerate Carlson Companies.

The9 Limited is an online game operator and developer in China. The9's business is primarily focused on developing and operating high-quality games for online game market. The9 directly, or through affiliates, operates licensed MMORPGs and advanced casual games including Soul of The Ultimate Nation™, Granado Espada, EA SPORTS™ FIFA Online 2, Atlantica and Kingdom Heroes 2 Online, as well as its proprietary games World of Fighter, Jiu Zhou Zhan Ji and Winning Goal, in mainland China. The9's business is primarily focused on developing and operating high-quality games for online game market. The9 directly, or through affiliates, operates licensed MMORPGs and advanced casual games including Soul of The Ultimate Nation™, Granado Espada, EA SPORTS™ FIFA Online 2, Atlantica and Kingdom Heroes 2 Online, as well as its proprietary games World of Fighter, Jiu Zhou Zhan Ji and Winning Goal, in mainland China. It has also obtained exclusive licenses to operate other games in mainland China, including Audition 2 and others. In addition, The9 is developing various proprietary games, including Miracles: Ultimate X, Tiny Tribe and other MMORPGs and advanced causal games.

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