Athletic suppliers.Following is a category-by-category listing of the major suppliers of facilities and equipment suppliers to the world of athletics. Companies are listed alphabetically al·pha·bet·i·cal also al·pha·bet·ic adj. 1. Arranged in the customary order of the letters of a language. 2. Of, relating to, or expressed by an alphabet. by category, with phone numbers for easy access. Major suppliers are also listed in the Corporate Directory beginning on page 74. ATHLETIC SUPPLIERS [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] APPAREL & UNIFORMS AIS (800) 666-2733 BASEBALL WAREHOUSE (800) 435-6485 BASSCO SPORTING GOODS Noun 1. sporting goods - sports equipment sold as a commodity commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport (800) 250-4923 BOATHOUSE (800) 875-1883 CHAMPION ATHLETICWEAR (800) 999-2249 CONTINENTAL GIRBAU (800) 256-1073 DELONG (800) 733-5664 DON ALLESON ATHLETIC (800) 641-0041 DTI Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) A refinement of magnetic resonance imaging that allows the doctor to measure the flow of water and track the pathways of white matter in the brain. SOCCER (800) 334-9361 EPIC SOCCER (888) 225-4537 FAIRWAY VOLLEYBALL volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. (800-215-3574 FERGO ATHLETICS (888) GO-FERGO GOPHER gopher or pocket gopher, name for the burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae, found in North America and Central America. The gopher is gray, buff, or dark brown. Its combined head and body length is 5 to 12 in. (800) 533-0446 GLSPORTS (800) 950-3320 KENDIS INDUSTRIES (800) 536-3471 MIZUNO (800) 333-5692 M.J. SOFFE CO. (910) 483-2500 NIKE INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . (800) 344-6453 POWERS MANUFACTURING (319) 233-6118 PROBALL USA (800) 401-9708 PRO-LINE CAP CO. (817) 246-1978 RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS (800) 729-5464 REEBOK Ree´bok` n. 1. (Zool.) The peele. INTERNATIONAL LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability . (781) 401-5000 RINGOR (800) 746-4670 RUSSELL ATHLETIC (678) 742-8000 SAFE-T-GARD (800) 356-9026 SCORE-AMERICAN SOCCER CO. (800) 626-7774 SUNVALCO ATHLETIC SUPPLY, CO. (602) 269-7833 VICTORY CUSTOM ATHLETIC (818) 349-8476 WILSON SPORTING GOODS The Wilson Sporting Goods company is a sports equipment manufacturer based in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., and currently is a foreign subsidiary of the Finnish company Amer Sports that also owns Atomic, Suunto, Precor, and Salomon. CO. (800) 245-5454 BASEBALL/SOFTBALL [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BALLS ATEC ATEC Army Test and Evaluation Command (US Army; formerly OPTEC, Operational Test & Evaluation Command) ATEC Australian Tourism Export Council ATEC Advanced Technologies (Hamburg, Germany) (800) 998-2832 BADEN SPORTS INC. (206) 925-0500 BETTER BASEBALL (800) 997-4233 BSN BSN abbr. Bachelor of Science in Nursing SPORTS (800) 527-7510 DIAMOND SPORTS (800) 366-2999 EASTON SPORTS INC. (800) 347-3901 FRANKLIN SPORTS INC. (800) 225-8647 GLSPORTS (800) 950-3320 GOPHER SPORTS (800) 533-0446 JUGS JUGS James Watt Undergraduate Society (Birmingham University) (800) 547-6843 K-LIN SPECIALTIES INC. (800) 654-5553 LOUISVILLE SLUGGER (502) 585-5226 MARKWORT SPORTING GOODS CO. (800) 669-6626 MASTER PITCHING MACHINE A pitching machine is a machine that automatically pitches a baseball to a batter at different speeds and styles. Most machines are hand-fed, but there are some that automatically feed. INC. (800) 878-8228 OMNI OMNI Omnidirectional OMNI Organising Medical Networked Information OMNI Opportunities for Micronutrient Interventions Project OMNI Operating Missions as a Node on the Internet (NASA networking project) SPORTS TECHNOLOGIES (800) 529-6664 RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS (800) 729-5464 RIDDELL (800) 211-7115 SPALDING SPORTS WORLDWIDE (413) 536-1200 SSK SSK Sosyal Sigortalar Kurumu SSK Strahlenschutzkommission (German: radiation protection commission ) SSK Sociology of Scientific Knowledge SSK Conventional Submarine (Conventional Attack Submarine) AMERICA INC. (800) 421-2674 THE BIG GAME (800) 490-2582 WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO. (800) 245-5454 WORTH INC. (800) 423-3714 BASES ADAMS USA INC. (800) 251-6857 ATEC (800) 998-2832 BEACON ATHLETICS (800) 747-5985 GOPHER SPORTS (800) 533-0446 HADAR ATHLETIC CO. (515) 332-5312 M.A.S.A. (800) 264-4519 MARKWORT SPORTING GOODS CO. (800) 669-6626 OMNI SPORTS TECHNOLOGIES (800) 529-6664 POLY ENTERPRISES INC. (626) 358-5115 REGENT REGENT. 1. A ruler, a governor. The term is usually applied to one who governs a regency, or rules in the place of another. 2. In the canon law, it signifies a master or professor of a college. Dict. du Dr. Call. h.t. 3. SPORTS CORP. (516) 234-2800 RIDDELL (800) 211-7115 ROGERS USA INC. (800) 829-7311 SCHUTT SPORTS GROUP (800) 426-9784 SUPER BASE (800) 346-3775 BATS BETTER BASEBALL (800) 997-4233 DEMARINI SPORTS (800) 937-2287 EASTON SPORTS (800) 347-3901 FRANKLIN SPORTS (800) 225-8647 GOPHER SPORTS (800) 533-0446 HILLERICH & BRADSBY (502) 585-5226 LOUISVILLE SLUGGER (502) 585-5226 MARKWORT SPORTING GOODS CO. (800) 669-6626 MIZUNO (800) 333-5692 RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS (800) 729-5464 REGENT SPORTS (516) 234-2800 TUFF tuff Relatively soft, porous rock that is usually formed by the compaction and cementation of volcanic ash or dust. Tuff may vary greatly not only in texture but also in chemical and mineralogical composition. RATS (805) 338-5353 WORTH INC. (800) 729-7770 BATTING CAGES/FENCING AMERICAN ATHLETIC INC. (800) 247-3978 BETTER BASEBALL (800) 997-4233 COLLEGIATE col·le·giate adj. 1. Of, relating to, or held to resemble a college. 2. Of, for, or typical of college students. 3. Of or relating to a collegiate church. PACIFIC (888) 566-8966 GOPHER SPORTS (800) 533-0446 MASTER PITCHING MACHINE INC. (800) 878-8228 PORTER ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT CO. (800) 947-6783 SIGNATURE SYSTEMS (212) 953-1116 GLOVES GLOVES Gay, Lesbian, and Other Volunteer Singles , BATTING ADAMS USA INC. (800) 251-6857 BETTER BASEBALL (800) 997-4233 EASTON SPORTS INC. (800) 347-3901 FRANKLIN SPORTS INC. (800) 225-8647 HILLERICH & BRADSBY (502) 585-5226 LOUISVILLE SLUGGER (502) 585-5226 MARKWORT SPORTING GOODS CO. (800) 669-6626 MIZUNO (800) 333-7888 PALMGARD INTL INTL International INTL Internal INTL Installer ., INC. (800) 472-5642 RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS (800) 729-5464 STROMGREN SUPPORTS INC. (800) 527-1988 STX STX - Start Of Text (800) 368-2250 VANTAGE PRODUCTS 800-244-4457 WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO. (800) 245-5454 WORTH INC. (800) 729-7770 GLOVES, FIELDING BASEBALL WAREHOUSE (800) 435-6485 BETTER BASEBALL (800) 997-4233 DIAMOND SPORTS (800) 366-2999 EASTON SPORTS (800) 347-3901 FRANKLIN SPORTS INC. (800) 225-8647 GOPHER SPORTS (800) 533-0446 HILLERICH & BRADSBY (502) 585-5226 LOUISVILLE SLUGGER (502) 585-5226 MARKWORT SPORTING GOODS COMPANY (800) 669-6626 MIZUNO (800) 333-5692 NOCONA ATHLETIC GOODS (800) 433-0957 RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS (800) 729-5464 SPALDING SPORTS WORLDWIDE (413) 536-1200 SSK AMERICA INC. (800) 421-2674 WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO. (800) 245-5454 HELMETS ADAMS USA INC. (800) 251-6857 ATEC (800) 998-2832 BETTER BASEBALL (800) 997-4233 DIAMOND SPORTS (800) 366-2999 NOCONA ATHLETIC GOODS CO. (800) 433-0957 RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS (800) 729-5464 RIDDELL (800) 211-7115 SCHUTT SPORTS GROUP (800) 426-9784 MASKS BETTER BASEBALL (800) 997-4233 DIAMOND SPORTS (800) 366-2999 NOCONA ATHLETIC GOODS CO. (800) 433-0957 RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS (800) 729-5464 RIDDELL (800) 211-7115 SCHUTT SPORTS GROUP (800) 426-9784 PITCHING MACHINES ATEC (800) 998-2832 BATA BASEBALL MACHINES (800) 762-2282 BETTER BASEBALL (800) 997-4233 GRANADA PITCHING MACHINES (800) 547-5032 JUGS (800) 547-6843 M.A.S.A. (800) 264-4519 MARINER Mariner Any of a series of unmanned U.S. space probes sent near Venus, Mars, and Mercury. Mariners 2 (1962) and 5 (1967) passed Venus within 22,000 mi (35,000 km) and 2,500 mi (4,000 km), respectively, and made measurements of temperature and atmospheric density. NYLON NET CO. (800) 238-7529 MASTER PITCHING MACHINE, INC. (800) 878-8228 OMNI SPORTS (800) 766-9144 SWINGAWAY (800) 999-1968 THE ULTIMATE PITCHING TOOL (800) 905-8837 RADAR GUNS radar gun n. A usually hand-held device that measures the velocity of a moving object by sending out a continuous radio wave and measuring the frequency of reflected waves. ATEC (800) 998-2832 GLOVE glove, hand covering with a separate sheath for each finger. The earliest gloves, relics of the cave dwellers, closely resembled bags. Reaching to the elbow, they were most probably worn solely for protection and warmth. RADAR (800) 589-3805 JUGS INC. (800) 547-6843 OMNI SPORTS TECHNOLOGIES (800) 766-9144 TRAINING AIDS Any item developed or procured with the primary intent that it shall assist in training and the process of learning. SPORTS SENSORS, INC. (888) 542-9246 SHOES ADIDAS AMERICA (800) 289-2724 CONVERSE (logic) converse - The truth of a proposition of the form A => B and its converse B => A are shown in the following truth table: A B | A => B B => A ------+---------------- f f | t t f t | t f t f | f t t t | t t INC. (617) 664-1100 MIZUNO (800) 333-5692 NIKE INC. (800) 344-6453 PUMA NORTH AMERICA North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. (800) 662-7862 REEBOK INTERNATIONAL LTD. (781) 401-5000 RINGOR (800) 746-4670 BASKETBALL [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BACKBOARDS AALCO MANUFACTURING CO. (800) 537-1259 AMERICAN ATHLETIC INC. (800) 247-3978 BASKETBALL PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL INC. (800) 247-3978 BISON bison, large hoofed mammal, genus Bison, of the cattle family. Bison have short horns and humped, heavily mantled shoulders that slope downward to the hindquarters. INC. (800) 247-7668 DRAPER drap·er n. Chiefly British A dealer in cloth or clothing and dry goods. [Middle English, weaver or seller of cloth, from Old French drapier, from drap, cloth; see , INC. (765) 987-7999 FIRST TEAM (800) 649-3688 FUTURE PRO INC. (800) 328-4625 GARED SPORTS (800) 325-2682 HYDRA-RIB (800) 334-9111 INSTITUTIONAL PRODUCTS INC. (800) 637-7968 JAYPRO SPORTS INC. (800) 243-0533 KORNEY BOARD AIDS INC. (800) 842-7772 PERFORMANCE SPORTS SYSTEMS (800) 848-8034 PORTER ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT CO. (800) 947-6783 PRO-BOUND SPORTS (800) 525-8580 SCHELDE NORTH AMERICA (888) 724-3533 SCHUTT (800) 426-9784 BALLS BADEN SPORTS INC. (253) 925-0500 DACON DACON Digital to Analog Converter (561) 288-1848 FRANKLIN SPORTS INC. (800) 225-8647 GLSPORTS (800) 950-3320 KORNEY BOARD AIDS INC. (800) 842-7772 MARKWORT SPORTING GOODS CO. (800) 669-6626 MIKASA SPORTS Mikasa Sports [1] is a Japanese company that makes volleyballs, water polo balls and other sports equipment. Mikasa was founded in Hiroshima, Japan in 1917. (800) 854-6927 MOLTEN USA INC. (800) 477-1994 NIKE INC. (800) 344-6453 PRO-BOUND SPORTS (800) 525-8580 RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS (800) 729-5464 SPALDING SPORTS WORLDWIDE (413) 536-1200 TACHIKARA USA INC. (913) 498-1881 WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO. (800) 245-5454 NETS BASKETBALL PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL INC. (800) 247-3978 BISON INC. (800) 247-7668 CARRON NET CO. INC. (800) 558-7768 NATIONAL SPORTS PRODUCTS (800) 443-8907 GARED SPORTS (800) 325-2682 GOPHER SPORTS (800) 533-0446 HYDRA-RIB (800) 334-9111 KORNEY BOARD AIDS INC. (800) 842-7772 M.A.S.A. (800) 264-4519 PORTER ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT COMPANY (800) 947-6783 PRO-BOUND SPORTS (800) 525-8580 SCHUTT SPORTS GROUP (800) 426-9784 REBOUNDERS BISON INC. (800) 247-7668 E-Z E-Z Engdahl-Zigangirov (bound) SHOT (303) 972-4711 HUFFY SPORTS (262) 820-3440 KORNEY BOARD AIDS INC. (800) 842-7772 PRO-BOUND SPORTS (800) 525-8580 SHOOT-A-WAY, INC. (800) 294-4654 RIMS A.D.P. INC. (800) 575-3626 AMERICAN ATHLETIC INC. (800) 247-3978 BASKETBALL PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL INC. (800) 435-3865 BISON INC. (800) 247-7668 C & S TECHNOLOGIES (612) 470-4136 DRAPER, INC. (765) 987-7999 FIRST TEAM (800) 649-3688 FLAGHOUSE INC. (800) 793-7922 FUTURE PRO INC. (800) 328-4625 GARED SPORTS (800) 325-2682 GOPHER SPORTS (800) 533-0446 HUFFY SPORTS (262) 820-3440 HYDRA-RIB (800) 334-9111 INSTITUTIONAL PRODUCTS INC. (800) 637-7968 KORNEY BOARD AIDS INC. (800) 842-7772 M.A.S.A. (800) 264-4519 PERFORMANCE SPORTS SYSTEMS (800) 848-8034 PORTER ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT CO. (800) 947-6783 PRO-BOUND SPORTS (800) 525-8580 SCHELDE NORTH AMERICA (888) 724-3533 SCHUTT SPORTS GROUP (800) 426-9784 SCORE-PRO INC. (800) 255-7761 SUMMIT SUPPLY CORPORATION OF COLORADO (800) 526-0116 SCORERS' TABLES DAKTRONICS (888) 325-8766 FRONT ROW SCORING TABLES, DIV DIV Division DIV Divide (street type) DIV Diving DIV Divider DIV Divergence (mathematics; calculus) DIV Documentaire Informatievoorziening DIV Days in Vitro DIV Desquamative Inflammatory Vaginitis . OF SIGN GROUP (800) 950-6040 H & H ENTERPRISES (800) 878-7777 JV PRO (800) 962-2440 PADDOCK paddock a fenced field or enclosure. joining paddock used for mating. BLEACHER bleach·er n. 1. One that bleaches or is used in bleaching. 2. An often unroofed outdoor grandstand for seating spectators. Often used in the plural. SERVICES (800) 838-5040 POWER AD (785) 823-9483 PRO-BOUND SPORTS (800) 525-8580 SIGNCO (402) 474-6646 SPECIALIZED spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. SEATING (877) 732-8464 SPORTSGRAPHICS (800) 257-6405 TGI TGI Tribunal de Grande Instance TGI Target Group Index TGI Thank God It's Friday (US restaurant chain) TGI Tracheal Gas Insufflation TGI Tumor Growth Inhibition TGI Trato Gastrointestinal (Portugese) SYSTEMS (800) 445-3044 VISION INDUSTRIES (800) 444-5190 SEATING CLARIN/GREENWICH INDUSTRIES (800) 323-9062 FRONT ROW SEATING (800) 950-6025 GOPHER SPORTS (800) 533-0446 SPECIALIZED SEATING (847) 679-1742 STURDISTEEL CO. (800) 433-3116 SHOES ADIDAS AMERICA (800) 289-2724 CONVERSE INC. (617) 664-1100 FILA fila /fi·la/ (fi´lah) [L.] plural of filum. fila [L.] plural of filum. USA (800) 787-3452 NEW BALANCE (800) 343-4648 NIKE INC. (800) 344-6453 PUMA NORTH AMERICA (800) 662-7862 REEBOK INTERNATIONAL LTD. (781) 401-5000 RIDDELL (800) 211-7115 ELECTRONICS/SOFTWARE/VIDEO [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AMPLICOX SOUND SYSTEMS (847) 498-9000 COACH COMM (800) 749-2761 LOUIS SYSTEMS & PRODUCTS, INC. (800-654-9257) PORTA PHONE CO. (800) 233-1113 SOUNDSPHERE/DIV. OF SONIC SYS SYS System(s) SYS System Configuration (File Name Extension) SYS See You Soon SYS Sun Yat-Sen (founder of Republic of China) SYS Stretch-Yawn Syndrome INC. (203) 386-9200 SOFTWARE/PUBLIC ADDRESS ACTION SPORTS MEDIA Sports Media, Inc. (SMI) is a Sports Media and Marketing company that produces radio and television programming as well as representing professional athletes. 2002 Cowboys Live - Hosted by Dallas Cowboys Joey Galloway (503) 797-9746 AMPLIVOX SOUND SYSTEMS (847) 498-9000 ANCHOR AUDIO INC. (800) 262-4671 AUDIO VISUAL NOW (800) 491-6874 AUDIOPACK SOUND SYSTEMS (216) 651-0066 CALIFONE INTERNATIONAL (800) 772-0500 COMMUNITY LOUDSPEAKERS (800) 523-4934 EASTERN ACOUSTIC WORKS Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) is an American manufacturer of mainly professional audio reinforcement tools, like loudspeaker systems and processors. Eastern Acoustic Works, most commonly known by its initials: EAW, was co-founded by Kenneth Berger and Kenton Forsythe (800) 992-5013 GAME OPS Ops (ŏps), in Roman religion, goddess of harvests. She was the wife of Saturn, by whom she bore Jupiter and Juno. At her festivals, the Opiconsivia and the Opalia, held in August and December, respectively, she was worshiped as a goddess of sowing COMMANDER (PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS) (800) 346-8037 IMMERSIONWARE (412) 600-3486 INTELIX (608) 831-0880 JBL JBL James Bullough Lansing (audio/speaker engineer) JBL Journal of Biblical Literature JBL John Bradshaw Leyfield (wrestler) JBL Jonathan Bell Lovelace (investment research) PROFESSIONAL (800) 852-5776 LYNTEC (800) 724-4047 MEYER SOUND LABORATORIES Meyer Sound Laboratories is an American company based in Berkeley, California that manufactures Loudspeakers and audio analysis tools. History In 1979, John and Helen Meyer established Meyer Sound to produce reliable high-fidelty products for sound reinforcement (510) 486-1166 SOUND COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. CORP. (440) 234-2604 SOUND-CRAFT SYSTEMS INC. (800) 643-8747 SOUNDSPHERE/DIV. OF SONIC SYS. INC. (203) 386-9200 SOUNDTUBE ENTERTAINMENT (800) 647-8823 SOFTWARE/VIDEO ACTION SPORTS MEDIA (503) 797-9746 BETADATA SYSTEMS INC. (520) 917-1028 BIG G SOFTWARE (800) 222-3965 B.W. SOFTWARE (734) 769-8587 COACH COMM (800) 749-2761 DIMENSIONAL SOFTWARE (877) 223-8225 E-ZEE SCORE PROMOTIONS (864) 281-0960 HUMAN KINETICS kinetics: see dynamics. Kinetics (classical mechanics) That part of classical mechanics which deals with the relation between the motions of material bodies and the forces acting upon them. (800) 747-4457 INTEGRATED RECREATION MGT MGT Management MGT Multi-Gigabit Transceiver MGT Master Guide Table MGT Midwestern Gas Transmission (gas pipeline company) MGT Measured Gas Temperature MGT Mobile Global Title MGT Marine Gas Turbine MGT Mobile Ground Terminal . (813) 287-1731 LRS LRS Lawyer Referral Service (Ontario) LRS Library Research Service LRS Linear Referencing System (transportation engineering) LRS Logistics Readiness Squadron (USAF) SPORTS SOFTWARE (888) 577-0001 MAXIMUM SOLUTIONS (800) 976-6646 NAT (Network Address Translation) An IETF standard that allows an organization to present itself to the Internet with far fewer IP addresses than there are nodes on its internal network. . STRENGTH & COND. ASSOC ASSOC Association ASSOC Associate(d) . (719) 632-6722 ORGANIZED SPORTS (716) 671-0380 OVERTIME SOFTWARE (800) 467-0493 PROSTAR VIDEO (800) 586-7827 OUIK SCOUT TECHNOLOGIES (800) 530-2355 RECWARE (888) 732-9273 RESOURCE INFORMATION ASSOCIATION (888) 742-2378 SCHEDULE STAR (800) 822-9435 SPORTS STATS INC. (800) 227-8287 U.S. SPORTS VIDEO (800) 556-8778 WEBB ELECTRONICS (972) 242-5400 XOS XOS Xylooligosaccharides XOS X-Ray Optical Systems, Inc. XOS Experimental Operating System XOS Extended Operating System XOS Cross Office Slot XOS X-Ray Optics System XOS Any Operating System TECHNOLOGIES (770) 979-6467 FACILITIES/IN & OUT [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BUILDING STRUCTURES AIR STRUCTURES AMERICAN TECH. (800) 247-2534 BIRDAIR INC. (800) 622-2246 CANAMER INTERNATIONAL INC. (800) 533-8020 DAFT ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES (800) 247-2534 EMPIRE CORPORATION (800) 205-9521 FARLEY GROUP, THE (888) 445-3223 INDOOR COURTS OF AMERICA INC. (800) 373-4262 KD KANOPY INC. (800) 432-4435 MEMBRANE STRUCTURE membrane structure Structure with a thin, flexible surface (membrane) that carries loads primarily through tensile stresses. There are two main types: tent structures and pneumatic structures. SOLUTIONS (908) 876-0146 RAINIER Rai·nier , Mount A volcanic peak, 4,395.1 m (14,410 ft) high, of the Cascade Range in west-central Washington. It is the highest point in the range and the highest elevation in the state. INDUSTRIES (800) 869-7162 RUBB INC. (800) 289-7822 SHW SHW Sherwin-Williams Company (stock symbol) SHW Slide Show (file extension) SHW Super Heavy Weight SHW System High Workstation SHW Shortest Hop Win (throughput scheme) SPORTS (972) 701-0700 SKYSPAN (704) 364-5307 SPRUNG INSTANT STRUCTURES INC. (800) 528-9899 SUMMIT STRUCTURES (877) 413-7197 SUN PORTS INTERNATIONAL INC. (800) 966-5005 SUPPLY SOURCE, THE (937) 274-4650 TEMCOR (800) 421-2263 TLR TLR Trailer TLR Toll Like Receptor (immunological research) TLR Temple (University) Law Review TLR Twin Lens Reflex TLR Texas Law Review TLR The Last Resort (gaming clan) ASSOCIATES (941) 358-8306 UNIVERSAL FABRIC STRUCTURES (800) 634-8368 YEADON FABRIC DOMES INC. (800) 493-2366 FANS HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEMS/KLEEN AIR (317) 848-2745 LEADING EDGE, DIV. OF MARLEY ELECTRIC HEATING Electric heating Methods of converting electric energy to heat energy by resisting the free flow of electric current. Electric heating has several advantages: it can be precisely controlled to allow a uniformity of temperature within very narrow limits; it is (800) 327-4328 NORTHWEST ENVIROFAN (800) 236-7080 S.E.C. WIRE GUARDS (734) 455-4500 SPORTS INTERIORS INC. (888) 566-5335 THERMAL DESIGN INC. (800) 255-0776 HUMIDIFIERS, RECOVERY SYSTEMS AIR TECHNOLOGY INC. (800) 822-8040 CONCEPTS AND DESIGNS INC. (248) 344-7236 DECTRON INC. (800) 667-6338 DES CHAMPS LABORATORIES (540) 291-1111 DRI-PAC CORP. (888) 537-4722 DUMONT REFRIGERATION refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. (207) 933-4811 HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEMS/KLEEN AIR (317) 848-2745 HURST ENTERPRISE (812) 853-0901 POOLPAK/HEAT RECOVERY TECH. (800) 959-7725 ELECTRO-STEAM GENERATOR CORP. (800) 634-8177 GYM DIVIDERS A.D.P. INC. (800) 575-3626 AALCO MANUFACTURING CO. 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(800) 869-9685 PERFORMANCE SPORTS SYSTEMS (800) 848-8034 PORTER ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT CO. (800) 947-6783 REVERE Revere, city (1990 pop. 42,786), Suffolk co., E Mass., a residential suburb of Boston, on Massachusetts Bay; settled c.1630, set off from Chelsea and named for Paul Revere 1871, inc. as a city 1914. PLASTICS INC. (800) 226-8374 SNYDER MFG MFG Manufacturing MFG Manufacturer MFG Mit Freundlichen Grüßen (German: With Best Regards) MfG Mitfahrgelegenheit (German) MFG Marithe Francois Girbaud (French clothing company) . INC. (800) 837-4450 SUPER-NET (800) 955-6387 UNION CANVAS PRODUCTS CO. (800) 337-9696 WEISS WEISS Workshop on Industrial Experience with Systems Software & SONS INC. (718) 706-8139 WASHERS & DRYERS BELCO BELCO Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited ATHLETIC LAUNDRY (704) 543-6061 CONTINENTAL GIRBAU INC. (800) 256-1073 HUEBSCH (800) 553-5120 MAYTAG (641) 792-7000 PELLERIN MILNOR CORP. 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