* Strategy, including: Funding sources ( individuals, corporations, foundations, donors / governments, endowments, sales / events ) and business model ( independent research, contract work, advocacy ); The balance between research, consultancy, and advocacy ; The source of their arguments: Ideology, values or interests ; applied, empirical or synthesis research ; or theoretical or academic research ( Stephen Yeo ); The manner in which the research agenda is developed — by senior members of the think tank or by individual researchers, or by the think tank of their funders ; Their influencing approaches and tactics ( many researchers but an interesting one comes from Abelson ) and the time horizon for their strategies: long term and short term mobilisation ; Their various audiences of the think tanks ( audiences as consumers and public-this merits another blog ; soon ) ( again, many authors, but Zufeng provides a good framework for China ); and Affiliation, which refers to the issue of independence ( or autonomy ) but also includes think tanks with formal and informal links to political parties, interest groups and other political players.

* Tagish Ltd, an independent company specialising in the delivery of ICT solutions and consultancy.

* The Royalty Relief approach of Brand Finance, an independent brand valuation consultancy, is based on the assumption that if a company did not own the trademarks that it exploits, it would need to license them from a third party brand owner instead.

The Ecologic Foundation ( Ecologic Foundation Incorporated, also referred to as Ecologic ) is an independent not-for-profit Think Tank based in Nelson, New Zealand focused on environmental policy research and analysis, consultancy and advocacy.

While independent usability studies and consultancy research ( including our own ) has shown that appropriate usage of the technique is valuable, more empirical research is clearly required.

* 12 July 1995: Shell UK commissions independent Norwegian consultancy Det Norske Veritas ( DNV ) to conduct an audit of Spar's contents and investigate Greenpeace allegations.

His independent career started rather accidentally with commissions for exhibition stands, but by the early 1970s he was a founding-partner in Pentagram, the world-renowned interdisciplinary design consultancy.

Amid public controversy, Greenpeace issued an independent safety appraisal by the nuclear engineering consultancy Large Associates, but the permit to restart operation was given in August 2001.

An independent environmental audit by a Colombian consultancy firm

In February 2008, the independent consultancy Firetail conducted a detailed evaluation of Green Alliance and its work, this was through interviews with representatives of the three main political parties, civil servants, NGOs, businesses and other think tanks.

The Olympic Legacy Company announced on 5 July 2011 that an independent review into the awarding of the Olympic Park Stadium to West Ham United was to be carried out following the discovery on 30 June 2011 that an employee, Dionne Knight had been engaged by West Ham United to carry out consultancy work relating to the stadium without permission of the OPLC.

A consultative Conference of Dulbahante intellectuals organized by the Horn Economic and Social Policy Institute ( HESPI ) -- an independent, non-profit think tank and consultancy firm -- was held in London, UK on April 21-24, 2011.

Ovum Ltd. is an independent analyst and consultancy firm headquartered in London, specializing in global coverage of IT, and telecommunications industries.

Effective Development Group ( EDG ) is an independent project management and consultancy firm with a focus on assisting aid practitioners worldwide to design projects and implement monitoring and evaluation systems.

Chess Informant is a series which collects chess games annotated by top players and publishes them in a language independent format.

CRYO LETTERS is an independent UK based rapid communication journal which publishes papers on the effects produced by low temperatures on a wide variety of biophysical and biological processes, or studies involving low temperature techniques in the investigation of biological and ecological topics.

The company publishes many different imprints, both former independent publishing houses and new imprints.

Now known simply as " Allen & Unwin " the company went on to become the most successful " independent " in Australia and these days publishes up to 250 new titles a year.

Boyer now operates an independent publishing company, Blue Butterfly Books, which publishes a growing collection of fiction and non-fiction works.

" -- Regroupment & Refoundation of a U. S. Left, Solidarity publishes a bi-monthly left journal, Against the Current, which is produced by an editorial board including Solidarity members and independent socialists.

The editorially independent student newspaper of the University publishes 55, 000 copies a day, four days a week, and employs a paid staff of more than 30 which includes an editorial team of six, more than 20 staff writers, photographers, copy editors, and other staff members during the Fall and Spring semesters.

CREEBBA ( the Regional Center for Economic Studies of Bahía Blanca, Argentina ) publishes respected, independent reports regarding financial and economical aspects of the city and its area of influence.

It is financially and editorially independent of the University, and publishes Monday through Friday during the academic year with additional issues during commencement, summer and orientation.

Clausius publishes an independent derivation the following year.

This magazine publishes articles about Cuba by Cubans independent from the government.

The List also publishes The Midgie magazine aimed at independent travellers.

CWS publishes its own independent newspaper called the Knorke.

Collegian Inc., which publishes The Daily Collegian, the Weekly Collegian, Collegian Magazine, Venues, and The Daily Collegian Online, is an independent, non-profit corporation and has a board of directors that is composed of faculty, students, and professionals

Fnac publishes " Indétendances ," a compilation of ten artists bimonthly published by independent labels, which it set aside part of its listening kiosks in stores to promote their work.

Oxford Student Publications Ltd ( OSPL ) is an independent student publishing house in Oxford that publishes the Cherwell student newspaper, the ISIS student magazine, Bang Science Magazine and the Etcetera Literary Supplement.

gLASSsHRiMP is a London based collective which publishes a magazine ; promotes club nights and presents a weekly radio show on resonance 104. 4fm ( London ) which all feature independent musicians, artists, writers and performers.

The station also publishes a monthly magazine, Discorder, which focuses on local and independent music and arts in Vancouver.

Twice a year, SCM Canada publishes an independent magazine, All Things New.

His production company publishes a quarterly magazine entitled The Grimoire of Exalted Deeds, mainly about death metal music and independent movies.

Michelin also publishes Green Guides for travel and tourism, as well as several newer publications such as the Guide Voyageur Pratique ( independent travel ), Guide Gourmand ( good-value eating-places ), Guide Escapade ( quick breaks ) and Guide Coup de Cœur ( favourite hotels ).

Typotheque specializes in creation of Latin and non-Latin fonts ( Cyrillic, Greek, Arabic ), occasionally advertises in national design journals like Print, and How, and publishes books, such as We Want You To Love Type or bi-annual independent art / design publication Dot Dot Dot.

Music Week also publishes a weekly Cool Cuts chart which is compiled from tastemaker DJ feedback and sales reports from independent record shops around the UK.

* Allotment ( gardening ), a small area of land, let out at a nominal yearly rent by local government or independent allotment associations, for individuals to grow their own food

Twelve years of campaigning on the Galician frontier were concluded in 1143 by the Treaty of Zamora, in which Afonso was recognized as independent of any other Iberian sovereign, although he promised to be a faithful vassal of the Pope and to pay him a yearly tribute of four ounces of gold.

In the independent film Into My Heart, the characters Ben ( Rob Morrow ) and Adam ( Jake Weber ) are seen exiting the old Thalia Theatre on Broadway after their ' yearly viewing ' of the film, whose name can be seen on the marquee.

Short films such as The Critic, Bambi Meets Godzilla, Lupo the Butcher, and many others were almost unknown to mainstream audiences ; however, these independent animated films continued to keep the yearly category of the Academy Award for Animated Short Film alive, as well as introducing a number of new names into the field of animation — names that would begin to bring change to the industry in the 1980s.

Similar but more independent user conferences are held yearly by regional and local SAS users groups around the world.

The passing of the Courts Act 1971 and the additional duties it gave to the Lord Chancellor's Department forced it to expand, and by the time it ceased to exist as an independent department it had a staff of 12, 000 direct employees, 10, 000 indirect employees, 1, 000 buildings ( more than any other government department ) and a yearly budget of £ 2. 4 billion.

The band was initially signed to independent punk record label Hellcat Records, releasing five albums for the label, and making a name for themselves locally through constant touring and yearly St. Patrick's Day week shows, held in and around Boston.

However, it is independent from other yearly meetings, and has some beliefs and practices distinct from other branches of the Religious Society of Friends.

The Slamdance Film Festival is a yearly film festival reserved for independent films, created in 1995.

Modern Atlanta is an independent organization which presents the yearly MA tours of contemporary homes, special lectures, and design industry events.

St. Francis has been recognized nationally for its excellence in promoting Catholic Identity, for the success of its Language Arts Department in Word Master ’ s and for the independent science research that is done yearly by all middle school students.

( World Cafe Live is an independent corporate entity, and pays a yearly fee to license the World Cafe name from WXPN.

A team of 16 " outside experts " were to take an independent look at highly classified data used by the intelligence community to assess Soviet strategic forces in the yearly National Intelligence Estimates .< ref name =" mind "> < font size =" 1 "></ ref >

Vidoll was one of five bands to be selected for " Expect Rush ", a yearly publication by Shoxx that catalogs independent visual kei artists.

Although the principality paid a yearly tax to the Porte and had a garrison of Turkish troops in Belgrade until 1867, it was, in most other matters, an independent state.