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China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd. ("CPIC") is an insurance group basically constituted by China Pacific Insurance Company, a company established on 13 May 1991. The head office of CPIC is located in Shanghai.In 1991, China Pacific Insurance Co., Ltd. established
In 1994, China Pacific Insurance Co., (H.K.) Limited established
In 2001, China Pacific Insurance Company underwent restructuring. China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd. was established and China Pacific Property Insurance Co., Ltd. and China Pacific Life Insurance Co., Ltd were established with China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd. as the holding company.
In 2006, Pacific Asset Management Co., Ltd. established
In 2007, A Shares of CPIC were listed (中國太保, SH601601)
In 2009, CPIC became the holding company of Changjiang Pension Insurance Co., Ltd.
In 2009, H Shares of CPIC were listed (CPIC, HK02601)
In 2010, CPIC Investment Management (H.K.) Company Limited was established
In 2012, Pacific Insurance Online Services Technology Co., Ltd. was incorporated
Operation Overview
In 2013, CPIC delivered sustained value growth, as measured by a host of key value metrics. Group embedded value reached RMB144.378 billion, representing a YoY increase of 6.7%. Value of in-force business amounted to RMB62.422 billion, up 27.3%. Group net assets stood at RMB98.968 billion, representing a YoY increase of 2.9%. Group net income hit RMB9.261 billion, representing a YoY increase of 82.4%. The new business value of life insurance increased 6.2% YoY to RMB7.499 billion. The combined ratio of property and casualty insurance rose to 99.5%. The growth rate of investments' net asset value of the Group was 4.3%. CPIC realized gross written premiums of RMB176.923 billion, representing a YoY increase of 8.4%. Gross written premiums from life insurance business amounted to RMB95.101 billion, up 1.8%. In particular, premiums from new insurance policies amounted to RMB33.939 billion, while premiums from renewed policies amounted to RMB61.162 billion. Gross written premiums from property and casualty insurance businesses amounted to RMB81.822 billion, representing a YoY increase of 17.3%. In particular, gross written premiums from automobile insurance amounted to RMB63.849 billion,up 17.5%, while gross written premiums from non-automobile insurance amounted to RMB17.895 billion,up 16.5%. As of the end of 2013,, assets under management of the Group amounted to RMB746.639 billion, representing a YoY increase of 9.9%.
With various subsidiaries engaging in life insurance, property and casualty insurance, asset management, pension insurance and online service, CPIC has developed a marketing network and a diversified service platform covering all regions in China. CPIC provided comprehensive risk solutions, investment and wealth management and asset management services to nearly 80 million customers throughout the country. As of the end of 2013, CPIC has almost 90,000 employees and over 300,000 insurance agents.With the objective of "concentrating on the core business of insurance and pursuing sustainable value growth",CPIC has further promoted the "customer demand-oriented" transformation initiatives.. On the life side, CPIC continued to focus on the agency channel and regular premium business. On the property and casualty insurance side, CPIC's strategy was to pursue growth with underwriting profits. When it comes to asset management, CPIC achieved steady growth in investment yield.
Corporate Governance
CPIC is in strict compliance with laws and regulations and all requirements promulgated by regulatory authorities and continues to improve the corporate governance structure based on the state of affairs of the Company. The Company has made continuous efforts to improve its governance structure and established a relatively sound corporate governance system with appropriate checks and balances by streamlining its group management structure, consolidating its internal resources and strengthening the research on and responsiveness towards the capital market.
The Board of Directors endeavors to improve the corporate governance structure and system of the Company in order to establish a relatively sound corporate governance system. By implementing various systems and specific measures, the Company has enhanced the communication between the Board of Directors and the management, facilitated the due diligence of directors and supervisors and kept them abreast of the state of affairs of the Company.
The general meeting, the Board of Directors, the Board of Supervisors and the senior management of the Company fulfill their functions independently, exercise their rights and perform their duties respectively in accordance with the Articles of Association.
Corporate Culture
CPIC adheres to its mission to "be a responsible insurance company" and its core corporate values of "business integrity, prudence and sustainability, pursuit of performance excellence". It will promote and realize its objective of sustainable value-enhancing growth in order to create values for the customers, shareholders, employees and stake holders and contribute to the harmony of the society.
Social Responsibility
As a responsible insurance company, in addition to putting its efforts in achieving its sustainable growth, CPIC also strives to fulfill its corporate social responsibility and participates in various charity activities. Since its establishment, CPIC has proactively launched charity activities, such as holding activities to care for orphans and disabled, raising donations to support children education and participating in poverty alleviation and disaster relief work. CPIC has already invested RMB30 million to establish over 60 Hope Schools. It has also initiated fund raising and donation activities and donated over RMB100 million to provide support for the victims affected by catastrophic floods, SARS, snow storm in Southern China, 5.12 Earthquake, drought in Yunnan, earthquake in Yushu, Qinghai and debris flow disaster in Zhouqu.
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5 Things: Henley rises; McIlroy fades; more
Russell Henley wins the Honda Classic on the first hole of a four-man playoff as the sun was setting in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., after Rory McIlroy lost a three-shot lead. That and more in our 5 Things to Know from PGA National.
Dufner, Palmer share lead at Phoenix Open
Jason Dufner finished off a 7-under 64 on Friday for a share of the lead with Ryan Palmer after the first round of the Phoenix Open.
Palmer leads, 8 players shoot under par at Nelson
Ryan Palmer fought through a breezy day with a 3-over 73 in the third round at the Byron Nelson Championship, and even had the lead by himself at 5-under par.


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"Timid. Shy. Boring." Alice Cooper On Modern Rockers
Legend hits out against rock's new generationYoung rock bands are "afraid to be young rock bands" said shock rock legend Alice Cooper, who spoke out at the Q Magazine awards last night in London. He lamented the lyrics of modern rock songs and band's lack of theatricality in live shows, along with their "timid" fashion sense.
"There's a lot of thrust missing from rock 'n' roll. I don't know why everyone's trying to be very sensitive. In the 70's the last thing on our minds was sensitive" stated Cooper to BANG Showbiz, who said that female artists were trumping their male counterparts in terms of stage creativity.
''90 per cent of rock bands wear corduroy on stage, with little beards and they look like they're lumberjacks. And they sing about how much they hate oil. That's not rock n roll. They should be singing about boys and girls - that's always what it's been about. Or if they are singing about girls it's always, 'I'm so sorry I was bad.' Quit being sorry!''
Cooper's own infamous stage shows draw inspiration from cult horror film and American Vaudeville. They feature, among other items, guillotines, fake blood, electric chairs, dolls and boa constrictors.
Alice Cooper's new "Halloween Night of Fear Tour" kicks off tomorrow night in Cardiff.
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Filed under: Pivot Communication, Wins
- Pivot Communication won Memphis-based Correctional Counseling as a client. Correctional Counseling provides a wide range of treatment and training programs for offenders involved in the correctional system.
- Traction Communications added sun and sport performance eyewear company Native to its client roster.
GBSM is in the market for an associate to support the firm's public affairs and public outreach work. Send your resume/etc. to Raleigh Decker. No phone calls. Details are here: GBSM Associate_Public Affairs – 52009.
Turner PR has hired Aliza Rothman as vice president of the travel/hospitality and real estate team in Denver. Rothman previously was Vice President of Ogilvy Public Relations in Denver and Vice President at Robinson Lerer & Montgomery in New York City.
Filed under: Andrew Hudson, Jobs
Among those hiring this week are Children's Hospital, Jeppesen, LiveWell Colorado, Sony Online Entertainment, the Sopris Sun (Carbondale), and Starz.
Filed under: Layoffs
Could someone please explain to me how former KWGN/Channel 2 anchor Ernie Bjorkman can make the rounds on national media talking about his financial struggles after losing his anchor job? Today it was the Oprah Winfey show. The guy made $250,000 a year and within five months of being out of work he has to borrow $1,000 from a friend to cover his car payment. Seriously?
Filed under: Journalism Moves, KMGH, KWGN/News2, Layoffs
KMGH/Channel 7 won't renew longtime Denver news reporter and anchor Steve Saunders' contract, and his last day will be Aug. 15. Saunders, the son of former Rocky Mountain News media critic Dusty Saunders and the widower of Emmy-award-winning Denver television news producer Pam Saunders, spent the past decade at KMGH, and was at KWGN/Channel 2 for eight years prior to that. Joanne Ostrow at the Denver Post has the details.
Filed under: Awards, Denver Business Journal
Congratulations to Dovetail Solutions, which recently won the Denver Business Journal's Small Business Partners in Philanthropy award.
Filed under: PR Moves
Brand strategy and marketing communications firm Sterling-Rice Group has hired Jill Holmstrom as account director. Holmstrom previously was with Karsh/Hagan.
Filed under: PR Moves
CLS client Noodles & Company has hired Dan Fogarty as vice president of marketing. Fogarty's responsibilities will include overseeing all marketing, advertising, public relations and brand development.
Filed under: Chipotle, Denver Egotist
The advertising gurus behind the Denver Egotist have had enough of Chipotle's new "Low Roller" marketing campaign, and they are fighting back with a new Web site: Cheapotle.com.
Filed under: Denver Nuggets, Newspapers
Denver's second major daily could be the Los Angeles Times of Denver, if the Denver No Guts can beat the L.A. Lakers.
Filed under: Denver Post
Maybe the Denver Post should have splurged and brought over a Rocky copyeditor or two …
Filed under: Journalism Moves, KUSA
9News business reporter/anchor Gregg Moss is leaving the station to take the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer position at Alem International Management. Mosss has been at 9News for most of the past decade. The station also announced that reporter Carrie McClure will not return when she takes maternity leave in June. Joanne Ostrow at the Denver Post has all the details.
Filed under: Johnston Wells, Weise, Wins
- JohnstonWells landed law firm Faegre & Benson as a client.
- Pushkin Public Relations added the Medical Group Management Association as a client.
- Weise Communications announced the Eating Disorder Center of Denver (EDC-D), Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers (RMCC), St. Louis University Hospital and SALT Electric as clients.
Filed under: Andrew Hudson, Jobs
Among those hiring this week are the Nurse-Family Partnership, Boulder County Commissioners, New West Physicians, South Suburban Parks & Recreation, Bethany College (Lindsborg, Kansas) and AmerenUE (St. Louis).
Filed under: Linhart
And in the process, political reporter Marshall Zelinger of Colorado Springs' ABC affiliate gives a shout-out to Linhart PR's Russ "Ratso" Rizzo.
Filed under: INDenverTimes, Rocky Mountain Independent, Rocky Mountain News
Several of the more prominent backers of the ill-fated InDenver Times have stepped forward with a new, more streamlined approach: The Rocky Mountain Independent. Designed as a "daily online news magazine," the Rocky Mountain Independent is backed by former Rocky Mountain News journalists, including Steve Foster, Cindy House, David Milstead and John B. Moore. Michael Roberts at Westword has the details (and so does Ed Sealover at the Denver Business Journal).
Filed under: Johnston Wells
JohnstonWells has selected the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation as its 2009 pro bono recipient.
Linhart PR has appointed Kelly Womer as vice president. Womer joins Linhart from her own Chicago-based independent consultancy, where she worked with clients such as McDonald's and Aviva. Prior to forming her own consultancy, she was a principal in the Chicago office of Carmichael Lynch Spong.
Filed under: Denver Business Journal, Denver Post, INDenverTimes
Fresh off the success of InDenver Times, MediaNews CEO and Denver Post publisher William Dean Singleton told his employees that the company "cannot continue to give all of our content away for free," and that the company will stop offering free online access to its 53 daily newspapers and will instead develop an online subscription model. Mark Harden at the Denver Business Journal has the details.
Filed under: Jobs
Denver PR consultant Steve Koenigsberg is featured in this month's ColoradoBiz in an article that examines "what job seekers can learn from PR pros."
Filed under: Andrew Hudson, Jobs
Among those hiring this week are Scream, University of Denver, Fentress Architects, Jefferson County and Teletech.
Metzger's Doyle Albee vs. HWH PR's Lois Whitman. And if Doyle isn't careful on May 19, Catfight II will be Doyle Albee vs. Lois Whitman's attorney.
UPDATE: Techcrunch has picked up the catfight, and I'm glad to see that it is obvious to neutral observers who is on the right side of this catfight.
Filed under: Twitter
Revolut!on Magazine compiles the list and the reasons:
- Amazon.com
- Hewlett-Packard
- eBay
- McDonald's
- Pepsi
- Vodafone
- EasyJet
- Gucci
(Hat tip to The Denver Egotist)
The tables have been cleared, the floors vacuumed, the rented tuxedos returned, Elaine Ellis has posted bail and LoDo's has agreed not to press charges, which can mean only one thing – The 2009 PRSA Colorado 'Gold Pick" Awards ceremony is officially over. PRSA Colorado has posted the winners from Thursday's event, and the Denver PR Blog has once again used a proprietary and highly sophisticated formula (two points for a gold, one point for a silver) to determine which agencies fared best:
1. Carmichael Lynch Spong (13 points) – Three gold, seven silver
2. Linhart PR (9 points) – Three gold, three silver
3. JohnstonWells (8 points) – One grand gold, two gold, two silver
3. Pure Brand (8 points) – Three gold, two silver
5. GroundFloor Media (7 points) – Two gold, three silver
6. Philosophy (6 points) – One grand gold, two gold
7. Xstatic (4 points) – One gold, two silver
8. 104 West Partners (2 points) – One gold
8. GolinHarris (2 points) – One gold
8. MGA Communications (2 points) – One gold
8. Room 214 (2 points) – One gold
8. SSA (2 points) – One gold
8. Cohn Marketing (2 points) – Two silver
14. Dressel-Martin MediaWorks (1 point) – One silver
Also, congratulations to the big award winners: Comcast's Scott Binder and Goodwill's Tim Welker (Business Persons of the Year), Denver Art Museum's Ashley Pritchard (Rookie of the Year), Aurora Organic Dairy's Sonja Tuitele (PR Person of the Year), First Data's Cara Taylor (Chapter Service Award), Don Kirchoffner & Associates' Don Kirchoffner (Swede Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award), and Morris Animal Hospital (Nonprofit Award).
If you run into Pete Webb this weekend, make sure he buys the drinks. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has re-upped Webb PR's three-year contract to promote CDOT's anti-drunk driving and seat belt use campaigns, and the agency also nabbed several new accounts, including Colorado Department of Human Services, Jacobs Entertainment (owners of the Lodge and Gilpin Hotel Casinos in Black Hawk), Nobel Energy and Eagle County Ambulance.
Metzger Associates has promoted Sarah Engle to Chief Financial Officer. Engle, who is a CPA, has worked for Metzger as its controller since 2004.
104 West Partners won two Platinum and one Gold Hermes Creative Awards for its work on behalf of BitGravity, The March of Dimes Colorado Chapter and MX Logic. The Hermes Creative Awards recognizes outstanding work in the industry while promoting the philanthropic nature of marketing and communication professionals.
VOCA PR is sponsoring The Women's Foundation of Colorado and the Empowerment Council's "Fill the Purse Summer Cocktail Party" to increase awareness of girls' dropout rate in Colorado and raise money to provide sustained funding for the Foundation's work with girls and critical research and education efforts. The details are:
WFCO Fill the Purse Summer Cocktail Party
Tuesday, May 19 from 5 – 7 pm
Parallel 17 (1600 E 17th Ave., Denver)
Tickets are $30
RSVP at www.fillthepurse.org by May 15
Filed under: Denver
Denver has been named the eighth-best city for new college graduates, although Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Cleveland all rank higher than Denver, so clearly the methodology is out of whack.
Filed under: 104 West, Pivot Communication, Wins
- 104 West Partners won New York-based Daily Makeover, a leader in interactive media and virtual reality try-on technology.
- Pivot Communication was selected as agency of record for Castle Country Assisted Living, a nonprofit organization based in Castle Rock and Parker.
Filed under: Events, GBSM, Johnston Wells
GBSM's Steve Silvers, JohnstonWells' GG Johnston and Denver Post Business Editor Steve McMillan are panelists at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce's "Gold Program" event titled "Old Media. New Media. The Extraordinarily Changing Face of the Information Age" (I'm betting that neither Steve nor GG were responsible for naming the event). Anyway, the details are:
Thursday, May 28
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Denver Metro Chamber
1445 Market Street, 5th Floor
Congratulations to Linhart PR, which was named a finalist for a SABRE award for its work with Red Robin.
Filed under: Webb PR
In today's Denver Post, Pete Webb's Pete Webb takes the Colorado legislature to task for the "disparaging … caustic and sarcastic" manner legislators treat citizens and businesspeople who testify.
Filed under: Andrew Hudson, Jobs
Among those hiring this week are the Colorado Health Foundation, Dumb Friends League, DEX, Group Publishing, ITT, One Beacon Insurance, Reed Business Information, St. Mary's Hospital (Grand Junction) and TaxSalelists.com.
Pete Webb PR hired Sarah Oehler as an account manager, and Jody Gavin and Portia Berrey as account coordinators. Oehler joins Webb from SNO Public Relations, Gavin from The Hoffman Agency, and Berrey from Univision.


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The sights, sounds, and smells that change with the season, as well as the safe roads and varied terrain, make the Arboretum a runner's paradise year-round. Countless runners take advantage of the nine miles of scenic paved roads that wind through the West and East Side, creating a beautiful running course. The most common run loops are the outer 4.5 mile loop on the East Side and the 2.9 mile loop around the outer West Side.
Running is allowed on the roadways, although only walkers are permitted on trails. Runners can change clothes, use the restrooms and lockers, and buy water and food in the Visitor Center.


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On Thursday I visited L'Observatoire de la Capitale and recorded a podcast but because of the weather I couldn't get any good photos or video. So when I woke up this morning and discovered that the rain had stopped, the Observatoire was one of my first stops.
Located up on the 31st floor of the towering Marie-Guyart Building, L'Observatoire de la Capitale is one of the best places to go for panoramic views of Quebec City. Quite a few people seemed to have the same idea as myself this morning and it was pretty busy while I was there.
From behind the big glass windows you'll see an incredible vista which includes some of Quebec City's top attractions like the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, the Plains of Abraham, the Citadelle, the Saint-Laurent River and lots more.
As you can see from the picture here, the views from L'Observatoire de la Capitale really are quite stunning, making it one of the city's top attractions and somewhere you should definitely check out during your visit to the city.
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From staff reports
RALEIGH Police from three communities charged a Garner man Thursday with forging checks to himself from a Durham business and taking them to various State Employee Credit Union branches to cash them.
Dario Montrelle Lassiter, 22, of 521 Hillcrest St. was arrested at the Wake County Library's Harrison Branch on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh about 4 p.m., according to arrest records.
Police from Raleigh, Apex and Cary had warrants charging him with a total of 10 counts of forgery of an instrument and 10 counts of obtaining property by false pretenses. In this case, the "property" was money from the SECU offices, the warrants said.
The checks used an account number associated with Novan, Inc., a biotech startup company in Durham, police wrote.
According to the arrest warrants, police believe Lassiter forged three checks with a BB&T account number for a Durham company, made them out to himself and cashed them on Oct. 12.
Then four days later, he made out seven more checks using that account number and cashed them.
All of the checks were for amounts between $702 and $710, the warrants say.
Lassiter was being held on a $60,000 bond.


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The kickoff of Missouri's biennial filing day is often littered with surprises. But this year's iteration may have taken the cake.
Obviously, the biggest news is . The St. Louis City Democrat had considered running , but instead decided to enter into a race that will have him battling U.S. Rep. Lacy Clay (D-St. Louis City).
That race will be closely watched, since the district that encompasses all of St. Louis City and some of St. Louis County has a heavy Democratic lean. In essence, winning the Democratic primary is tantamount to election.
An auxiliary effect of Carnahan's decision means there probably won't be a major Democratic candidate running in the 2nd District. That's the area where former Missouri Republican Chairwoman Ann Wagner and former Webster Groves Councilman Randy Jotte filed Tuesday to run.
Those two candidates – who had announced their intention to seek the seat long ago – will be joined by a pair of lesser-known candidates from St. Charles County. St. Peters residents John Morris and James O. Baker filed to run as Republicans in the district that encompasses St. Louis County, St. Charles County and Jefferson County.
Baker, by the way, got 17 percent in 2010 when he ran in a GOP primary against U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-St. Elizabeth. Luetkemeyer – who didn't have a Democratic opponent in 2010 after a narrow victory in 2008 – ended up racking up 83 percent of the vote in that primary.
That doesn't mean that the winner of the 2nd District primary will run unopposed. Three Democrats – St. Louis resident Bill Haas, Eureka resident George Weber and Ballwin resident Marshall Works – signed up on the first day of filing. But a candidate without name recognition or a propensity to raise a lot of funds could have trouble gaining traction in the GOP-leaning district.
Click here to see a list of candidates that have signed up so far for statewide office, the state legislature and the judiciary. And for information's sake, here are interactive maps of the new House and Senate districts.
A couple of weeks ago, . While , they will utilize the caucuses to decide which candidates receive presidential delegates.
Since that time, the Missouri Republican Party has announced on its website the dates and times for various caucuses around the St. Louis area. St. Louis County Republicans will be caucusing by township at 10 a.m. on March 17, so the best bet is to check the Missouri Republican Party's web site for specific locations.
St. Charles County will be holding its caucuses at 10 a.m. at St. Francis Howell North High School in St. Charles. And as noted earlier, Jefferson County will be holding its caucuses at 10 a.m. March 17 at Hillsboro R-3 Intermediate School in Hillsboro.
Not all caucuses are being held on March 17. St. Louis City and Jackson County, for instance, are holding caucuses on March 24 to accommodate both areas' St. Patrick's Day festivities.
St. Louis County Republicans will be holding its annual Lincoln Day celebration at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Doubletree Hotel in Chesterfield.
Lincoln Days are usually the preeminent gathering of the year for local Republicans. Last year's festivities in St. Louis County included a keynote speech from Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, as well as ample time for party activists to mingle with elected officials and candidates.
Some candidates for state Senate from St. Louis County may not have a definite idea of where they will be running. That's because a tentative state Senate map won't become finalized until after a bipartisan commission votes again on the plan in March.
Secretary of State Robin Carnahan had urged candidates to hold off on filing for state Senate races until the map was officially approved. And while some have taken her advice, others have decided to file anyway.
On a topic that has little to do with elections, Carnahan's office in late February put out the state's Blue Book in digital form.
The comprehensive guide contains a cavalcade of information about the state's executive, legislative and judicial branches. Included are short biographies of all of the state's officials.
A press release from Carnahan's office noted that this edition of the Blue Book will only be available online in an electronic format, as directed by the Missouri General Assembly. You can take a gander at the book by clicking here.


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As the weekend inches closer and closer, many high school seniors around the state are most likely watching their clocks anxiously as they prepare for one of the most memorable moments of their lives — graduation.
However, for four Good Hope seniors, they're hoping to be three hours away when their classmates stroll across the stage.
The Raiders' softball team will make its second-straight trek to Lagoon Park in Montgomery, where its set to begin play in the Class 3A State Softball Tournament on Friday against White Plains.
And although wins will likely mean missing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the Red and White seniors are just fine with that.
"You know, it is our graduation, but we don't want to be there," Kayla Tillman said. "We want to win."
Added Darcie Wilson: "It's bittersweet knowing we could miss it. But, on the other hand, I'd rather win a state title any day."
Tillman, Wilson, Cara Goodwin and Savannah Fendley are looking to make one last run in their efforts to solidify themselves as part of one of the most successful classes in school history.
The former three are making their fourth appearance in a state tournament — two in softball and two in basketball — while Fendley, a mid-season transfer last year, is participating in her second overall.
While Goodwin said she was "glad they'd all be remembered," Tillman took a moment before coming up with just how much her prep career has meant to her.
"It's been awesome, and we're all proud to be apart of this class," she said. "That's all you want in life is to be successful."
Coach Wayne Harris said his seniors are right where they belong.
"With the exception of Savannah, I've had them all five years I've been here," Harris said. "We've put in a lot of hours on this field. You always want your season to end at Lagoon Park. To borrow the cliche, 'It's icing on the cake.' Hopefully, they can go out and do what they've done all year and their whole career."
The trio of Tillman, Wilson and Goodwin go back a ways. In fact, they all three attribute their prep successes to familiarity with one another.
"We've been together for so long," Wilson said. "We just have that chemistry with each other."
Added Tillman: "It helps that we all get along so well. Ever since we were really little, we've played sports together. I know a lot of teams say they are like family, but we really are."
Despite the fact Fendley has only been with her fellow teammates for a year and a half, the outfielder said she had no trouble feeling right at home.
"It was really easy for me to fit in," she said with a laugh. "It's a little sad thinking about this being our last week together, but I'm really glad I get to share it with them as well."
As the end of an era comes to a close this weekend, Goodwin is confident her team will be prepared when they take the field on Friday.
"We are way more ready this year than last," she said. "We were really nervous and intimidated last year. This time we are going to go down there and perform. We already know it."
With the players ready to throwdown in Montgomery, Harris could only reflect on the legacy left behind by his seniors.
"They've matured so much from eighth-graders to seniors," he said. "They want to do good in everything they can. They're all going to school next year, and they really took a vested interest in helping younger players this season.
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Cities should take the lead on inter-city rail service
An article caught my eye recently about how business and civic leaders in four Midwestern cities were talking cooperation and super-regionalism. Fearful of being forgotten in a possible future of "mega-regions", this group is stepping up to discuss how to work together to enhance the economies of all, rather than focus on competing. It's a wise move.
One aspect noted in the article was that of transportation, including (gasp!) passenger rail. I'm admittedly a big fan of passenger rail, especially since it provides people with choices. Choices are good. Choices equal freedom. Choices in transportation are especially important, since not everyone wants to drive everywhere for everything. And, a little redundancy in a system is always a good thing – see the floods of the summer of 2011 and I-29 closure as one good reason.
The problem in getting more quality passenger rail service going, however, is the painfully slow process of working with Amtrak, the federal government, and especially state governments. While the feds might be slow and cumbersome, at least they are favorable to providing additional service. Many state governments however, especially those in conservative-leaning Midwestern states, are openly hostile to any funding for rail service. They might begrudgingly accept some additional grant monies from the Federal Railroad Administration, but certainly won't be proactive in providing 21st century rail service. In fact, most can't even conceive of planning for early-20th century caliber rail service.
So the question on the table then becomes, why don't the cities just do it themselves? While these four cities are talking cooperation, what if they took the leadership mantle and worked around the states and feds to provide at least low-speed rail service, if not high-speed rail eventually?
Here's a few numbers to chew on:
- The intra-state line between Kansas City and St. Louis costs the state of Missouri an operating subsidy of about $8 million per year, for twice-daily service
- On occasion, that line receives some capital funding from the federal government for modest infrastructure improvements. In 2008 and 2010, it received $34 million for such upgrades
- In FY 2011, the line generated $4.7 million in revenue, for about 200,000 riders
- Distances between the 4 cities: KC to St Louis is 247 miles; KC to Omaha is 189 miles; KC to Des Moines is 193 miles; Des Moines to Omaha is 138 miles; St Louis to Des Moines is 370 miles. Total mileage for all those links: 1,137 miles
- If the same operating subsidy for the Missouri line is applied as a per-mile cost to the total links about, the necessary operating subsidy would be approximately $36.8 million per year.
- The populations of just the 4 major cities: KC, MO is 463,000; Omaha is 415,000; St. Louis is 318,000; Des Moines is 206,000. Total is approximately 1,402,000, or about 3 times that of KC, MO.
- Revenue generated by a ¼ cent sales tax in KC, MO: $17 million / year
- Proportionate revenue generated by a ¼ cent sales tax in all 4 cities combined= $51 million / year in revenue
Very simplistically, a ¼ cent sales tax levied in each of the 4 cities (not even their regions – just the big cities) could easily raise enough revenue for inter-city service at the level of the intra-state line in Missouri. I want to be clear here that I'm not recommending this as THE funding approach. It is one possible approach, of many. Other potential revenue sources include higher ticket prices, charging taxes and fees like the airports and airlines do, using value capture financing tied to up-zoning around train station areas (since rail service inevitably drives the desirability of higher-density development), property taxes and more.
To be fair, a few other negative caveats:
- The current Missouri service is only two trains per day. It's hard to imagine a true business-level service between these cities working with less than four trains per day
- The numbers above do not take into account capital costs, although capital is one area that is frequently funded by the federal government. Missouri, for example, recently received FRA grant money for new rolling stock along with several other Midwestern states
- It's possible that these lines could require more of an operating subsidy than the Missouri line
Now that the basics and some negatives are laid out, let's also look at the significant potential upside. For one, a quality service, with several trains per day operating at speeds of 90 to 125 mph could generate far MORE revenue and need far LESS subsidy than what is done currently. In fact, a privately-run operation could in fact make money, as is the case with what FEC is undertaking in the state of Florida for service between Miami and Orlando. That service will have 16-19 trains running each way per day in 2015. The level of demand is clearly less between these four Midwestern cities, but is 25% of that demand possible? A more detailed look would be required, but on the face it seems reasonable to assume so.
I personally wish for the day that passenger rail can be privately-run and profitable across the country, but our largesse in highway and airport spending makes that nearly impossible today. And, I wish our state governments were supportive of doing anything other than building and widening highways across the landscape. But that's not today, and cities should not wait around for others to be supportive. Cities have the need, the public interest and the money. One thing that should be obvious from the history of trying to fund transit in Kansas City, for example, is that cities do themselves no favors by looking to build broad constituencies with people who have suburban and rural interests. But more on that another time.
For now, it's time for cities to take the lead, and make quality inter-city rail happen on their own initiative. They have the most to gain by action, and the most to lose by inaction.
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Bonnie says:
I read your blog all the time, Kevin, though I don't always comment. I would love to see some kind of inter-city cooperation to lay high (or even low) speed rail between Atlanta and Savannah or a rail line connecting Atlanta, Savannah, Charleston, and Jacksonville. This is such an obviously good idea, why won't anyone in our stupid legislature make it happen?!
Kevin Klinkenberg says:
Bonnie – thanks, and I completely agree. In fact, I have a future piece in mind focusing especially on the Lowcountry. If nothing else, Savannah to Charleston is such a natural connection for better rail service (the current Amtrak is pretty lousy). My experience with state politics leads me to believe that they will drag their feet until people demand something. In this case, it's my belief the cities will get things done faster if they just take up the mantle on their own, and avoid the hostile rural legislators that dominate state governance.
Alex Baquero-Lima says:
Rail service in the early 20th century was done by private companies. Thats why it was better. There was an incentive behind operating the system/s.
Check out All Aboard Florida in Florida. If the FEC can turn a profit on the train, it will be a national game changer. The past can teach us a lot.
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Woops, looked over the All Aboard Florida part in the article!
Good job!
Ron McLinden says:
With respect to the West-of-the-Mississippi Midwest situation, my initial reactions:
I'm in full agreement with an incremental approach to improving intercity rail service. All-out HSR has never made a lot of sense to me when incremental improvement could be provided to so much of the country at much lower cost. (Just how fast is fast enough, anyway?)
If there is interest in improving transportation options among STL/KCY/DSM/OMA, then by all means there should be active dialogue.
Realistically, however, there are a number of challenges, including:
- Extrapolation of Missouri River Runner (MRR) costs to a four-city network are not realistic because a significant cost component will be paying the freight railroads for access to their track. Amtrak already has access to UP track between KCY and STL, but does not have access between the other city pairs.
- Upgrading track to even a modest 60 mph average scheduled speed would be costly. MRR service currently averages only 50 mph on pretty good track that has a speed limit of 79 mph.
An incremental approach to improving passenger rail probably begins with upgrading service and building ridership in the MRR corridor, both by increasing scheduled speed from the current 50 mph, and by adding a third (and eventually a fourth and fifth) round trip to the current two. (New cars and locomotives are already funded by the FRA, with cars due to be delivered late in 2015.) These upgrades seem simple, but they require a lot more time and effort than might be expected.
Meanwhile, discussion among the four cities — and also among the three state DOT's — should emphasize better coordination among all surface modes (Greyhound and Jefferson Lines and MegaBus in addition to Amtrak) in order to create more viable travel options within the region.
I welcome the opportunity to discuss further.
–Ron McLinden
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Member, Missouri Rail Passenger Advisory Committee (MORPAC)
Kevin Klinkenberg says:
Ron – thanks for commenting. Just a couple quick points: I don't see why 4 cities that are working together couldn't be more effective in working with the railroads than state DOT's that are ambivalent at best. And as I noted, capital costs have a way of working themselves through the feds. The FEC model in FL is fascinating, in that it too requires very significant capital expenditures, and yet FEC still sees it as profitable. I'd love to see that sort of enterprising thought process brought to the Midwest as well.
Lawrence Andre says:
I concur that cities need to unshackle their dreams from the Feds & States and be more assertive and providing services for their residents. This would be more productive than all the tax breaks we currently hand out today to businesses. Cities need to recognize that basic services and infrastructure investment is their best ability to compete on a national level. It's not about attracting the corporations, it's about attracting the residents. By creating a better quality of life in their cities, they will attract more people, and those people will attract the corporations (i.e. jobs).
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"cities do themselves no favors by looking to build broad constituencies with people who have suburban and rural interests."
Truth. Cities within mega-regions banning together and looking out for their own transportation interests is the way of the future.
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Islamabad, Pakistan -- An explosives-filled car slammed into a U.S. Consulate vehicle in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing two Pakistanis and wounding two U.S. consular staff, authorities said.
The suicide attack did not kill any U.S. Consulate employees, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in a statement.
She said U.S. authorities were "seeking further information about other victims of this heinous act."
Nuland's statement followed an assertion by local Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain that two Americans had died in the blast.
But Umar Riaz, a senior Peshawar police official, said the U.S. consular security detail surrounded the vehicle, which was severely damaged in the attack, and took away the people who'd been traveling in it.
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the bomber was apparently targeting a U.S. Consulate van filled with both Americans and Pakistanis.
"Let me just very clearly condemn the attack on our consulate personnel in Peshawar, Pakistan. We pray for the safe recovery of both American and Pakistani victims and once again we deplore the cowardly act of suicide bombing and terrorism," she said.
Clinton praised the response of Pakistani authorities, saying some of the injured were airlifted to hospitals in Islamabad.
The attack took place in an area of the city where several international agencies have offices. In addition to the U.S. Consulate, the U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, is in the area.
Peshawar is about 190 kilometers (120 miles) from the country's capital, Islamabad.
In May 2011, a remote-controlled car bomb targeted a convoy of U.S. Consulate vehicles in Peshawar, killing one person and wounding 11. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
In April 2010, three explosions went off in rapid succession near the consulate.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, of which Peshawar is the capital, is rife with Islamic extremists and has been the site of recent clashes between Pakistani security forces and militants.
It was formerly known as North West Frontier province, a name assigned during British colonial rule. The ruling party changed the name to reflect the province's majority Pashtun population.Copyright © 2014, Chicago Tribune


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It's a common occurrence in the music world - two bands discover they share the same name. What's not common is the way that this was handled.
When a Chicago band decided they wanted to exercise their right to hold the name Future Ghosts over a band from Greensboro, they took direct - and vicious - action. Rather than opt for an amicable agreement (or even attempting any sort of communication or resolution), they sent out an immediate cease and desist action, forcibly removing the Greensboro band's online presence just as they are gearing up for the release of their debut album.
Not only do these actions seem destructive to Future Ghosts, it sets a precedent that could make the whole scene a lot meaner.
Who Owns the Future Of Future Ghosts?
- December 12, 2012 at 10:51 am(1) Thomas Whittaker says:
Future Ghosts® is a creative vision that started in 2005 in Bloomington Indiana by Sean Whittaker. His vision was to incorporate and develop around his idea, Future Ghosts. Through demos, single song releases, free music, this idea developed as expected with many any other burgeoning rock bands using social media. Sean moved to Chicago in 2007 and continued his works on several previous releases and projects he put together for his social media pages.
Future Ghosts then started playing at several local venues and played regionally. Starting in 2010 to present, several
bands started using the Future Ghosts name. Wanting to protect our brand, we went through the proper and legal channels to make so there is no confusion of the original vision of Future Ghosts. Today, the viability of Future Ghosts is evident by being played on one of the most prestigous radio shows in Chicago, WXRT Local Anesthetic.
The irony of all this is that musicians often complain about how horrible the business side of music is, yet violate its own integrity by infringing on other trademarks and knowingly uploading covers of other peoples work on their sites. As an independent musicians, we need take a little time and understand the business details and respect those who have been in front of the line. Thats the only way it will get any better.
Trademark infingement should be taken seriously and bands need to be educated on terms and conditions when they post content on sites. At this point, we are only asking to rebrand their band name and distributed products in good faith as soon as possible to avoid any further confusion.
Future Ghosts®
- December 12, 2012 at 6:17 pm(2) Future Ghosts says:
A band called 'Future Ghosts' has been in existence in the UK earlier than 2005……. The album 'Afterglow' has a 2004 copyright.
- December 12, 2012 at 7:22 pm(3) Robyn says:
Just wondering why you shut down Future Ghost in Los Angeles with no warning. They did not receive a cease and desist notice.


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Democratic challenger Susan Montee is criticizing Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder over hotel bills and dealings with a stripper in a new TV ad.
Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is taking aim at Republican challenger Todd Akin with a new series of TV ads featuring rape survivors upset about Akin's position on emergency contraception.


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Summer Time ...What's your drink??
Currently sipping a dark n Jerry (dark and stormy with a splash of sailor jerry).
My big summer drink is a rhubarb gin fizz. Home infused rhubarb vodka (working on infusing gin right now) with gin and some lime, simple syrup and club soda. Yummy!
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I made a simple syrup the other day: rhubarb (half dozen big stalks from my neighbor), two pints of blueberries, a palm full of black pepper corns (whole -- ~1T), 3C sugar, 6C water. Bring to boil, drop heat, simmer till the rhubarb is soft.
Mash it all, pour through chinois and cool.
Pour over ice, plymouth gin and a splash of ginger ale. Very refreshing.
Eyrie Pinot Gris is essence of summer to me. My favorite non-wine adult beverage is Campari soda with a slice of orange. Soda first and the Campari sinks so you don't have to stir it, thereby keeping it extra sparkly.
Pimms with ginger ale. Cider (actually, that's my year-round drink).
Buddha's hand vodka soda with a squeeze of lemon is my new favorite summer thing.
Any of the flavored Polar seltzers are, of course, refreshing on their own and fun to spike with your weapon of choice, a squeeze of citrus, maybe mint and a little simple syrup. They have nice summer flavors this year--cucumber melon and ginger lemonade to name two. More info here:
Cucumber vodka is also on deck for further experimentation this year. A local bar makes a cucumber drink with muddled hot pepper just for one eye deer.
Cucumber agua fresca, which you can doctor with tequila or vodka or the booze of your choice.
Brandy slush! Very much a Wisconsin summer beverage. My parents' house always has a big gallon ice cream bucket full of it in the freezer all summer long. Scoop out into a glass and top with a splash of 7Up. I like to toss in a handful of fresh or frozen fruit into the glass as well.
I try to keep some kind of homemade lemonade on hand, usually made with mint or ginger simple syrup. Add a healthy splash of vodka and st Germaine and its a perfect summer cocktail.
I drink a lot of Rose in the summer too.
If course some nights only a G&T or a cucumber cooler will do. :)
A nice dry rose or a vinho verde. For nonalcohol, I like Arnold Palmers.
For beer, Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy (lemon) is my go to in the summer.
Taiwanese sour plum juice ... spiked with vodka. Sometimes.
I've been making a very tart bourbon drink the last few hot weeks here in NYC. I'm pleased with it.
I put a large pinch of citric acid (lemon salt) and a table spoon of raw sugar over ice. Several squirts (an ounce?) of key lime juice, two or three ounces of Makers. Shake. Top with seltzer.
Home-infused ginger vodka with ginger-lemonade seltzer.
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It couldn't be easier. I buy a tub of crystallized ginger (usually from Whole Foods bulk bins). Dump it into a very large jar. Empty in 750mL of plain vodka, saving the bottle. This last batch was Absolut - very yummy. Cover tightly and let it sit on the counter for a few weeks, then strain out the ginger and refill the vodka bottle with your infused liquor. Add a pretty ribbon (yellow). The ginger-lemonade seltzer comes from the regular grocery store. I think it's Polar brand. The drink is also good with regular lemon seltzer over lots of ice.
Lemonade with a hint rosewater and mint or orange blossom water. Dhoogh or ayran if you like your quaffable yogurt. If we're going to go down the cocktail route, it's the triumvirate of Pisco Sours, Pimm's Cup and Pina Coladas.
Without booze: frappe, medium with milk (Greek-style iced coffee) or agua fresca.
With booze: Tom Collins, Kaffir Lime Collins, other tart cocktails or summery cocktails involving muddled berries.
I'm craving a strawberry daiquiri made with local berries, but it's been years since I had a good one. Might have to make my own in the near future. :)


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- Pinklemonade-xo said...
I want to see it!
Its an under eye concealer. Check out my video on youtube. I explain it better on there.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ISydhuwmII
- June 15, 2009 at 4:57 PM
- Victoria said...
@Pinklemonade - shall do tonight! Can't get on You Tube at work. Damn work, it's so inconvenient!
- June 15, 2009 at 4:59 PM
- Lil said...
Ah I love it!
90s tv shows are where its at. I recently started watching Beverly Hills 90210 boxsets and the fashion is off the chain. Very inspiring.
- June 15, 2009 at 10:57 PM
- Victoria said...
@Lil - 90s tv shows are the best. Can't wait to get watching these! I used to bloody love it back in the day!
- June 15, 2009 at 11:16 PM
- Being Brazen said...
OMG - I Loved loved loved that show....would love to see it again.
I used to love claire Danes hair and Jordan Catalano
- June 18, 2009 at 11:51 AM
- Victoria said...
@beingbrazen - I haven't even started watching them yet but I can't wait! I'm thinking pjs, pizza n sweets, then chill out on the sofa watching these back to back = heaven!!
- June 18, 2009 at 5:12 PM


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Driver pleads not guilty in Arizona death of DPS officer
By Associated Press
Originally published: Jun 5, 2013 - 9:58 am
Originally published: Jun 5, 2013 - 9:58 am
YUMA, Ariz. -- A Yuma truck driver has pleaded not guilty to 20 felony charges stemming from the May 6 death of an Arizona Department of Public Safety officer.
Officer Tim Huffman was killed in his patrol vehicle when it was struck as part of a multivehicle collision involving a tractor-trailer rig driven by 33-year-old Jorge Espinoza.
The accident occurred as Huffman was writing a report at an accident site on Interstate 8 in eastern Yuma County.
The Yuma Sun reported that Espinoza was arraigned Monday in Yuma County Superior Court on one count of second-degree murder, 13 of endangerment and six of criminal damage.
Espinoza was not injured in the crash.
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Eloise Reeves Stephenson, 81, of Maryville passed away Monday May 17, 2010. She was a graduate of Alcoa High School and a Special Education bus driver for Blount County Schools for 40+ years. She was a member of Broadway Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by Parents: Bluford and Paralee Reeves; 2 sisters; and 1 brother. She is survived by her Husband of 62 years: William C. (Bill) Stephenson of Maryville; Children: Starling Stephenson of Knoxville; Vickey and Paul Bale of Louisville, Bryan and Beth Stephenson and Louisville, and Melissa and Mickey Holder of Friendsville; Grand Children: Joshua Belcher, Meghan Beaty, Blake Holder, and Gabe Holder; Great Grand Daughter: Maddison Beaty; Sisters: Jean Simmons of Houston, TX, and Brenda Walden of Etowah. The family request donations are made to the Alzheimer's Association: 2270 Sutherland Avenue Knoxville, TN 37919. Family and friends will meet at 3:30 P.M. Thursday May 20, 2010 at Clarks Grove Cemetery for a graveside service with Rev. Joel Tilson officiating. The family will receive friends 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday May 19, 2010 in the Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Condolences may be sent at website www.MemorialFuneralHomeInc.com


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By TONY EIERDAM
For the first time in four years, Lady Rams head coach David Tarver will go into a softball season not knowing what his opening day lineup will look like.
The Lady Rams lost key starters to graduation off of last year's regional quarterfinalist team, including four-year letterman Chandler Ortiz and three-year letterman Reagan Patterson, perhaps the best catcher to ever play softball at MWHS.
In fact, the holes left by Chandler at second base and Patterson at catcher creates a huge void not only in the infield, but the batting order as well as both all-district, first-team players hit in the top part of the Lady Rams' batting order.
The good news is the return of five starters – senior Bethany Allen, juniors Hope Patterson, Allie Stephens and Tabby Santibanez and sophomore Kelsey Keeton.
Returning players Addison Singleton, Anaiz Mendoza and Victoria Huffman will also add to the depth and they will challenge for starting spots.
Also vying for playing time will be sophomores Kaitlynn Brock, Jenny Seigler and Ashley Valdez, and freshman Airaca Graham.
But Tarver's main concern will be how to replace Reagan Patterson. One of his options may sound unthinkable – moving first-team, all-state shortstop Allen to catcher and putting third baseman Hope Patterson at shortstop.
Thankfully for Tarver he has a few weeks of practice, four scrimmages, three tournaments and four other non-district games to figure out who his starters will be when District 6-3A play begins on March 11 at home against Castleberry.
The Lady Rams won the district championship in 2011 and have reached the third round of the playoffs the last two years with basically the same lineup.
"There are a lot of questions coming into this season," Tarver said. "We lost a lot of girls to graduation who were key players on those three teams.
"We have had some younger girls step up in the last two years, but now we are in a situation where we do not know exactly who will be playing where."


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Please be advised that the nursing information session should not replace the open houses or campus tours. These information sessions are being offered for those students who have already visited the campus and have more detailed questions about the nursing program.
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