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The Chinese styled growth.
What distinguishes China along its way to reform among all the nations in the world is that 1) China is the most populous country in the world; 2) the landownership belongs to the state. During the past 3-odds decades, Chinese economy has gained its momentum from the above mentioned two factors, and will continue to rely on both population dividend and the land utilization policy.
In the just-finished 18th CCP congress, the outline of economic development in 2013 was drawn with agriculture, rural areas and farmers as its core, which becomes priority of the central government to sustain its economic growth ever since the beginning of reform in China since 1978.
Urban residents outnumbered rural dwellers in China for the first time in the country's history last year as scores of migrants leave the countryside in search of opportunities in rapidly growing cities. But the land usage left behind is a case in point. A law introduced in 2003 restricted the right of collectives to reassign land within villages and provided a legal basis for transfers of land between peasants for farm. On the other hand, many famers become city dwellers because of requisition of their land, which sounds more convoluted when it comes to compensation. It is, therefore, vitally significant to settle both the land circulation and land requisition compensation before quickening the pace of urbanization, which in return makes Chinese growth sustainable for at least another decades from now on.
Consliation of land holdings, on the principles of transfers of agricultural land will allow the rapid mechanization of farming if happens on a large enough scale while compensation for land requisition will prepare farmer for their affordable life in cities. Is this a huge domestic consumption? Advantages remain in China in terms of population dividend and reform dividend.

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Marshall Motor Group has acquired 10 site group Silver Street Motors for an undisclosed sum.
The acquisition will take Marshall's group turnover to almost £1 billion and adds the Audi and Skoda brands to its franchise portfolio for the first time.
The deal includes three Audi businesses (Exeter, Plymouth and Taunton); three Volkswagen cars businesses (Barnstaple, Bridgwater, Taunton); two Volkswagen commercial vehicles businesses (Barnstaple, Bridgwater); Škoda in Barnstaple and the Trade Parts Specialist business in Exeter.
The acquisition takes the total number of franchised dealerships in the Marshall portfolio to 70 and will push the business one place up the AM100 table above Greenhous Group to 11th place.
Under the terms of the agreement, all 324 colleagues at these sites have transferred to Marshall, taking the headcount to around 2,300. The combined group's turnover for 2012 is £927m with Silver Street accounting for £115m.
Daksh Gupta, Marshall chief executive told AM: "For some time Marshalls has been seen as one of the most aggressive groups when it comes to acquisitions.
"This latest deal brings an end to that policy for the time being. That's not to say we won't consider further, smaller scale opportunities should they arise, but our main focus now will be on maximising the value of the massively expanded business we have become - and the brands Marshall represents."
Since early 2009 Marshall has been acquiring businesses in a bid to stretch out from its East Anglia base and create a national dealer group – moving from a turnover of £250m to £927m. It has acquired sites in the midlands, the north east, north west and now the south west over the last four years, making 70% of its portfolio new businesses.
The group has welcomed 1,500 new members of staff to the business. All of the acquisitions have been funded by Marshall's own cash flows and have involved no debt.
The new Audi businesses will be overseen by David Waghorn, a Marshall franchise director with prestige brand experience.
The Volkswagen businesses and the Škoda business will be run by Chris Norris, the Marshall brand director for Volkswagen who joined the family-owned group in 2012 following the company's acquisition of their first Volkswagen businesses.
Marshall Motor Group geographical spread (green) and Silver Street Automotive network (black) (source AMi):
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Exeter-based Silver Street Automotive was formed in January 2009 with the merging of Silver Street Motors and Audi South West. The merger led to a group with 13 centres in six locations across the South West offering new and used car and van sales, corporate and business sales, servicing, repairs, parts, accessories, Motabililty and accident management and repair.Silver Street operates the new vehicle franchises for Audi, Seat, Skoda and Volkswagen cars and vans.In February 2013 the group was bought by Marshall Motor Group.
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Skoda is targeting sales of up to 78,000 units in the next five years as it secures an ever-stronger order book backed by a growing range.Its sales hit a new high in 2010 backed by an expanding dealer netowork and they are set to reach a new record in 2011 too. This growth is balanced between fleet and retail sales and Skoda expects there to be a 45/55 fleet retail split as demand grows in future. A key launch for 2012 will be the Skoda Citigo, based on the VW Up, which will mark Skoda's entry into the A-segment and a significant potential uplift in sales.Until now, Roomster and Fabia have been its smallest cars.
The Audi network has hovered around the 120 sites mark for many years, but both sales and market share have been on a consistent upward trajectory.Its model range continues to grow and the brand has benefited from the increasing popularity of premium badge cars at the expense of mainstream products.With an enormous product range, Audi's cars cover traditional sectors as well as important niches. It has overtaken BMW as the best-selling premium car brand in the UK and has increased its market share in 2014, putting it on course to exceed 2013's total registrations of more than 142,000.Perhaps unsurprisingly, dealers value the franchise highly, with its NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey scores increasing steadily over the past two years.As the TT range is about to be renewed with a new model, and plug-in hybrid technology is about to be introduced with the A3 e-tron, there is still room for Audi to grow.
The third-biggest player in the UK car market, Volkswagen has seen its share decline slightly in the past few years despite increasing its registrations.With 196,000 registrations in 2013, Volkswagen almost matched its previous best year of 2007 and is in with a chance of improving on that in 2014, although its market share this year is running slightly behind last year's 8.57%.Prospects in 2015 look better with an all-new Passat on the new Volkswagen Group MQB small and medium car platform.The facelifted Scirocco has just been introduced and the Touareg also benefits from a nip and tuck for 2015.Volkswagen added two electric cars to the range in 2014, the E-Up and the E-Golf, and zero emission options will be joined by an ultra-low emission Golf GTE plug-in hybrid in 2015, offering 204bhp with an expected CO2 rating of 35g/km.Note: Manufacturers administer the franchised contracts for cars and LCVs in different ways. Broadly, for some the contract to sell cars and LCVs is managed through a separate dealer contract. For others one contract covers both vehicle types. AMi seeks to acknowledge the difference and reflect it in the count of each dealer groups total franchised outlets (franchised businesses) and sites (locations).Volkswagen treats car and LCV sales as coming under separate contracts –AMi counts each individually.
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As someone who has never been afraid to offer my opinion openly, without the need of a false moustache and glasses for disguise, I stand by my earlier comments sgcb - whoever you are? Even after 30 years in the industry with retail, manaufacturer and for the past 12 years consulting experience, I can tell you that I haven't got all of the answers. I do know, however, that it's much harder for retailers to make money in todays climate, than to read a set of accounts. 50% of motor retailers forecast a loss for 2012, and that included premium brands too. Whilst insolvencies overall are slowing, in the motor retail sector they are speeding up - averaging more than 10 a week. The number would be even greater if the larger groups were not being so aquisitive! I know the former directors of the Silverstreet business well, and of course their trading position to date. They are good people that will find their ways into other senior roles within the industry if they wish. Motor retailing with premium brands is a cash hungry business, and Marshall Motor Group has the cash to take the Silverstreet forward. Rather than just ofering an armchair opinion about our industry, I'm passionate about offering practical support for retailers. In support of the smaller groups and independents, I'm co-hosting a Directors' Workshop called "Pole 2 Pole" on 7th & 21st March in Birmingham and Newbury respectively. As the title suggests, it's designed to address the polarity in retailers performance. When cash is tight you have to turn stock quicker and sweat your assets. Pole 2 Pole will reveal the guerilla tactics and world class habits to more actively manage working capital, people, performance related pay and relationships with banks. Karl Davis, MD, Coachworks Consulting Ltd. www.coachworks-consulting.com
@Karl Davis -you are right Karl! You said it all in your last paragraph they didn't obviously make enough or manage it!
sgcb, you obviously don't know the staff or the business that well either! Silverstreet has among the most dedicated and capable staff in the business and has purely not been able to compete with the demands imposed on it by the Manufacturers due to a lack of cash in the bank. Perhaps now they will be able to go from strength to strength with the backing of Marshall and a lack of debt that has thwarted it.
Karl you obviously haven't looked at their accounts recently!Try company check on google before you make a statement like that.
Marshall Group have aquired a well runn business and some great new colleagues. It has been our pleasure to support Silverstreet over the past couple of years and we wish all concerned continued success. Karl Davis, MD,Coachworks Consulting Limited. www.coachworks-consulting.com
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To celebrate International TableTop Day, Games for All is hosting its annual weekend of gaming! Tournaments, prizes and an game library of 500+ games for free play. Games for All will be hosting a pre-qualifier for the Canadian Catan World Championships Qualifier. The winner of the Games for All tournament will receive entry into the advanced rounds of the Eastern Canadian Catan World Championship Qualifier held at the Games for All Store & Lounge in August 2014. The winner of the Eastern Canadian Catan World Championship Qualifier will represent Canada at the Catan World Championships in Berlin, Germany fall of 2014. |
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PrezCon in our 21st year hosts 90+ tournaments with 40+ Demos. Full Dealers Room with Mayfair as our Featured Dealer. Game Auction and Auction Store. Games Library open to all attendees. We will be running 5 heats of Settlers of Catan with the winner receiving up to $500 towards travel expenses plus all the nice gifts Mayfair offers. A Pre-qualifier for the CWC will be held in which the winner will travel to Origins in June to compete to be the U.S. representative at the Catan World Championships in Berlin, Germany. First prize will include $500 for travel expenses, badge and double occupancy hotel room at Origins. |
Gamehole Con 2013 - Sheraton Hotel, MadisonFri, Nov 01, 2013 (12:00 AM) - Sun, Nov 03, 2013 (12:00 AM)
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The battle over the abortion ban in South Dakota continues. The opposition campaign released a television ad today featuring a real-life family who desperately needed a procedure. How many women could have already been helped with the money spent on the campaign pushing the initiative in 2004 and 2008?
I think I've figured it out. The abstinence-only/virginity pledging until marriage/promising purity to your father crowd actually has no illusions that it won't all turn out exactly the way it did with Bristol Palin.
Progressive senatorial candidate and former entertainer Al Franken has had a rocky relationship with women's groups and female legislators. But his campaign got a boost with the endorsement of Planned Parenthood and others this week.
There's no place like home. Kansans resoundingly reject Phill Kline, again, and give a narrow victory to Pro-Choice Republican Lynn Jenkins over former far-right Congressman Jim Ryun.
Reassuring Southern voters about core social issues like abortion was likely the only way Democrats could have won recent special elections in Mississippi and Louisiana. So how can reproductive health advocates get newly-elected anti-choice Dems to work with us?
Dr. Warren Fielding, a pre-Roe physician, lets us in on the horrifying reality of abortion care before Roe v. Wade and why legal abortion is crucial to woman's autonomy.
Pennsylvania voters delivered a 54% to 45% win to Hillary Clinton tonight.
Michael Gerson says Barack Obama doesn't have a "welcoming attitude to new life." What exactly kicks Obama off your baby shower guest list?
Ethiopia has changed its law to expand the indications for legal abortion. While the global gag rule does not allow the U.S. to interfere in the sovereign affairs of another nation, the U.S. has nonetheless attempted to impose its own views on abortion on this government-led legal reform process.
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Legislature will review any new health rules from insurance commissioner
If Washington's insurance commissioner wants to create new health insurance regulations, he will have to run them by a pair of legislative committees first.
Washington's Senate passed 35-14 Tuesday a heavily changed bill that would require the Office of the Insurance Commissioner to run any new health insurance rules by the health care committees of the House and Senate. If either of those committees objects to the proposed regulation, an administrative procedure would resolve the conflict.
This requirement does not apply to new regulations for other types of insurance. The bill now goes to Gov. Jay Inslee.
The bill has bounced back and forth between the House and Senate. It is what is left of a bill that originally called for abolishing the elected position of insurance commissioner, and replacing that person with a legislatively nominated board to supervise all insurance matters in the state. Sen. Randi Becker, R-Eatonville and chair of the Senate Health Care Committee, introduced the original bill.
Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler opposed the original bill, contending that a board would limit the office's accountability to the public. Insurance companies cannot legally donate to the campaigns of insurance commissioner candidates, but there is no such rule about the campaigns of Washington state legislators who would appoint the board. Kreidler also argued that the elected insurance commissioner is directly accountable to the public. He is serving his fourth term as insurance commissioner.
On Tuesday, his office issued a short statement saying it has no problems with the revised bill approved Tuesday.
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Why isn't the Legislature reviewing all new rules from the various State agencies to look for potential adverse impacts?
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The revised bill is foolish, inefficient and unnecessary, but essentially harmless. In other words, the Legislature has exceeded expectations.
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A succession of Washington State Insurance Commissioners for decades have protected the People's interests in insurance matters.
The GOP would love to turn over insurance rule-making and rate-setting to a cabal of Republican party hacks and their lobbyist friends, to the detriment of Washingtonians.
Greed and hubris.
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I really appreciate your coverage of this issue from the start, as its a vital one to consumers and to an independent OIC. I would note the bill does absolutely nothing that can't be done under current law, and I have asked, why do we need legislation on this? But what is important is that it does force OIC into legislative contacts on rules, but even more important, it did help leverage passage of a very good bill. (Although one that was pared down in scope and is too limited by Senate, and attempts to expand to all taxpayer paid healthcare paid services were voted down tonight by MCC.) This will create a data base and an evaluation program of efficacy and cost effectiveness of health care services paid for by public dollars. It is a huge step forward in our state to look at health expenditures for their outcomes and effectiveness, and head us to where we should be. I predict we can lead the nation and we will soon be paying for health care based on outcomes and not fee for service in government paid health care. Great trade. Good work, Rep. Cody, and good thing Sen. Becker and Dammeier also agreed and listened to Sen. Pedersen and Cody and are willing to at least start a process that should be broader and will become broader in the future. This is a big step for WA, and we can lead the nation. Congrats for a good step forward and for putting down a really bad idea.
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Kreidler negates Obama's Obamacare changes, fixes, delays, carve-outs, etc. Abolish the office.
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Breakfast Topic: What's the least loved class in WoW? {WoW}
Mar 13th 2012 9:24AM All the lock hate! The funniest part, all the people talking about how horrible they are to level.
I have 8 different 85's (no priest, waiting for MoP, no warrior.... long story), one of each class. I leveled my lock faster than any of them by a day and a half!
Let me teach everyone how to level a lock: Go affliction. Use Fel Armor. Dot the first thing you see. Then the second, the third, fourth....Nth..... Watch them die around you as you are getting healed THE ENTIRE TIME.
Really. It's just that simple. Now, talking about the end-game. Locks suck. ZERO BURST DAMAGE! Even Destro, our "nuke" class is MILES BEHIND other classes. Demo is great for AOE phases, but unless every boss has a "aoe for 30 seconds" phase, they're just another "lock". And Afflock? If there are two, maybe three targets they are great. The second those targets start to die leaving only one left, an afflock's dps is bad.... Just bad (I wanted to insert a joke but realized I couldn't without offending, well, everyone).
All that being said, a rogue suffers a lot of ramp-up time on their dps as well. We have to, otherwise we'd destroy everything in pvp. But, come 5.0 that gets changed, a bit. Other classes might have a few seconds of ramp-up, but locks and rogues have it the worst, and locks are way ahead in the "suck department".
As for the only class I refuse to play: After 5 aborted attempts at getting a level 85, no more warriors for me (really, they are just so damn boring!)
Two Bosses Enter: Echo of Baine vs. Echo of Jaina {WoW}
Mar 13th 2012 9:10AM you win best comment!
How to fix professions for Mists of Pandaria: An open letter to Blizzard {WoW}
Mar 12th 2012 3:29PM My one desire for professions is more a "quality of life" issue.... GET RID OF THE STUPID 1.5, 2.0, 4.3 (or whatever) SECOND TIMER FOR DOING CERTAIN THINGS
OR... at the very least, understand that I'm a 525 Inscriptionist.... I MIGHT HAVE LEARNED HOW TO MILL HERBS BY NOW, so at level 1, it takes 3 seconds, at 525, it should almost be instant! I understand that gatherers might complain, but taurens mill faster and worgen skin faster, so this isn't something "new" to the game, and it's not a game breaking thing either. The only thing that changes, my ability to post goods increases because it's no longer the soul-crushing event that it is currently. In fact, prices will DROP because more people will get involved! Yes, our profit margins will go down, but with volume selling I'll still make as much, if not more gold, in the long run
SECOND.... If I'm a plate wearer and also a blacksmith, and my armor suffers damage, allow me to fix it for a fraction of the cost! Maybe a "you need X bars of Y ore to fix your armor" and every bar you bring to the table lowers the cost of repair. The same would hold true for tailoring and leatherworking, or an engineer and his helmet. This would just make sense (at least, to me)
Know Your Lore: 5 must-do Horde zones to complete before Mists {WoW}
Mar 12th 2012 9:29AM I like the list, but I honestly don't remember Azshara, as I've only done it once and that was way back when on my first toon (started two weeks before Cata).
Thousand Needles, oh how I LOATHE thee! Well, I did.... I might still. I didn't know that you had a boat the entire time so I spent HOURS swimming around that stupid zone! I'm about to get toon #8 to that zone, and I'm excited to see how that changes my opinion.
Silverpine was AWESOME! PERIOD! Getting to quest with "those three" was freaking cool as can be! When I got to that quest chain for the first time I read the first few quests and thought, "How am I going to survive this!?" Then I saw how.... and I was weeping tears of joy!
Hillsbrad was very forgettable for me. I don't remember it at all. Other than going there on my main right after the Shattering and having Yetimus punt me.
Stonetalon had one of the more amazing stories, and easily the most amazing FINISH. Seriously, if you don't play any other zone on this list (and Silverpine should be played), Stonetalon should the one zone you play from start to finish because of the story. I haven't completed the zone since my first toon, but I still remember it!
WoW Moviewatch: ZA {WoW}
Mar 8th 2012 8:53AM Rodney McKay - "We need the Zed PM to power the gate"
Jack O'Nell - "Huh?"
Daniel Jackson - "ZPM. He's Canadian"
O'Neill - "I'm sorry"
Sorry, but when I heard "Zed A", this is all I could think about
Encrypted Text: More rogue poison news from Ghostcrawler {WoW}
Mar 8th 2012 8:29AM Two thoughts on this change:
1) NO MORE 1342 (or whatever that damn number is!) HIT! YES! MORE MASTERY FOR ME!
2) Now I need expertise? DAMN YOU BLIZZARD, let me get to 10 BAZILLION mastery, like I want!
However, taking poisons off the spell hit table is awesome (I always hated having to explain to non-assassination rogues why I was worried about spell hit, being one of only two melee classes without a "spell" [warriors, for those playing at home]).
Breakfast Topic: What class will you never play? {WoW}
Mar 7th 2012 8:28AM Warriors.... Best I ever did was level 40ish, and it was painful. I just couldn't stand the way it played. It could be the fact that my main is a rogue and thus, I play a melee toon a LOT, and I just didn't want another melee (my dk hasn't been touched in months)
Can the WoW economy tolerate a cartel? {WoW}
Mar 6th 2012 8:24AM You're missing the most important part of a cartel - You need MUSCLE! Yeah! You need a "goombah"! A thumb-breaker!
*pssst - I'm available :)
"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse"
Phat Loot Phriday: Helm of Maddening Whispers {WoW}
Mar 2nd 2012 1:31PM Awesome....... just awesome
Addon Spotlight: Despite its name, WeakAuras is anything but {WoW}
Mar 1st 2012 4:51PM I don't remember the exact count, but I think it's somewhere around 100 auras in Weak Auras. That's just the buffs I follow.
If you add things like when abilities are off CD, or when a boss places a specific debuff on me (like Ultra or H Yor), it grows to over 150.
I couldn't live without WA anymore!


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New Requests: Ina Hurst Family, Russell "Hop" Dunigan Family
Continued Requests: Denver Moore Family, Virginia Sowards Family, Tom Jenkins
Cancer Patients: Jack McCann, Edith Westfall, Jim Hamilton, Verde Weese, Kathy
Sowers, Teresa Aarowsmith, Carol Davis, Ashley Carrington, Steve Henderson, Doug
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Birthdays March 18 Jason Cox
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Anniversaries March 29 Shirley/Jack McCann
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Sunday Night Bible Study—6:30—Matthew Chapter 25
Easter Egg Hunt after Church next Sunday
Palm Sunday Devotion
". . . Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord.
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest"
—Luke 19:37-38—
Something that man, throughout the ages, has loved to experience is the praise and applause of his fellowman. We love to be recognized and rewarded for what we do. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it can be. Sadly, some people will do whatever they have to—right or wrong—in order to receive recognition.
Often times we read of organizations taking a poll on an individual in order to determine his or her approval rating. They'll ask 100 people to answer questions on behalf of the rest of the population. If only 36% of the people approve of what he's doing, then obviously, he must be wrong in what he is doing. With all due respect, may I say, "Approval ratings mean next to nothing." I believe we can learn that truth in the life of Jesus.
Today is Palm Sunday. It is the day that Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey while on His way to Calvary. The people, excited and hoping that He would become their King began to shout, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord" (Matthew 21:9). We can say that Jesus' approval rating was quite high on that day. However, as people came to learn that Jesus would not become their King the way they had hoped, many of them would no longer be shouting words of praise. Instead, in just five days, many of these same people would be shouting words of death, "Crucify Him! Crucify Him!" (Luke 23:21). What happened? What did Jesus do to cause such a drastic drop in His approval rating?
Answer: He stayed the course (Hebrews 12:2).
Jesus didn't change. He came into Jerusalem with the specific purpose of going to Calvary. He came to do the Fathers will. He would let nothing stop Him from doing what He knew needed to be done. He would not let the Roman government stop Him. He would not let the religious leaders stop Him. He would not let the applause of the people stop Him. Jesus didn't care what mankind thought. He only cared about what His Father thought. What about us?
Let us all continue to do our work, whether in the public sector or private sector, to the best of our ability and for the glory of God. Let us not do it for the applause of man, but rather, for the applause of God. It's been said, "Leaders act on conviction, performers act on applause." Jesus wasn't some Hollywood Oscar nominee acting for the applause of man. His applause would come later as He ascended to heaven. The same is true for you and I.
"And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men"
—Colossians 3:23—
On earth the applause will never last, but in heaven the applause will never stop,
They waved palm branches as He passed and hailed Him as their King;
Yet, they knew not of the sorrow the coming week would bring.
The glad acclaim would soon give way to jeers and mockery;
In Pilate's court He'd be condemned to a cross on Calvary.
But Jesus knew He was the price in God's redemptive plan,
The Sacrificial Lamb come down to die for sins of man.
The centuries have passed and still He seeks those lost in sin,
Pleading with unyielding hearts to repent and follow Him.
On this day we shout our praise, let us not delay;
The palm-strewn path of long ago still leads to Him today.
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In Movie Theaters: | Friday, March 6, 2015 Limited Coming Soon (36 days) Watch Trailer |
Director: | John Erick Dowdle |
Cast: more cast | Pierce Brosnan Owen Wilson Lake Bell . . . Annie Dwyer |
Companies: | The Weinstein Company & 1 more |
The Coup follows an American family living in Southeast Asia who get caught in the middle of a violent revolution. They must flee to safety while being hunted by a murderous rebel leader.
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Rayovac FLW Series - Central
Lake of the Ozarks (April 20-23, 2005)
Amazing Morehead does it again
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. – Dan Morehead of Paducah, Ky., continues to build an impressive résumé of tournament-fishing accomplishments. He is an FLW Tour Angler of the Year, a two-time FLW Tour winner, a two-time BASS winner and now a two-time EverStart Series winner.
Morehead started out 4 pounds off the lead Saturday morning in the EverStart Central Division event on Lake of the Ozarks and sacked 19 pounds, 15 ounces of bass today to come back and win by 4 pounds with a two-day total of 33 pounds, 2 ounces.
Perhaps Danny Burns of Ozark, Mo., who graciously accepted defeat, summed it up best on the weigh-in stage Saturday afternoon: "What makes Dan so good is his ability to adjust quickly in changing conditions. That's what he did today that I didn't – and that's why he is your winner."
Indeed, "adjustment" was the key word for Morehead first thing Saturday morning.
"I had planned to go sight-fishing today," Morehead said. "But it doesn't get light enough to see beds until about 9 o' clock. So I just went fishing right close to the launch ramp. I started out throwing a spinnerbait, and then my co-angler caught a 4-pounder behind me on a soft plastic. I picked up a little 5/16-ounce Mann's finesse jig and caught 17 pounds in the next two hours.
"Needless to say, I never went sight-fishing," he chuckled. "I just kept throwing that little jig around points in 5 to 10 feet of water right there near the state park."
"It was just one of those blessed days of fishing," he added. "I had a great partner. Between us we culled through several limits of fish. It's been one of those days you dream about."
Morehead collected $10,000 cash and a fully rigged Ranger boat for his win.
Eakins second
Troy Eakins of Nixa, Mo., made a last-minute charge at the EverStart victory today, bringing in 15 pounds, 11 ounces to finish second with a two-day total of 29 pounds, 4 ounces.
Eakins stayed with his namesake 5/16-ounce Eakins' Jig (brown) paired with an Eakins' Craw in green pumpkin with purple flake. He cast the jig on 10-pound-test Seaguar fluorocarbon line.
"I was throwing to white spots (beds), brush piles, lay-downs – anything a fish might bed next to or behind," he said.
Burns' area gives out
After leading yesterday, Danny Burns of Ozark, Mo., fell to third with a two-day total of 25 pounds, 13 ounces.
"I worked those fish pretty hard for three days and there wasn't much left," Burns said. "In addition, that northeast blew into my three little pockets and just destroyed them with muddy water."
Burns was making a 55- to 60-mile run up the Osage River and pitching a Zoom Brush Hog in watermelon red to bedding fish he couldn't see.
"I had a great tournament, but it just wasn't meant to be," he added. "I have no regrets about going back up there. If I had it to do over, I don't think I would have done anything different."
Donham ends up fourth
Dave Donham of Highlandville, Mo., who led the tournament after day-two, finished up fourth with a two-day 25 pounds, 4 ounces.
Donham kept his fish-catching lures on the down low all week, but today he fessed up to his productive tactics.
"I was throwing a Rattlin' Rogue suspending jerkbait," Donham revealed. "I fished up in the Niangua and the Grand Glaize arms targeting rocky points for suspended prespawn fish."
Donham reported having five different colored Rogues tied on, and he switched colors according to the clouds and water color.
Tormanen fifth
Paul Tormanen of Lees Summit, Mo., finished fifth with two-day total of 19 pounds, 1 ounce.
Tormanen reported catching his fish this week on a Moman tube in black with gold flake tied to a 3/16-ounce tungsten weight.
"I fished boat docks in 8 to 10 feet of water earlier in the week," he said. "But the last couple of days I had to fish shallower on rocky secondary points leading back into the creeks."
Rest of the best
Rounding out the top 10 pros in the EverStart Central Division on Lake of the Ozarks:
6th: Eric Ambort of Mabelvale, Ark., two-day total of 17-9
7th: Kevin Lasyone of Dry Prong, La., two-day total of 14-2
8th: George Jeane of Evans, La., two-day total of 10-11
9th: David Curtis of Trinity, Texas, two-day total of 9-7
10: Gene Brown of West Point, Miss., two-day total of 1-12


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We combined our usual banter with an interview (@mlse from Pension Plan Puppets explains Colby Armstrong's health, and the Toronto Maple Leafs in general) and some quality audio clips. And by "quality audio clips" I mean Rob and I shamelessly beat another joke to death.
We discussed:
* HBO's 24/7 episode two tonight – will we see the Pronger story unfold?
* Ratings were down for the show from season one. What the hell?
* Colby Armstrong hid his concussion from the Leafs
* Colby Armstrong has "boneitis," a (fictional) condition first explained on the excellent TV show Futurama
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* Four-way tie atop the NHL scoring leaderboard. Guess who I think will win?
* Should the Habs hire Patrick Roy as their head coach? (No.)
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Pure Rendered Duck Fat from our USDA All-Natural Pekin Ducklings. Gallon size tub with a net weight of 7.5 lbs.
Pure rendered duck fat is all the rage among accomplished chefs. Its delicate flavor is essential for French Confit preparations and superb for reheating our Roasted Peking Duck. A world class favorite is fried potatoes cooked in duck fat. Net weight is 7.5 pounds.
Duck Fat- Our Duck Fat is rendered under USDA inspection and has a Water Activity Level below 0.85, meaning that there is not enough moisture to support the growth of bacteria, yeasts, and mold. According to FDA standards, it is safe to ship duck fat without refrigeration. However, refrigeration or freezing is highly recommended after you receive your Duck Fat.
Gascony Butter:
Mix duck fat with blanched pounded garlic. This is known as gascony butter and is used to flavor soups cassoulet and can be spread on croutons.
Saute Potatoes:
Steam potatoes in their jackets, cool, peel, and slice. Fry in a pan in duck fat until golden brown. Season with a little salt and freshly ground pepper. A great accompaniment to confit of duck.
Roast Vegetables
Simply lightly brush our duck fat on to a selection of prepared root vegetables roast till golden and serve with traditional roast duck or other roast meats, poultry or game.


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Regents Approve OTEG Funds For Oklahomans At State's Private Colleges
June 29, 2007
Approval of $1.6 million in increased funds for the Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant means more financial aid is available for Oklahomans attending the state's private colleges.
On Friday, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education announced approval of the $1.6 million in new OTEG funds. The grant money provides $2,000 per year for Oklahoma students from families with income of $50,000 or less who attend private colleges in the state.
"The grant program helps students who want a quality Christian education to achieve that goal," said Jonna Raney, director of student financial services at Oklahoma Baptist University. "The additional $2,000 in aid can be the difference for students to attend private colleges in Oklahoma rather than leaving their home state."
The regents' action followed legislative work which allocated $2.1 million in the state's budget to help fund the OTEG program. In their dispersal of the overall education allocation, regents redirected $500,000, while still increasing the OTEG allotment.
"We appreciate the Oklahoma State Legislature and Governor Henry for supporting OTEG funding, helping deserving Oklahoma resident students who choose to attend private universities in state," said OBU President Mark Brister.
OBU and St. Gregory's University officials have worked with local legislators to seek full funding of the OTEG program. OTEG legislation was initially sponsored by Gov. Henry when he was a member of the state senate. Brister noted that Sen. Charlie Laster, Rep. Kris Steele and Rep. Shane Jett have offered consistent support for the OTEG program.
"We appreciate the regents' approval of an additional $1.6 million in OTEG funding," said Brister. "It is a win-win for Oklahomans."
New funding helps incoming students, while OTEG funds approved in previous years help to provide ongoing aid for current eligible students at Oklahoma private colleges.
Raney said her staff moved quickly to apply the additional OTEG funds for OBU students.
"The grant aid will be a difference-maker for some students considering a private college education," said Raney. "We are working to make sure we utilize our full allotment of OTEG funds."
In addition to the state assistance, Raney said OBU also still has Riddle Scholarship funds available for qualifying area students. The Riddle Scholarship, which provides up to $5,000 annually, is for graduates of high schools in Pottawatomie, Lincoln, and Seminole counties with a 3.0 or better high school grade point average who have a demonstrated level of financial need. The scholarship also is available for area students seeking to transfer to OBU.
"It is not too late to apply to OBU and to get financial aid for the fall semester," said Raney. "Every available scholarship is real money, which can be stacked together to help students pay for college."


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It's inevitable that photos put online will be stolen. It's a fact of life unfortunately. People think that just because something is on a website they can use it and claim the photo is there own.
Sometimes it just gets silly however.
Check out this guy's photos on photo competition site pictures2win.com. If you've been reading this blog for a while you may recognise this photo. It looks very familiar doesn't it?
With the help of Google Goggles on my Android phone I checked a few more photos. This photo of Venice (despite the author saying it's in Pakistan) looks suspiciously like this one from the National Geographic. I'm sure they won't be too happy to see that.
The Pictures2Win T&C of course include the condition that photos "must be the work of the individual submitting them" but there's no link to report stolen images. I contacted Martin at that site. Hopefully he'll take a look at that user's account and take appropriate measures.
Thanks to _jmphotography for telling me about this photo theft.
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- Based on the Civil Registration System, we established a cohort of the entire adult (?15y) Danish population. Information on use of antibiotics came from the Danish Drug Prescription Registry and lymphoma diagnosis from the Danish Cancer Registry.
- In total, 13,602 patients were diagnosed with one of the NHL subtypes during 51.6 million person-years of follow-up (1995-2008).
- We observed positive associations between use of antibiotics and plasma cell myeloma (PCM) (RR=1.11, 95% confidence intervals (CI)=1.00 to 1.24), chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) (RR=1.32, 95% CI=1.20 to 1.45), mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) (RR=1.40, 95% CI=1.04-1.88) and anaplastic large T-cell lymphoma (ALCL) (RR=1.83, 95% CI=1.00 to 3.36).
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There have been reports that Weis didn't get along well with many of his players at Notre Dame. There are some pundits who feel his offense is too complicated for college players. Even Tony Barnhart of The AJC wonders if Weis is ready to take orders from a younger man.
Though Weis and Kansas City head coach Todd Haley have denied it, there are many rumors in NFL circles claiming that Weis and Haley (a younger man) did not see eye to eye.
If that's true, then Florida might have been one of the few escape hatches open to Weis. NFL coordinators who are under contract cannot be hired by rival teams unless the new team offers some sort of promotion. Weis' offensive coordinator options in the NFL, therefore, were likely the Chiefs… and the Chiefs.
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I ordered a box of bearded iris last fall that was accidentally taken to storage. I just found it. The irises are still OK, it looks like, just a bit dried out, but they are heavy in the hand and not totally dessicated. Several of them still show green on the shoots/leaves. I plan to put them in the ground this weekend. The temps in Austin have been up and down over the last couple of weeks, between 40 and 77 degrees. Assuming I get these in the ground ASAP, what can I expect from them? Should they live? Any chance of them blooming later this year? Any special treatment I should offer the rhizomes? Thanks in advance for your advice! |
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I just plant and thoroughly soak the area. And I do mean soak. No more water for a month unless Mother Nature delivers. Some people like to soak dry tubers for an hour or so before planting. I wouldn't expect bloom this year. Next year? Much depends on your soil's nutrition and the particular cultivar's vigor. Good luck. We'll want bloom pictures and the story again. |
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Blackangus - at least your irises were unintentionally stored. I'm a bonafide slacker :D I'm in a different zone, but I take this to mean that I can plant my irises now and they'll be okay. I don't expect bloom this year, but I want to get them in the ground while I'm on a roll with the bed preparations and soil-working. I've had the rhizomes sitting in the garage for a year and a half now and they're nice and dry and still have roots on them. |
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