The inspiration for this purchase: a record cover showing blues legend Freddy King playing a similar model.

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King acts as a role model for the rest of his company.

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The company's boxy, no-frills 800-cc model has been king of the road for more than a decade - even though there have been precious few changes in its interior, exterior or the engine.

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Captain Mat Mitchel-King - who works as a model and has body doubled for the likes of Thierry Henry and Rio Ferdinand - admits having two careers can get tiresome.

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Over the last 48 years, more than 3, 000 King Airs have been built, and each new model reflects improved performance, greater operating economy and enhanced capability.

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State Education Commissioner John King must approve the plan to use the Turnaround model and reinstate the funding that he pulled back earlier this month, after the city and union failed to agree on new evaluations.

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"We let opportunities define our model, " says Jeff Gregory, 47, King's CEO since his brother announced his retirement in January.

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"We let opportunities define our model, " says Jeff Gregory, 47, King's chief executive since his brother announced his retirement in January.

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To some, this may call to mind the Blockbuster ( BLOAQ) experience, where the once king of video succumbed to a rival with a different business model, Netflix ( NFLX), and technological change (electronic delivery) that seems more compatible with the way its rival does business.

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Parliament's failure to approve the amendment is likely to be a disappointment for Jordan's King Abdullah, who is keen to present his country to the outside world as a pioneering model for reform and a beacon of moderate Islam.

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