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India clears way for bigger foreign investment in banks

By Manoj Kumar and Nigam Prusty

NEW DELHI | Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:45pm IST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Lok Sabha cleared a path for more foreign investment in the banking sector by approving a bill to increase shareholders' voting rights, after dropping a controversial clause allowing banks to trade in commodity futures.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government is racing against the clock to pass reforms economists say are needed to breathe life into Asia's third-largest economy, which is headed for the worst year of growth in a decade.

Progress so far has been slow.

The banking bill is the only piece of major reform legislation to be passed in a parliament session again disrupted by protests and shouting matches. The session ends on Thursday.

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram told parliament the government was abandoning efforts to pass a bill this session to open India's cash-strapped insurance sector to foreign investment - a move eagerly watched by investors.

Another bill aimed at easing land acquisition for infrastructure and mining projects was also deferred to next year.

The banking bill will increase shareholders' voting rights to 26 percent from 10 percent in private sector banks, making investment more attractive to foreign players.

The bill will now move to the upper house of parliament for voting on Thursday, where it is also likely to be passed as it is backed by India's two biggest parties.

The legislation clears the way for more corporate houses to run banks by enabling the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to issue new bank licences. That will boost the government's drive to expand access to financial services in a country where more than half the 1.2 billion population is without a bank account.

"The raising of voting cap will have a positive impact in attracting funds as it will help foreign investors to have more say in banks," said Jagannadham Thunguntla, head of research at brokerage firm SMC Global Securities.

The main opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) threw its weight behind the bill after the government dropped a clause allowing banks to trade commodities futures amid fears it could lead to risky, speculative trading.

"It will lead to better investor interest in the smaller private sector banks. It is also a sentiment booster, and it will pave the way for the Reserve Bank of India to issue new banking licences," said Sujan Hajra, chief economist at Anand Rathi Securities in Mumbai.

HAVING MORE SAY

India has struggled for years to reform and liberalise state-dominated sectors such as banking, insurance and pensions due to political opposition, including from within the ruling Congress party.

The banking bill will give the RBI greater regulatory oversight over local banks and the ability to overrule boards when the banks are facing financial difficulties. The RBI had demanded more oversight as a precondition to issuing new banking licences.

The bill also enables the government to raise voting rights in state banks such as the State Bank of India (SBI.NS) to 10 percent from just 1 percent now, acceding partially to foreign investors' demands to have more say in Indian banking.

The bank employees unions, reluctant that any control is ceded, have strongly opposed this move for years and are set to strike on Thursday in protest.

The bill will allow foreign banks to convert their Indian operations into local subsidiaries or transfer shareholding to a holding company of the bank without paying stamp duty.

Foreign banks have long sought these changes to the law which they say would encourage them to expand their operations in India. Under current laws, foreign banks such as Citibank (C.N) and Standard Chartered Plc (STAN.L) have to pay 20-30 percent tax as capital gains and stamp duty when transferring branches to a new legal entity.

(Additional reporting by Swati Pandey, Abhishek Vishnoi and Shamik Paul; writing by Matthias Williams; Editing by Ross Colvin and David Cowell)

Source: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/12/18/india-reforms-bankbill-lok-sabha-idINDEE8BH0AT20121218?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews

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Dunecraft Recall: Water Balz, Skulls, Orbs And Flower Toys Recalled Due to Serious Ingestion Hazard (PHOTOS)

Dunecraft Water Balz, Skulls, Orbs and Flower Toys

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13071.html?tab=recalls" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> This recall involves marble-sized toys that absorb water and grow up to 400 times their original size. They were sold as Water Balz (round-shape), Growing Skulls (skull-shape), H2O Orbs "Despicable Me" (round-shape) and Fabulous Flowers (flower-shape). They were sold in packages of six in green, yellow, red, blue and black colors. "Dunecraft," the name of the toy and the model number are printed on the toy's packaging. Name | Model Number | Amount Recalled Water Balz | BC-0338 | 81000 Growing Skulls | BC-0320 | 11850 H2O Orbs "Despicable Me" | DM-0447 | 1800 Fabulous Flowers | BC-0440 | 36 Reason: Serious ingestion hazard

Baby Jogger City Versa Strollers

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13065.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> All Baby Jogger City Versa? model strollers manufactured between May 15 and August 20, 2012. The date of manufacture is printed on the stroller's black plastic side hinge below "Baby Jogger" and "City Versa." "City Versa" is also printed on the stroller's fabric in the child's leg area. The strollers have charcoal-colored metal frames with black, silver, red or green fabric stroller seats and canopies. Sold at buybuy Baby and other juvenile product stores nationwide and online at buybuybaby.com, albeebaby.com, diapers.com and other online retailers from July 2012 through October 2012 for about $450. Reason: Fall hazard.

Reiss Innovations High-Powered Magnet Sets Recalled

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13062.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> High-powered magnet sets sold under the DynoCube.com brand name for use as a novelty item or desk toy. Each set contains 216 small, silver-colored, spherical magnets that are approximately 5 millimeters in diameter. Reason: Ingestion hazard.

Dream On Me Bath Seats

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13061.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Sold May-September 2012. Model numbers are printed underneath the bath seats and on the product packaging and include the following product models and colors: Model Name, Model Number, Color Baby Bath Seat 251B, 251O, 251P, 251Y, Green with orange tray, orange with beige tray or yellow with green tray Ultra 2 in 1 Infant Bath Tub and Toddler Bath Seat 252B, 252P, Solid pink, blue or white body and a blue or pink bottom Niagra Baby Bath Seat, 253B, 253G, 253P, 253Y, White or blue body with a green, pink or orange insert Reason: Drowning hazard

Dream On Me Children's Bed Rails

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13060.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> The bed rails have a white metal frame covered by blue or pink mesh fabric and metal arms that extend about 11/2 feet under the mattress. The bed rails measure 17 inches high x 41 inches long. "Dream on Me" is printed on the top rail. Sold between September 2011 and May 2012. Reason: Suffocation and strangulation hazards

Liquid Motion Waterslides

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13052.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Inflatable waterslides are blue and yellow and measure about 18 feet long by 9 feet high by 5 feet wide. A "Liquid Motion by Sportspower" logo is printed on the side. Recalled waterslides have item number INF-1375 and UPC 687064031340 located on the packaging. Sold at Menards April-July 2010. Reason: Injury hazard.

Step2 Children's Riding Toy

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13049.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Red, plastic toy scooter with a yellow handlebar and seat, and two blue stickers that simulate headlights. It is 14 inches high, 14 inches wide and 19 inches long. The middle of the handle bar contains the Step2 logo. Sold at Target and other retailers from January-August 2012. Reason: Fall hazard.

Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Recalls Foam Pumpkin Turkey Craft Kit

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13046.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Adult seasonal craft item that, when assembled, resembles a turkey with a pumpkin-shaped body. Before assembly, the product resembles a pumpkin that has been cut in half. The kit comes with various foam pieces that are used to decorate the outer pumpkin shell and has six small magnets that hold the pieces together. Reason: Magnet ingestion hazard

Elephantito Girl's Pajamas Recalled

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13045.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Cotton pajama sets with style number JP 12 FL. The style number is printed on the garment's hang tag. The sets are printed with a small pink flower and green leaf pattern with a short-sleeve, five-button shirt and a matching pair of shorts. The sets were sold in girl's sizes 1 to 8. Reason: Risk of burn injury

Boden Children's Pajamas

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13044.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Cotton pajamas for children 1.5 to 14 years old. The brand name "Mini Boden" appears on a label attached to the back of the neck of the tops and the center of the back of the waist on the bottoms and on the packaging. Each pack contains two long-sleeved tops and two bottoms in one of the following color schemes: black, white and blue with motorcycles print; white, blue and pink with rocket and stars print; or a light blue, blue and green with cars print. Sold at bodenusa.com between July and September 2012. Reason: Risk of burn injury

PeaPod Travel Tents by KidCo

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13043.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> KidCo PeaPod Travel Beds and PeaPod Plus Travel Beds, model number and tent fabric numbers: P100 Teal P101 Red P102 Lime P103 Periwinkle P104 Ocean P201 Princess/Red P202 Camouflage P203 Quick Silver P204 Sagebrush P205 Cardinal P900CS Green Reason: Suffocation hazard

Britax Car Seats

<a href="http://www.britaxconvertiblerecall.com/" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Britax Boulevard 70-G3, Pavilion 70-G3, and Advocate 70-G3 convertible car seats in the USA and Boulevard 65-G3, Pavilion 65-G3, and Advocate 65-G3 convertible (infant/child) car seats in Canada. The products, manufactured between June and August of 2012, have a tag on the child's upper left hand side (near their head/ear) with manufacture date and model numbers on it. The recalled model numbers are below: USA: E9LJ91A, E9LJ91M, E9LJ91S, E9LJ92E, E9LJ93P, E9LJ93S, E9LK91A, E9LK31A, E9LK31Q, E9LK32D, E9LK32Z, E9LK33Q, E9LL11A, E9LL11Q, E9LL12D, E9LL12Z, E9LG81A, E9LG83N, E9LG83P, E9LG83X, E9LG83Y, E9LL21A, E9LL23P, E9LL23Y Canada: E9LK11A, E9LK11M, E9LK11S, E9LK13P, E9LK13S, E9LK41A, E9LK41Q, E9LK42D, E9LK42Z, E9LK43Q E9LG91A, E9LG93N, E9LG93P, E9LG93X, E9LG93Y Reason: Choking hazard

Imagine Nation Books Double Dazzler Light Show Toys

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13023.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Silver, plastic, baton-like toy with white plastic tubes at each end that become multi-colored spinning lights when operated. The wand or stick device is 10.5 inches long and has an "on" button in the center hold area. The battery pack is located at the center handhold location. The package states "DOUBLE DAZZLER LIGHT SHOW" and "Color Changing LEDs / Ages 8+ /Batteries Included." Reason: Burn hazard

Eddie Bauer Rocking Wood Bassinets

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13017.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Eddie Bauer Rocking Wood Bassinets. The bassinets have a dark brown wooden headboard and footboard and a cotton bassinet that comes in a variety of colors and patterns. "Eddie Bauer" is printed on a metal plate on the bassinet's footboard. These bassinets have a dial at the base of the footboard that locks and unlocks the rocking motion of the bassinet. Recalled bassinets have the following model numbers: 10632, 10639, 10832, 10835, 10839 and BT021. The model number is located under the mattress, on the top surface of the mattress support board or on the wash and care label. Sold at Target, Toys R Us and Sears stores nationwide and online at Ebay and other websites from December 2007 through January 2011 for about $150. Reason: Suffocation hazard

ValcoBaby Booster Seats

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13012.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> ValcroBaby booster toddler seat, both single and twin, designed to attach to Valco "Tri-Mode" and "Zee" strollers. Only booster seats with batch numbers 3111, 7819, 7822 and 7831 and model number TOD1058, TOD9109 and ZEE0649 are included in the recall. The batch and model numbers are printed on a label attached to the product frame. The seats have a black color fabric seat on white metal base frame. Reason: Fall hazard

Dream On Me Infant Swings

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13014.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> The Happy Swing II is a fabric infant swing that comes in red and green with a tray and grab bar attachment. The model/style number included in the recall is "432" which is printed on a label on the frame of the swing. The fabric swing sits on a triangular frame and is battery operated. Juvenile products stores and CSN stores nationwide and online at Wayfair and Amazon.com from October 2010 through September 2012 for between about $80 and $130. Reason: Strangulation hazard

Dream On Me Recalls High Chairs

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13013.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Bistro high chairs with model/style number "255" which is printed on a tag attached to the back of the seat. The high chair was sold in blue or pink. The fabric on the seat has a polka-dot design and "Dream On Me" is printed on a label attached to the front of the white tray. The recalled high chair was manufactured in July 2011 and has a date code printed on a label on the back of the chair. Sold at Americas Kids, Kid Pro USA and independent juvenile specialty stores and online at Toysrus.com between November 2011 and September 2012 for about $75. Reason: Strangulation Hazard

Trend Lab Children's Upholstered Chairs

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13010.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Club style and Mod style chairs. The Club style chairs come in three fabrics and colors: 1) suede in brown, pink, avocado green, red and turquoise blue; 2) velour in blue, green, pink and red; and 3) print fabric in chocolate dot on pink or blue. The Mod style chairs come in dark pink or zebra printed velour in chocolate on blue or pink; or on printed fabric of chocolate stripes on pink or blue. The Trend Lab name is on a label attached on the bottom of the chair with date codes TL1007C through TL0812C, which are read as TL two-digit month and two-digit year followed by C. These date codes include 10/07 thru 08/12 or October 2007 thru August 2012 production. All chairs were sold with matching ottomans, which are not part of the recall. New chairs with "Remedy 2012" stamped in ink on the bottom side of the chair are not subject to this recall. Reason: Laceration and choking hazard

Children's Apparel Network Recalls Fleece Hoodie and T-Shirt Sets Due to

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13008.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Two-piece coordinated set with fleece hoodie and t-shirt, sold in red/white, gray/red, and black/blue color combinations and in assorted sizes from 12M to 5T. The hoodies have Disney character designs in three different styles. "RN 16435" and the following identification number, corresponding to the style, are printed on the label along the hoodie's side seam: Style Description (Identification Number) Red Fleece Hoodie with Snow White (DP4253B) Grey Fleece Hoodie with Mickey Mouse (J4821) Blue Fleece Hoodie with Cars (J4820-A) Sold exclusively at Target Reason: Violation of lead paint standard

Graco Classic Wood Highchairs

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13006.html" target="_hplink">Item Recalled:</a> Graco brand Classic Wood Highchairs Model number 3C00BPN, 3C00BPN TC, 3C00CHY, 3C00CHY TC, 3C00CPO or 3C00CPO TC is printed on a label on the underside of the seat assembly. Sold at Babies R Us, Burlington Coat Factory and other retail stores nationwide and at Target.com and Walmart.com and other online retailers between September 2007 and December 2010 for about $130. Reason: Fall hazard

Buy Buy Baby Pink Angel Girls' Denim Shorts

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13004.html" target="_hplink">Item recalled:</a> "Pink Angel" branded embroidered denim shorts for girl infants and toddlers in sizes 12M to 4T. Shorts come with a bright pink lace belt and feature two embroidered butterflies on the left front panel with decorative studs attached to the front and rear pockets. Style numbers B91540 or B11540 can be found on the hangtag of the shorts. Reason: Decorative studs on the denim shorts' pockets can detach and pose a choking hazard

Captain Cutlass Pirate Toy Guns

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12285.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Captain Cutlass Pirate Pistol toys with a brown plastic grip, a black metallic stock and barrel, and a muzzle with an orange cap. The double-barreled toy pistol has one trigger and two hammers. A skull and crossbones motif is engraved on the grip. Sold at Halloween and specialty stores nationwide from April 2008 through May 2012 for about $6.50. Reason: Lead paint violation

H&M Water Bottles

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12279.html" target="_hplink">Item Recalled:</a> 16 oz. water bottles, pink plastic with a crackle design or blue plastic. "H&M Sweden" and "www.hm.com" are embossed on the bottom of the bottle. The recalled products were manufactured in June 2012. Reason: Choking hazard

Blind Xpress Window Blinds

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12273.html" target="_hplink">Item:</a> Blind Xpress custom-made vertical blinds that do not have a cord-tensioning device that attaches to the wall or floor, as well as all horizontal blinds that do not have inner cord stop devices. Sold at blind stores in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana between 1995 and 2011. Reason: Strangulation risk, one death

Summer Infant Deluxe/Mother's Touch Baby Bather

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12262.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Deluxe/Mother's Touch Baby Bather with model numbers: 08020, 08050, 08054, 08070, 08401, 08409, 08404, 08405, 08650, 08655, 08659, 08754, 08940, 08944 18004, 18040, 18049, 18050, 18120, 18125, 18129, 18254, 18360, 18375, 18379, 18390, 18394, 18440, 18445, 18449, 18470, 18475, 18479 38510, 38515, 38750, 38755 Reason: Fall hazard and risk of serious head injury. 7 reports of head injuries, 4 of which resulted in skull fractures.

IDM Group CareBears Pacifier

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12254.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> The pacifiers and the clip attachment have CareBear figures and a "TCFC" copyright mark on them, nipple is made of silicone. Sold at various discount/dollar stores between October 2009 and June 2012. Reason: Choking hazard.

Kickboard USA Scooter

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12252.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Three-wheeled "Mini Micro" Scooter, recalled model numbers and serial numbers are on a sticker on the bottom of the scooter: Model Number | Serial Number MM0079 | 00061617 to 00064364 and 00064767 to 00065762 MM0080 | 00066371 to 00666401 and 00097291 to 00098286 MM0109 | 00093571 to 00093870 MM0113 | 00067871 to 00068370 Reason: Laceration hazard

Bumbo Baby Seats

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12247.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> The bottom of the Bumbo seat is round and flat with a diameter of about 15 inches. It is constructed of a single piece of molded foam and comes in various colors. The seat has leg holes and the seat back wraps completely around the child. On the front of the seat in raised lettering is the word "Bumbo" with the image of an elephant on top. The bottom of the seat has the following words: "Manufactured by Bumbo South Africa Material: Polyurethane World Patent No. PCT: ZA/1999/00030." Reason: Risk of serious injuries, falling resulting in skull fractures

Toysmith Animal Snap Bracelet

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12245.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Animal Snap Bracelets in assorted metallic fabrics with animal figures, including: Seahorse, Frog, Snake, Starfish, Crab, Lizard, Dolphin and Fish. Manufacturing date codes between 07/11 and 01/12 are printed on a sewn-in label found on the inside of the bracelet. Reason: Laceration hazard

Peg Perego Strollers

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12232.html" target="_hplink">Model Recalled:</a> Pliko-P3 Stroller Model Numbers: IPFR28US34xxxxxxxx, IPFT28NA63, IPFT28NA64, IPP328MU10, IPP328MU09, IPP328US09, IPP328US10, IPP329US10, IPPA28US32, IPPA28US33, IPPA28US34, IPPD28NA34, IPPF28NA32, IPPF28NA57, IPPF28NA65, IPPF28NA66, IPPF28NA67, IPPF28NA68, IPPO28US32, IPPO28US34, IPPO28US62, IPPO28US69, IPPO28US70, IPPO28US71 Reason: Risk of entrapment and strangulation. One child death reported.

Peg Perego Strollers

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12232.html" target="_hplink">Model Recalled:</a> Venezia Stroller Model Numbers: IPVA13MU09, IPVA13MU10, IPVA13US09, IPVA13US10, IPVA13US32, IPVA13US34, IPVC13NA32, IPVC13NA34 Reason: Risk of entrapment and strangulation. One child death reported.

Kolcraft Strollers

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12233.html" target="_hplink">Model Recalled:</a> Contours Options LT tandem strollers with model number ZT012 Reason: Fall and choking hazards

Downeast Concepts Children's Beach Chairs

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12229.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Folding beach chairs, featuring white aluminum tube frames and pink, yellow, blue or purple fabric seats and chair backs with fish, palm trees or mermaid decorations Reason: Laceration hazard.

Innovage Kids Lamps

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12215.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Recalled products have both an 11-digit batch number that begins with either 584894 or 10128 and a model number of 1628626, 1642433, 1641522, 1641523, 1645729, or 1645853. Reason: Fire and burn hazards

PajamaGram Children's Pajamas

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12204.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Hoodie Footie for Girls | Pink with zip-off feet and hood | JSLHFP1 Hoodie Footie for Boys and Girls | Blue with zip-off feet and hood | JSLHFB1 Sweetheart Hoodie Footie for Girls | Pink with a red heart print and zip-off feet and hood | JSLHFV1 Winter Whimsy Hoodie Footie for Boys and Girls | Red with a snowman/penguin print and zip-off feet and hood | JSLHFW1 Lodge Fleece Set for Toddlers, Boys and Girls | Two-piece set. Blue shirt with moose appliqu? and white moose/snowflake print pant | JSLLFB1 Snuggle Fleece Argyle Set for Girls | Two-piece set. Light blue shirt with pink and blue argyle print pant | JSLAFG1 Infant Lodge Fleece | One-Piece White with moose/snowflake print. Pajamas have feet and a front zipper | JSLLFB2 Reason: Risk of burn injury

Ishtex Textile Products Children's Pajamas

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12205.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Includes pajamas with style numbers GB201, GB204, GB205, GB207, GB208, GB213, GB215, GB220, GB225, GB230, GB245, GB250, GB260, GB275, GB2001, GB2002, GB2011, GB2012, GB2021, GB2022, GB2031, GB2032, GB2041, GB2042, GB3001 and GB3011. Reason: Risk of burn injury.

Rigo International Children's Lounge Pants And Boxers

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12206.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Academy pull-on lounge pants for boys and girls, and boxers for girls, includes identity numbers: 377676, 377677, 377678, 377679 454818, 454819, 454820, 454821, 454822, 454823, 454824, 454825, 454826, 454827, 454828, 454829 466629, 466630 555571, 555572 564822, 564904, 564938, 564939 Reason: Risk of burn injury.

Kolcraft Strollers

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12196.html" target="_hplink">Models Recalled:</a> Kolcraft Contours Options three- and four-wheeled strollers Model numbers starting with ZL002, ZL005, ZL008, ZL015 and ZL018 Reason: Fingertip amputation and laceration hazards.

Evenflo Convertible High Chairs

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12192.html" target="_hplink">Models Recalled:</a> Dottie Lime | 29111259 Dottie Rose | 29111271 Marianna | 29111234 Reason: Tray on high chair can unexpectedly detach and allow an unrestrained child to fall, posing a risk of injury to the child.

Toys "R" Us Imaginarium Activity Center

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12188.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Model number 46284 Toys "R" Us item number 295909 Barcode number 000799985462841 Reason: Choking hazard.

Liberty Mountain VAUDE Kenta Child Carriers

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12237.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled</a>: This recall involves backpack-style child carriers sold under the Kenta and Kenta Plus model name. "VAUDE" is printed on the back and between the shoulder straps of the carrier. "Kenta" or "Kenta Plus" is printed on the lower back or hip belt of the carrier. The carriers were sold in black, red and brown and were designed for children up to 31 pounds. Reason: Fall hazard

Green Toys(tm) Mini Vehicles

<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12238.html" target="_hplink">Items Recalled:</a> Model names and numbers for the seven recalled vehicles or sets are listed in the table below. For Mini Vehicle (MVHA - 1014) and Fastback (MVFA-1022) sets the model numbers can be found on the bottom of the toys' packaging. In colors yellow, green, red, white and blue. Reason: Choking hazard.

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/17/dunecraft-recall_n_2318434.html

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Apparent headbutt mars Everton-Stoke draw

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updated 12:54 p.m. ET Dec. 15, 2012

STOKE, England (AP) -An apparent headbutt by Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini marred his team's 1-1 draw at Stoke in the English Premier League on Saturday.

Fellaini lunged at Stoke captain Ryan Shawcross as they jostled at a second-half corner but it wasn't seen by match officials. The Belgium international could still find himself in trouble when Football Association disciplinary chiefs look at the incident on Monday.

"I have told him in the dressing room that it is not acceptable - I won't accept it as a manager that he does that," Everton manager David Moyes said.

"It should have been a sending-off. . If the referee (Mark Halsey) had been able to see it, it should have been."

Everton would have gone level on points with third-place Chelsea had it maintained the lead given to the visitors by Shawcross' own goal in the 36th minute.

Kenwyne Jones equalized with a header in the 50th for his first goal in 28 league appearances, preserving Stoke's unbeaten record at home this season.

"I told the lads at halftime to go and give it a blast and we had four other great opportunities to score a second," Stoke manager Tony Pulis said.

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Kyrie Irving Jaw Injury: Cavs Star To Play With Protective Mask After Breaking Bone In Jaw Against Bucks

Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving reacts late in the fourth quarter of a 90-86 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in an NBA basketball game on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

CLEVELAND (AP) ? Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving broke a bone in his jaw during Friday's game against Milwaukee.

Irving, who only recently returned after missing 11 games with a broken finger, did not travel with the team to New York so he could be fitted with a protective mask that he will wear in Saturday's game against the Knicks.

Irving was injured when he took a hard fall in the first quarter. He was knocked down and hit the side of his face in the foul lane. Irving was in obvious pain but remained in the game. Last season's NBA rookie of the year finished with 26 points in 36 minutes.

This is the latest injury for Irving, who broke his hand this summer. His college career at Duke was limited to 11 games because of a foot injury.

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#144542 - 12/14/12 05:25 PM

Good standardized test takers?

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In the 7th grade, DD(atthetime13) got Duke TIP Grand Recognition for her SAT score.

DD(now17) got back her junior PSAT results a few days ago, and was one question away from a perfect score (and she was rushing and misread the one that she missed- it was a VERY simple math question). I would think that perfect scores are not extremely uncommon, but a google search yielded that only 100 or so students get it a year, which makes me think that her score is probably in the upper 99th percentile, which would be considered "HG."

It took the school system until the end of the 5th grade to figure out that she was gifted, and while I now have no doubt that she is gifted, highly gifted seems like a bit of a stretch. She does what it takes to make decent grades, but not "amazing" grades. She really has no subject that she is amazingly skilled at, but instead is equally good at everything. When she got her PSAT scores back, she noticed that kids who have much better grades than her got much lower PSAT scores (and she didn't prepare much for the PSAT, so I don't think that was the difference).

So I'm just wondering, are some people just really good at standardized tests? When she took a diagnostic PSAT that the school offered having not studied at all, she got a 234, so I don't think her score on the actual test was inflated because she went to a few PSAT classes at the school...

And if she is able to score so high on the PSAT, should we be expecting all A's? Or is that just unreasonable since she is in hard classes and is working fairly hard? DH scored way lower on his tests yet was valedictorian, so maybe he is just basing his expectations on that? (don't worry, we are proud of her no matter what, but when she gets near perfect scores like these, we wonder what amazing things she could do if she worked harder)

Edited by Bassetlover (12/14/12 05:45 PM)

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#144543 - 12/14/12 06:13 PM Re: Good standardized test takers? [Re: Bassetlover]
Member Registered: 07/20/12 Posts: 163	reading this ... boredom comes to mind. Is she at all interested in the classes she's taking? Also ... form my own experience ... lower grades may be a "defense system" for her. I was always stressing over getting straight As when I was in elementary and middle school. Getting a C ONCE was the end of the world for me! In high school I one day figured told myself that the world does NOT end with getting grades other than As and let myself miss questions, didn't stress over every little test ... I realized that NOT having As all the time made me happier when I DID in fact get them and people's expectations around me were lower so I actually got praised for good grades rather than my parents and everyone else saying "what else is new?" when I kept straight As all the time. ... I hope this makes sense? Not sure if that applies in your daughter's case but it might be something to consider?
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#144548 - 12/14/12 08:04 PM

Re: Good standardized test takers? [Re: Bassetlover]

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It took the school system until the end of the 5th grade to figure out that she was gifted, and while I now have no doubt that she is gifted, highly gifted seems like a bit of a stretch.

I suspect you're thinking of "highly gifted" as equating with high academic achievement in traditional schools (which is often how it's defined by educators too :)). There really isn't any rule of nature that says people with extremely high ability are also going to be the highest achiever in school or that the highest achievers are always the students with the highest ability. There is more that plays into high achievement in school than simply ability - motivation, passion, caring about grades, having certain types of academic strengths etc. Sometimes the highest ability children are simply going to be bored in regular school and not care about their grades. Sometimes the not-quite-so-highest-ability kids are going to be so driven by their personality type that they will achieve great things.

I am not a testing expert, but I believe the PSAT, and the SAT, both have components of the test that are dependent on ability, not achievement in school - so it's not going to be so terribly easy for a student who is simply getting great grades to score super-high on either if they don't also have high ability - so I think it's more than likely that your dd is HG and has some pretty amazing intellectual abilities Maybe she just hasn't found what she's passionate about yet.

Congrats to your dd on her great scores!!!

polarbear

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#144554 - 12/14/12 09:03 PM

Re: Good standardized test takers? [Re: Bassetlover]

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Thanks for taking time to respond!

@Mk13- yes, I do think she has a philosophy similar to that. She tries hard to get the best grades that she can, but she definitely isn't scared of getting a B if it is a very hard class...

@polarbear- that's true. I think one problem DD has is that she does not work on assignments over time. If a reading is due, she will do it the night before. If she needs to study, she will do it the night before, etc. I'm sure that this does hurt her grades a bit and I'm sure a lot of the kids with higher grades are better about this. (though I know that this is a problem that plagues many if not even most students).
I think you are right about not having an area she is passionate about yet, because I don't even know if she has just one. She's the kind of person that will, cook an amazing meal (she's vegetarian so doesn't eat the food that I cook), then compose a song on the piano, then read for a few minutes and get bored, work on homework for a few minutes, watch TV, finish up homework, finish a crossword puzzle in 10 minutes, offer to go to the grocery store, etc, all in the span of a few hours. She is forever on the move and isn't really a fan of staying in one place for a long time, physically or mentally. I wouldn't call her the traditionally "nerdy" kid who is always reading, because honestly, she doesn't want to sit still for that long... In the same way, she loves learning about anything, for a few days. And then she wants to learn about something else, and so on and so forth.

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#144555 - 12/14/12 09:31 PM

Re: Good standardized test takers? [Re: Bassetlover]

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Yes, I do think that there is such a thing as a savant ability to take standardized tests.

I'm living proof.

I was what could (only very charitably) be termed an "indifferent" student throughout high school-- and my GPA showed it. Oh, sure-- I am 'gifted.' I'm HG, in fact. But I had a 2.4 GPA. (Er-- or thereabouts. I'm not sure, but I definitely had a few grades LOWER than "C" on that transcript.)

But still-- every standardized exam I've ever taken I've hit a home run with. The same way that you've reported-- the kind of "WOW!!" performance that seems completely incongruous with the rest of the person everyone knows. National Merit Semi-finalist (easily making the cut), etc.

My DD is a natural test-taker, too. She just flies on the adrenaline, I think. I don't know enough about her internal landscape to tell you what is going on in her head. But I can tell you that I'm someone who enters a flow state during standardized exams. I'm just seriously in the zone-- it's showtime, I guess. Like I'm working the NYT crossword puzzle, or the world's biggest Sudoku or something. It just FEELS like play while I'm doing it. It's a rush. I'd take the GRE every day just for fun, basically. I liked it that much.

I'm not really "that smart" if you were to meet me and talk to me, though. I just happen to enjoy taking standardized exams, and-- well, whatever a HG person tends to pursue that way, they tend to be pretty extraordinarily good at, too, YK?

Congrats to her on the excellent score, by the way!

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#144563 - Yesterday at 06:53 AM

Re: Good standardized test takers? [Re: HowlerKarma]

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But I can tell you that I'm someone who enters a flow state during standardized exams. I'm just seriously in the zone-- it's showtime, I guess. Like I'm working the NYT crossword puzzle, or the world's biggest Sudoku or something. It just FEELS like play while I'm doing it. It's a rush. I'd take the GRE every day just for fun, basically. I liked it that much.

My DS10 is like this. He got a serious buzz from taking the EXPLORE in 4th grade.

DeeDee

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#144566 - Yesterday at 07:33 AM Re: Good standardized test takers? [Re: Bassetlover]
Member Registered: 07/13/12 Posts: 231 Loc: NC	Bassetlover, In reference to your daughter, you may enjoy reading about the scanner personality concept: http://getmotivation.com/articlelib/articles/barbara_sher_scanner.html It's an interesting concept and very descriptive of myself, too. I see some other similarities in your descriptions. It sounds like your daughter is very intrinsically motivated. One of the things to counter boredom particularly with a strong inner passion for learning is to have your own learning objectives in classes. Grades then very rarely reflect the actual learning, but rather reflect an alignment between the learner's learning objectives and the teacher's pedagogical objectives.
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#144581 - Yesterday at 05:17 PM Re: Good standardized test takers? [Re: Bassetlover]
Member Registered: 03/22/09 Posts: 184	@Zen Scanner- that link describes her so perfectly! It is definitely how my oldest son is, as well.
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#144582 - Yesterday at 06:04 PM Re: Good standardized test takers? [Re: Bassetlover]
Member Registered: 12/16/09 Posts: 403	"...are some people just really good at standardized tests?" Yes! My ex-H and I are two of them, and second D inherited this from us. None of us have great grades (ex-H was a serious slacker, I was around a 3.5 in high school and a 3.3 in college). But ex-H got into Georgetown Law on the strength of his LSATs (nearly perfect), in spite of slacker grades. D has an unweighted 3.7 in HS, but her SATs were 800-780-800, with 800 on two SAT subject tests. She kind of does what she has to in order to get at least an A- in most classes, pulls As in a few she really likes, doesn't do well at all in French which she hates. And she would rather study for Quiz Bowl or watch an episode of Sherlock for the 10th time than work any harder. Edited by intparent (Yesterday at 06:05 PM)
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#144585 - Yesterday at 06:48 PM

Re: Good standardized test takers? [Re: HowlerKarma]

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Registered: 06/25/12
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Loc: BC, Canada

This is me too. I test in the "HG" range, and my grades in school were a direct reflection of my level of interest or lack thereof. I did fine on tests though. In fact, I love taking tests (my competitive side comes out, lol).

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