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Abdulai, Taiwo & Co
Full-Service Commercial & Intellectual Property Law Firm
+234 9 7803897Abdulai, Taiwo & Co, established in Nigeria since 1976, is a leading full service commercial and IP law firm, that excels in its chosen areas. The firm, is registered with the Bureau of Public Enterprises ("BPE"), the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and other professional service...
Blackfriars LLP
Full Service Commercial and IP Law Firm in Nigeria and Canada
+234 9 6700286Blackfriars LLP is a first class Nigerian law firm with special expertise in trademarks registration and patents prosecution, commercial Litigation, energy law, and capital markets transactions, respectively. A fundamental principle underpinning our success is our unshakeable conviction that the...
Nigeria Commercial Law Firm
+234-9-6723568ǼLEX a full service commercial and litigation law firm. It is one of the largest law firms in West Africa with offices in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja in Nigeria and Accra, Ghana.
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Abuja, NigeriaLitigation, Corporate and Commercial Law Firm in Nigeria
+234 806 6497891Ours is a full service law firm with a bias to litigation, corporate and commercial law practice. We are located in Abuja and Kaduna, Nigeria but our practice in not limited by geography, as we can get to where you want us to get to within the existing legal frameworks.
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Abuja, NigeriaFull-Service Legal Firm in Abuja
+234 80 37023715Beauforts Chambers
Abuja, NigeriaLitigation, Arbitration, Corporate and Commercial Law Office in Nigeria
+234 9 8702935Beauforts is a niche practice staffed with highly skilled Legal Practitioners with extensive experience in a variety of legal spheres including, but not limited to, Land Law, International Trade with specific focus on Free Trade Zones, Energy Law, Corporate Commercial Law, all matters of Corporate...
Brooke Chambers
Abuja, NigeriaLagos, Nigeria Business, Maritime, Natural Resources, Personal Injury and Litigation Attorneys
+234 9 7803255A. Background.; Brooke Chambers is a Nigerian law firm established in 1991 for the purpose of rendering legal services to the public. We have two law offices situated in Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria. ; B. Practice Areas. ; Our general scope of legal practice are divided into Business and Investment...
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09-7803145The Chambers of AFE BABALOLA, SAN (also known as Emmanuel Chambers), is one of the leading firms of Barristers and Solicitors in Nigeria and its Principal, AARE AFE BABALOLA, OFR, CON, SAN, B.Sc (Econs) Lond LL.B (Hons), LL.D, B.L., FNIALS, FCIArb., LLD has been noted in reported cases as...
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+234 803 7860011We are one of Nigerias leading Firms specialising in Legal services and expertise for domestic and multi-national corporations, financial institutions, Government and non-governmental agencies, International agencies, medium-sized companies and others in Nigeria. Our values are predicated on our...
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+234 803 3154349We are a firm of Legal Practitioners, Consultants and Advisors, in Nigeria, West Africa (Abuja, Lagos, Akure, Enugu, & Kaduna) United Kingdom (London & Cardiff) & Gambia (Banjul) offering cross cutting legal services in public law, property and commercial issues and warehousing of proactive...
Law Allianz
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OVERSEEING HISTORY: Warren Shaw, president of Clevedon & Districts Historical Society, in front of the McNicol Homestead. Photography by Marianne Kelly. |
Duncan and Maureen McNicol came to New Zealand in 1853 from the Isle of Arran off the west coast of Scotland after an unsuccessful foray to the Australian gold fields. Their grand home, on the corner of the Clevedon-Kawakawa Road and the road named after them, McNicol Road, stands as a sentinel overlooking Clevedon village, which in their day was called Wairoa South.
The house shifted out of family hands in the 1960s and about 1980 the next owner gifted it to the then Manukau City Council (MCC).
Today the Auckland Council is financing an interior facelift which will restore the house to its original glory. It is leased from the council by the Clevedon and Districts Historical Society which has a volunteer roster of 14 people who open the house to the public every weekend.
The renovation is expected to be finished soon and the society's president Warren Shaw is optimistic that the house can be re-opened to the public in May.
The work is a continuation of renovation started by the former MCC in 2008. At that time $111,377 was spent to bring the house up to an acceptable standard, says Jeffrey Yeh, of Auckland Council property and building projects. The work included replacing severely rotted timber weatherboards and veranda posts, interior and exterior painting, wall-papering the hallway, office, upstairs exhibition rooms, updating the electrical system, timber borer treatment, upgrading the toilet and bathroom and floors and ceilings were waxed.
MCC also appointed a heritage architect to oversee the refurbishment work. This year Auckland Council set aside a $48,000 budget to finish off the remaining wallpapering, flooring, carpeting and painting to the ground floor main exhibition room, kitchen, upstairs writers' room and a display kitchen.
Under the scrupulous eye of the heritage architect, the work has involved the painstaking job of restoring the kauri flooring and stairway by a chemical clean and then a Briwax wood care finish.
Slapping a panel of gibraltar board over the top of the old scrim wall coverings is a no-no in 1800s parlance. But, because it's virtually impossible to buy scrim these days, hessian cloth is being used as a substitute.
Wallpaper replaced in the hallway and other rooms during the previous renovation replicates the scrim look, meeting the heritage specifications.
However, for the rooms presently under renovation, the 1800s style will be achieved with special handcrafted wallpaper. It has been imported from the long-standing English company Colefax & Fowler, recognised for epitomising the best of English style.
Meanwhile an upstairs bedroom is being converted to a heritage kitchen. The display fire place has had its surround repainted and a new tiled hearth will be installed.
The society's extensive collection of old photographs and trophies from the district is being mounted in one of the bedrooms, while a military room includes original guns dating back to the Maori land wars.
The skills of long-standing resident and joinery craftsman Fraser Murray add special touches to the homestead, such as timber-trimmed, giant-sized photo album leaves attached to the wall for turning and a stunning set of shallow drawers to house documents.
Along with a kauri and rimu reception desk, the society uses a roller door cabinet which houses a variety of cubby holes, originally used at the Clevedon Post Office.
Another sense of history can be experienced from the homestead's upstairs balcony looking over the Wairoa River.
It's easy to visualise the Clevedon Steam Navigation Company's steamer, Hirere, which was commissioned in 1896 to service the community. It took four hours to reach Auckland, people were given four hours in the city and then had to reboard the boat for the home trip to catch the tide turning up the river.
In 1927 the boat was retired after the roads improved.
Fraser Murray writes in his book Yester Years that the river over 75 years played a vital, and in earlier times almost exclusive, part in developing a huge area "and must have touched a countless number of lives.
"It is part of us. Such things should not be forgotten."
Warren says the area just before the Clevedon-Kawakawa Road Bridge was known as a port.
These days, the pioneers' steps are being retraced as Pine Harbour Ferries brings weekend trippers up the river for special functions.


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Lived up to my expectations
The basic trip, without any of the optional tours, worked well for me. The included tours (especially the one in Oslo) were excellent and I enjoyed having the unscheduled time to visit places that were of special interest to me. In Copenhagen I took a canal cruise and visited the National Gallery. In Oslo I spent an entire afternoon in the amazing Munch Museum, half a day at Millesgarden in Stockholm (the city's equivalent of Giverny outside Paris), and an afternoon at the Atheneum in Helsinki. These I reached by public transportation. (The concierges at the hotels were very helpful). In all the cities I enjoyed sightseeing on foot, stopping for coffee and cake, and watching people. For that reason, I believe I did not find the trip as tiring as some did. I would have taken the optional tour to the world famous Louisiana Museum of Modern Art outside Copenhagen but didn't as the tour included so much time at Kronborg ("Hamlet's Castle") that there was little left for the museum. The hotel accommodations were good and close to public transportation. The overnight ferry trips from Copenhagen to Oslo and from Stockholm to Helsinki were relaxing and pleasant. Both had outstanding dinner and breakfast buffets. The cruise through the Stockholm Archipelago in the late afternoon was lovely. The basic tour is an excellent value for the money and I would recommend it as such.
Good tour, great tour director
Great tour, interesting places. Tour director was very helpful and knowledgeable. Estonia was a good side trip and well worth the money.
Scandinavia capitals to the Fjords
Great view on the Fjords, loved the train to the top of the mtg & to see all the snow. Sightseeing on our own was benefitial as found restaurants, churches and unique gift shops. Beds all comfortable but surprised of the layout of the twin beds, but no problem there.
A wonderful Look at Scandinavia
The trip was an wonderful way to get to know 5 countries I had only known though my reading. Each country was so different in language, geography, people and currency. Copenhagen was a great city to start in---the bus service is good, the people friendly and all sorts of places to visit. I loved the visit to the fjords---those waterfalls! Stockholm is also a great city to get around in. We managed to visit the National Art Museum and see a beautiful show of Russian paintings that had never been out of Russia before. Took the bus to get there without a problem. In Helsinki I just had time to take the day trip to Estonia, which was definitely worth it. Cobblestones as big as footballs on hilly streets, beautiful churches, colorful homes, wonderful little eating places and a very good tour guide were all a part of a memorable day. Now my definition of Scandinavia is so much larger.
Scandinavia: Capitals to the Fjords
I loved the Scandinavian countries--beautiful scenery and ease of getting about in the cities and dealing with people who spoke English. We couldn't help but notice the fitness factor among the Scandinavian people--everyone biking, running, skateboarding, etc., as individuals and as families (not many fat people among them). The hotels we stayed in were great, location-wise and facility-wise. We especially enjoyed the trip to Laerdal, even though it requiired long bus trips. The slower pace of the town gave it a more peaceful atmosphere and the scenery around it (and to and from it) was wonderful. The only downside to the trip was the long layovers between the already long flights home--we were exhausted for days after our return. We had had very little "down time" on the trip, often returning to the hotel from a full day's activities with no time to relax before dinner.
Exceeded Expectations
We were so lucky in the weather--60s and 70s for most of the trip. I don't know why I put off a trip to Scandinavia for so long, the fjords were beautiful and the cities were full of interesting Viking history. A lot of moving around in a short period, and the day trip to Estonia was too early and too long for what there was to do there, but I wouldn't have missed it. Our tour director, Frank Sahl, was wonderful!
Fun on the Fjords
This is an highly active beautiful trip of the Scandinavian Capitals. With various side trips, it is a trip well worth taking.
Scandinavian and St. Petersburg review.
The tour director Frank Stahl was fantastic and made the tour just wonderful. See my comments on the written evaluation. The bus ride to St. Petersburg from Helsinki was just terrible, way too long, and the miserable Russian bus drivers would not let anyone use the toilet in the bus. We are thrifty, but even my wife and I, would have paid more for a flight to St. Petersburg from Helsinki.
Great sites and execution; needs a few tweeks
All of the sites visited were excellent. The execution of transport between sites and to/from excursions was excellent, with the only exception being that a number of the bus rides (particularly the shorter rides) were stuff with no ventilation. You just can't have 44 people in a vehicle without some introduction of fresh air. There should be a standard established and communicated to all subcontracted bus lines! Only other complaint is that the Go Ahead sponsored meals (when not full spread buffets) are now always the poorest meals on the trip; --even when considering places that I just walk into off the street with no prior recommendation. Need to upgrade the included hotel meals.


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Match-time and Ger Canning told us the "floodlights are on and the sun is out", suggesting the GAA aren't much in to this energy-conserving lark, and there wasn't much evidence of David Burke being in to energy-conserving either when he scored two goals in a giddy couple of minutes for Galway.
We were hardly in to the second line of Kilkenny's obituary when Richie Power did his goal-busting thing, the blizzard of goals leaving all concerned just a tad dizzy.
Half-time and Galway had scored divil a point from play, but Ger Loughnane comforted their supporters by telling them there was "no reason to panic . . . yet."
(Competition time. "You could be heading off to one of the world's most amazing cities," Michael told us, Tomás's face saying, "Sure, I live in Cork already, like.")
Second half. Oh Lord. Galway were in trouble now . . . but they didn't realise they were in for this kind of trouble.
You know, in many senses Kilkenny are the Martina Navratilova of our day. Remember? We used to say 'yeah, yeah, you're brill, but . . . tell us something we don't know." And we half-pined for someone to take her on, so that the contest wouldn't be done and dusted by half-ish time. It wasn't, need it be said, Martina's fault that she was largely unbeatable at her peak, but, still.
"They're not loved, but they're admired," said Loughnane at full-time, reckoning Kilkenny were Martina-esque, and it's true, they're so ridiculously good we very probably won't appreciate them until they've moved on.
Michael Duignan, meanwhile, reminded us of the serious injuries Henry Shefflin has endured through his career, of the shoulder and – twice – cruciate ligament variety, leaving you wondering if the fella would have achieved anything of note if he'd stayed fit. Just the nine medals.
Shefflin could probably have concurred with Nicolas Colsaerts' summing up of his Ryder Cup (Day One) experience: "There are no tools you can use out there. You've just got to go with what you have in your pants."
More than plenty, as it proved.
All the rest can hope is that Henry and Brian opt now to take up cutting the lawn or playing golf. If they don't, well, see you next September for the drive for . . . ten.


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Monday, February 7, 2011
Valentine's Day Ideas!
Having a child has make this day even more special to me! ! I love the crafts and sweet ideas that make Valentine's so much fun for kids!
Here are some of my very favorite Valentine's Day crafts and sweet treats!
Last year for my son's school Valentine's party, I was in charge of the craft. I always LOVE getting pictures of Chase's handprints made into art! So, I decided we would make a heart using the kid's handprints! I used 8x8 flat canvas panels that you can purchase at Hobby Lobby for $5.99 for a pack. I then cut a 5"piece of red and white stripe grosgrain ribbon and hot clued it to the top, making a loop for it to hang. At the party, the kids painted their hands with red paint and stamped them on the canvas making the shape of the heart. They then decorated the border of the canvas with paint brushes. Very sweet! The middle photo is from Roots and Wings Co. There is a great tutorial found here on how to make the handprint hearts.
Let the kids decorate! A fun classroom or party idea is a decorate-a-cookie bar! Kids love this...of course because it contains sugar! Bring plain sugar cookies shaped in heartsl You can either make the cookies or ask your grocery store bakery to make some without icing! Set-up the table with bowls of sprinkes and toppings and several colors of icing...oh and lots of napkins too! A craft and a sweet in one!! Chef Messy provides recipes for sugar cookies and cookie paints with a great Toddler-Friendly Cookie Decorating!
I am in love with this 'Love Bug' Valentine box! One of my dearest friends posted this precious little guy on Facebook today! I had to get the scoop on how to make him! Sarah took an empty tissue box and wrapped it in felt, made his teeth from white felt, a yellow heart shaped nose, twisted pipe cleaners to make antennas and glued two large googley eyes on the end! I love her creativity and the originality of a Valentine's Box!!
I adore the idea of this felt envelope filled with a Valentine card and some treats inside! Don't sew? No problem...use fabric glue instead of stitching! Find the fabulous tutorial on these darlings from Roots and Wings Co!
Last year, I made these Felt Fortune Cookie pouches filled with Hershey's Kisses and personalized fortunes for a friend's daughters class. They turned out so darling, placed in a white Chinese take-out box filled with red and pink crinkle paper and tied with heart shaped tags. If you don't sew, use fabric glue. Here's a tutorial via Craftzine!
I think the Heart Crayons make a great Valentine's for friends and classmates! Make the crayons with the tutorial from Family Fun!! Make them in solid colors or do mixed like in the photo! I love the single heart crayon on a personalized tag or you could stack 3 to 5 hearts on top of each other and wrap in cellophane leaving 2+ inches on each side and tie with grosgrain ribbon or twine and include a personalized tag!
Another great tutorial for shaped crayons found at The Idea Room!
Lollipop Valentine's are so much fun! Here is a tutorial for Butterfly lollipops from She Knows!
I especially LOVE the flower-pops my friend Sarah made...yes, the same crafting cutie who make the monster box!!! How cute are these? They would make great centerpieces in short vases and then favors for the guests!
PINWHEELS! Oh, how I love pinwheels!!! Pinwheels are the perfect party accessories! They make great party decor and kids love to play with them! Here are some awesome pinwheels from the ever-fabulous Pinwhirl Parties! She offers do-it-yourself pinwheel kits and ideas for classroom parties!
OHHH MMMMMM GEEEEEEE! These are by far my most favorite ever!!! GUMBALL NECKLACES! Yes, they are TO DIE FOR! The incredibly talented One Charming Party has a tutorial on these beautiful treats! Make bracelets for boys with baker's twine and white gumballs! Soooo ridiculously AWESOME!!!
What speaks Valentine's more than Conversation Hearts? These little Valentine Day icons date back to the 1860's!! I love the idea of adding these to rice krispie treats! Use a heart shaped cookie cutter to cut out hearts and then stick a lollipop stick in the bottom to make a rice krispie pop! Place a cellophane bag over the treat and tie with ribbon and a tag!
Chocolate covered Pretzel rods are so yummy and make great Valentine's Day favors! Dipped pretzels in chocolate, white chocolate, red and/or pink chocolate mold then roll or sprinkle with your favorite toppings!!
I love these from ChocPatch on Etsy!
And last, but certainly not least....I LOVE these healthy treats from Hatter & Hare Events! Her Fruity Valentine Day post features Heart Fruit Kababs and XOXO's chocolate dipped fruit! I love HEALTHY & CUTE!!!
I hope some of these ideas inspire you to create something fun for Valentine's!!
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- Anonymous said...
Thanks you for the great ideas Cari! I'm definitely making the hand prints of my boys hands for the family this Valentine's Day. I love the idea. I'm thinking I will put both of their hands together to make the heart. Hunter's in red and Hayden's in white. Thanks for the shout out and putting our fun crafts on your page. We have had a lot if fun making them. Love your ideas, thanks again for sharing!!
Sarah K - February 7, 2011 at 6:06 PM
- Jane (and Lou) said...
Oh dear, my attempts at home made crayons were somewhat of a disaster... the tins are still sitting outside! Aussies don't really do class parties on Valentine's Day, so I asked the year two teacher if I could throw one and since then LOTS of my friends at other schools have done the same thing too! YAY. Can't wait. Cari, I hope you have a lovely Valentine's Day - it's a wonderful excuse to be grateful for the love we have in our lives isn't it. Janexx
- February 8, 2011 at 6:18 AM
- Shana said...
Thanks for posting my Valentines Day pinwheels. I'm in love with your blog. Very cool ideas. I'm off to tweet about it now and will also add your blog to the 'press' area of my site. Again, many thanks.
- February 8, 2011 at 4:15 PM
- Hatter and Hare Events said...
Thanks so much for the shout out - my son's class party is on Monday, so I'll be spending most of the weekend cutting up fruit! I love your blog - you've got a new follower!!
- February 10, 2011 at 3:59 PM


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No, this is not some S&M related post (although the title may lead you to believe otherwise). Instead, I wanted to share a simple and affordable route we took to update a light fixture. It all started as I fed our darling girl, letting my mind wander and mull over the living/dining rooms' decor. I wasn't pleased with the room's overall feel, but couldn't my finger on what was bothering me until finally my eye settled on the deviant: the metal chain that suspended the pendant light over the dining room table.
I realize that this may sound insignificant to most folks, but it was a bain on the aesthetic feel. But what I could do other than change out the light fixture? Inspiration struck and I was off to the home improvement store.
My purchase was a 50 ft section of rope, roughly a 1/2 ince in diameter. My plan was to wrap it around the chain, effectively hiding it from view while simultaneously lending the light fixture more interest. With Aaron's help, it took me 10 minutes to complete and only $8 in expense. Whoo-hoo for little investment with a big return!


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Columbus-based retailer Limited Brands beat Wall Street expectations for February, reporting a comparable-store sales rise of 3 percent, beating analysts' predictions of a 2.6 percent rise.
The company, parent of such chains as Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works, reported sales of $712.7 million for the month, compared to sales of $653.9 million for the same time last year.
Comparable-store sales, a key indicator of a retailer's health, grew by 5 percent at both Victoria's Secret and the company's Canadian lingerie chain La Senza. Since buying La Senza in 2006, Limited Brands has changed virtually everything about the chain and closed some stores in an effort to turn around the brand's flagging sales.
At Bath & Body Works, comparable-store sales were flat. The chain usually does better, but February sales were affected by fewer customers walking into the stores, said Chief Investor Relations Officer Amie Preston.
Sales at Victoria's Secret Direct, which includes both the popular catalogue and online businesses, fell by 4 percent. The drop was the result of a reduction in clearance selling, Preston said.
Easter Sunday falls in March this year, versus April last year, and the company expects that will have a negative impact on sales this month. "We are projecting March (comparable-store sales) in line with our quarterly guidance of low single digit," Preston said.


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Taking advantage of the growth of smartphone usage, Commonwealth Bank has unveiled a revised version of its iPhone banking application that will be available in coming months.
Commonwealth Bank's new application called Kaching enables users to make 99 per cent of all basic transactions that can be made via the company's online Netbank system. It enables real-time peer-to-peer payments using a phone's contacts and email addresses as well as the user's Facebook friend's list. But users don't have to be Commonwealth Bank customers to be receivers of payments either as the technology uses an external collection site.
Additionally, in a country's first, users will be able to make contactless payments at any PayPass enabled terminal in any retail store using their phones. This is done using near field communication (NFC) contactless technology where the chip is integrated to the bank's iCarte cover designed for the iPhone 4 and 4S.
David Lindberg, executive general manager of credit cards, payments & retail strategy at Commonwealth Bank, said that contactless payments is reaching a tipping point in Australia from both a consumer and merchant perspective.
"The mobile growth has trickled along and trickled and now we have seen an exponential growth rate now with transactions. We're at a merchant tipping point and everyone is launching it. People are asking when will Coles and Woolworths cross that line and when that does happen we'll truly be transacting all of our goods that we want to purchase using contactless technology," he said.
According to the bank, for businesses, the contactless technology will reduce the risk of cash handling while improve efficiency of operations through the reduction of long queues. In August 2011, more than one million 'tap & go' transactions were made. There are now over seven million MasterCard PayPass enabled cards in the country and over 42,000 merchant terminals where MasterCard PayPass can be used to pay.
The app will only be available to iPhone 4/4S but the company said that an Android version is in development.
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Before the season a lot of Redskin fans were worried that the hype was growing too quickly. If you turned on the TV at any hour of the day you were likely greeted by a smiling RG3 running around pushing Adidas or bland sandwiches. This man who hadnt thrown a single pass in the NFL had grown men looking at their sock drawer dismayed over the lack of color and capes.
While the RG3 tour was taking place word was that Luck had no time for such exposure. He wanted to earn lucrative deals with his play or some other such overly serious statement that was generally perceived to be more in line with the ideal stoic football field general stereotype. Plus, hes like 2 inches taller and stuff.
In Seattle the little QB that could was telling anyone that would listen that he deserved to start in the NFL. They laughed and laughed but he just kept chugging along and in the end he did earn the starting spot. Moral of the story is that back up QB in Seattle has now topped the list of best job ever.
Also something about Weeden being old and Tannehill having a hot wife in South Beach (Man plans, God laughs).
After a quarter of the season the stats are in and what they say is surprising:
QB Rating
Name - NFL Rank Rating
RG3 4th 103.2
Luck 24th 75.4
Wilson 27th 73.5
Tannehill 31st 66.4
Weeden 32nd 60.4
Completion Percentage
RG3 2nd 69.4%
Wilson 21st 60%
Tannehill 27th 55.9%
Weeden 30th 53.9%
Luck 31st 53.3%
Yards per Attempt:
RG3 3rd 8.6
Tannehill 16th 7.3
Luck 21st 6.9
Weeden 30th 6.0
Wilson 31st 5.9
This last stat will be seen as a bit of cherry pick on my part because I wanted some way to look at TDs and turnovers in a way that takes into account QBs mobility as well as their passing. So Ive taken total touchdowns and turnovers and added subtracted the bad from the good:
Touchdowns to Turnovers
(Passing TD + Rushing TD) - (Interceptions +Lost Fumbles)
Luck: (5+0)-(4+1)=0
Wilson: (4+0)-(4+1)= -1 we all know this one should be worse. Mmm-hmmm
Weeden: (3+0)-(7+0)= -4
Tannehill : (2+1)-(6+1)=-4
So there you have it skins fans. After a quarter of the season you have a QB that has clearly out performed even the high expectations of the media and delirious fans. Has this towns luck finally turned? The Redskins have a franchise QB, The Nats are division winners, the Caps are playoff staples, and the Wizards ok I went one team too far, point is this town and this football team has a lot to feel good about. Enjoy it.


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Among black men, 19 percent — nearly one in five — will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and five percent of those will die from this disease. In fact, prostate cancer is the fourth most common reason overall for death in African-American men.
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The Ice House on Back Street sells handmade Christmas ornaments, used paperbacks, and locally made jams, jellies, and salad dressings. The Foxhole (294/495-9258) at Foxy's Tamarind Bar and its sister shop at Foxy's Taboo at the east end sell T-shirts, gifts, and all sorts of Foxy-inspired items.
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Bogota, June 12 (IANS/EFE) A small plane impounded by Colombian authorities last December after entering the country illegally has been stolen from an airport in the northwestern region of Uraba, authorities said.
The plane took off amid a hail of bullets, according to the Colombian air force and the civil aviation agency.
The aircraft, a Cessna 210 with a false Guatemalan registration, was apparently used for drug trafficking and, the air force said, had been impounded after entering Colombia illegally.
The small plane came from Honduras and "was detected, intercepted and forced to land" on Dec 11, 2011, and was being held at Los Cedros airport in Uraba, the air force said.
The robbery took place Sunday night and was carried out by a group of armed men who seized it in the hangar where it was being guarded, taxied it onto the runway and took off amid shots by police trying to stop it.
The air force said that its control systems "tracked the aircraft until it crossed into Panamanian air space and informed the Central American countries with which an has an interdiction agreement".
"As yet we have no information as to the whereabouts of the aircraft," the air force said, adding that it will "remain alert to any request and will support Central American authorities in their search for the aircraft".
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DIXON – A Brianna Richardson foul, a loud thud as Lydia Box slammed to the floor, and about 6 minutes of futility sums up what cost the Sauk Valley Skyhawks a chance at a win over Illinois Valley on Thursday night.
The final result was an 80-64 loss at Sauk Valley Community College.
Richardson picked up her third foul late in the first half, sending the 6-foot freshman to the bench for the rest of half. Box then missed a couple minutes after getting the wind knocked out of her during a frantic chase for a rebound.
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The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) released the report Improved Federal Enforcement Needed to Better Protect Students' Rights to Testing Accommodations (GAO-12-40) about higher education and disability.
Standardized tests are often required to gain admission into postsecondary schools or to obtain professional certifications. Federal disability laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) require entities that administer these tests to provide accommodations, such as extended time or changes in test format, to students with disabilities. GAO examined (1) the types of accommodations individuals apply for and receive and how schools assist them, (2) factors testing companies consider when making decisions about requests for accommodations, (3) challenges individuals and testing companies experience in receiving and granting accommodations, and (4) how federal agencies enforce compliance with relevant disability laws and regulations.
To conduct this work, GAO interviewed disability experts; individuals with disabilities; officials from high schools, postsecondary schools, testing companies; and officials from the Departments of Justice (Justice), Education, and Health and Human Services (HHS). GAO also reviewed testing company policies and data, federal complaint and case data for selected testing companies, and relevant laws and regulations.
GAO recommends that the Department of Justice take steps to develop a strategic approach to enforcement such as by analyzing its data and updating its technical assistance manual. Justice agreed with GAO's recommendation.
Among accommodations requested and granted in the most recent testing year, approximately three-quarters were for extra time, and about half were for applicants with learning disabilities. High school and postsecondary school officials GAO interviewed reported advising students about which accommodations to request and providing documentation to testing companies, such as a student's accommodations history.
For more information, visit http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-40.
As an election year begins, the nation also approaches the third anniversary of the federal stimulus program and the aggressive wave of education reforms it spawned. Such topics as American schooling's international standing, the lessons to be learned from high-performing countries around the globe, and the implications for economic competitiveness in an interconnected world all remain high on the policy agenda, from the White House and Congress down to local school boards and chambers of commerce.
Against this backdrop, the nation and many states face continuing challenges in delivering a high-quality education to all students, according to Quality Counts, the annual report card published by Education Week. The nation receives a C when graded across the six distinct areas of policy and performance tracked by the report, the most comprehensive ongoing assessment of the state of American education. For the fourth year in a row, Maryland earns honors as the top-ranked state, posting the nation's highest overall grade, a B-plus. Perennial strong finishers Massachusetts, New York, and Virginia follow close behind, each receiving a B. Nearly half the states, however, receive grades of C or lower.
"Dating back at least to the Sputnik era and the Space Race, we've been warned that America's schools do not measure up favorably on an international yardstick," said Christopher B. Swanson, Vice President of Editorial Projects in Education, the nonprofit organization that publishes Education Week. "Despite some bright spots over the years, Americans remain rightly concerned that the nation's pace of improvement is simply too slow, at a time when our global peers and competitors may be rocketing ahead."
A well-educated citizenry is widely viewed as the basis for economic stability and competitiveness, both internationally and domestically. Yet, new findings from the report's annual Chance-for-Success Index—which captures the role of education in a person's life, from cradle to career—show the country struggling to provide opportunities to succeed and many states lagging far behind the national leaders. The U.S. as a whole receives a C-plus on the index. For the fifth year running, Massachusetts earns the only A and remains at the top of the national rankings, followed closely by New Hampshire and New Jersey, each posting grades of A-minus. Mississippi, New Mexico, and Nevada receive the lowest scores, with grades of D-plus or lower. Scores on the Chance-for-Success Index have dropped from pre-recession levels, due in part to declines in conditions that support early schooling success, including family income and parental employment.
Focusing more specifically on academic performance, the report's K-12 Achievement Index evaluates the overall strength of a state's public schools against 18 individual indicators that capture: current achievement, improvements over time, and poverty-based disparities or gaps. Massachusetts emerges as the top-achieving state this year, with New Jersey and Maryland finishing second and third, respectively. These states—each earning a B in this year's report—have been the nation's top three scorers since the index was first graded in 2008. A wide gulf separates the leaders from the rest of the pack, with the average state earning a C-minus on K-12 Achievement, a slight improvement over last year. Three states—Louisiana, Mississippi, and West Virginia—and the District of Columbia receive grades of F on the index.
States post their highest scores for policies related to standards, assessments, and school accountability, one of Quality Counts' longest-standing categories. The nation earns a B in this year's report, with 12 states—led by Indiana—receiving an A and nine with an A-minus. Since results were last reported in 2010, scores have improved in 20 states, with the largest gains found in Illinois and Kentucky. Progress in these areas reflects the cumulative legacies of standards-based reform and accountability initiatives dating back to the 1990s, the decade-old No Child Left Behind Act, and, more recently, an array of stimulus-era programs and the common-standards movement.
Quality Counts 2012 features new results for its Teaching Profession category, which spans 44 individual state indicators. The U.S. earns a C in this area, although scores for the nation as a whole and the majority of states have dropped in the past two years. Arkansas and South Carolina each earn a B-plus, the highest grade awarded this year; four states and the District of Columbia earn a D-minus. Findings from a survey conducted by the EPE Research Center show that some declines can be attributed to the economic impacts of the recession and states' inability to maintain funding for certain teacher-related policies and programs. More positive results emerge for the center's Pay-Parity Index, which shows that the national pay-gap between teachers and other comparable workers has narrowed in the past several years. Public-school teachers earn about 94 cents for every dollar earned in similar occupations nationwide.
The report also includes an annually updated analysis of school expenditure patterns and the distribution of those funds within states. The national grade in school finance holds steady at a C for 2012, with seven states earning the top grade of B-plus. Since the onset of the recession in 2007, scores have dropped for the two aspects of school finance tracked by Quality Counts—spending and equity.
Quality Counts 2012: The Global Challenge—Education in a Competitive World takes a critical look at the nation's place among the world's public education systems, with an eye toward providing policymakers with perspective on the extent to which high-profile international assessments can provide valid comparisons and lessons. It examines effective reform strategies here and abroad that have gained traction and may be replicable. And, the report highlights the political and social challenges policymakers will face in improving American education to meet the demands of a 21st century work force.
The report also features commentaries penned by educational leaders from around the globe—Byong-man Ahn of South Korea, England's Sir Michael Barber, Pasi Salhberg sharing Finland's lessons, and Margaret Spellings from the United States.
The full Quality Counts 2012 report and interactive state report cards: www.edweek.org/go/qc12.
State Highlights Reports for the 50 states and the District of Columbia featuring detailed, state-specific data and our comprehensive grading of the states across six categories of educational performance and policy: www.edweek.org/go/qc12shr.
The public release event for Quality Counts 2012 will be streamed live in a simulcast from Washington, D.C. The Webcast is available at www.edweek.org/go/qc12Livestream.
The Center on Education Policy (CEP) released its 10th annual report on state high school testing policies. State High School Tests: Changes in State Policies and the Impact of the College and Career Readiness Movement finds that fewer states are requiring students to pass an exit exam to receive a high school diploma than last year, yet assessments that measure a student's readiness for college and/or a career are gaining in popularity. The CEP website has the report and profiles for states with high school exit exam policies, college entrance exams (such as the ACT or SAT), and/or college and career readiness assessments. For more information, visit www.cep-dc.org.
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Kyle Snow, who heads the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC ) Center for Applied Research, released a new report offering guidance to states on kindergarten readiness and other large scale assessments.
Over the past few years, interest in assessing children as they enter kindergarten has gained momentum in states. Roughly half of the states have instituted some form of kindergarten entry or readiness assessment, even before the development of such an assessment was highlighted in the Race to the Top, Early Learning Challenge funding competition. The development of readiness assessments has varied across states in terms of the areas of child development and knowledge evaluated, and their use for policy and practice purposes.
The report, "Developing Kindergarten Readiness and Other Large-Scale Assessment Systems: Necessary Considerations in the Assessment of Young Children," presents a framework for the development and implementation of large-scale kindergarten readiness assessments. The Center for Applied Research at NAEYC has developed this guidance to support states' development and implementation of kindergarten readiness assessment systems. Such systems, properly developed and implemented, can contribute greatly to the success of early childhood programs and early elementary programming to identify and meet the needs of children entering kindergarten. The considerations presented in this paper are built around NAEYC positions related to assessment and research on child assessment. While focused on large-scale assessment of young children, the guidelines included here are intended to inform considerations about early childhood assessment beyond the implementation of kindergarten entry assessments. Read more about this report at http://www.naeyc.org/newsroom/pressreleases/NAEYC_offers_states_guidance_on_kindergarten_readiness_assessment.
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Most U.S. schools require at least as much or more instructional time as other countries, even high-performing countries like Finland, Japan, and Korea; according to a new report on instructional time released by the National School Boards Association's Center for Public Education. The report, "Time in School," measured the minimum number of hours of instruction per year (also known as compulsory hours) countries require their public schools to provide in a formal classroom setting. In the U.S., most states require between 175 and 180 days of school and/or between 900 and 1,000 hours of instructional time per year, depending on the grade level.
"There is a perception among policymakers and the public that U.S. students spend less time in school than students in other countries," said Jim Hull, the Center's Senior Policy Analyst and author of the report. "The data clearly shows that most U.S. schools require at least as much or more instructional time as other countries, however these comparisons are based on required minimums. It's possible that certain schools in these countries and states do provide more time for instruction. Furthermore, students in countries like China, India, Japan, and Korea have a tradition of receiving additional instruction through non-formal schooling such as tutoring and night schools, especially at the high school level, which could also have an impact."
The Center for Public Education (www.centerforpubliceducation.org) is a national resource for credible and practical information about public education and its importance to the well-being of our nation. The Center provides up-to-date research, data, and analysis on current education issues and explores ways to improve student achievement and engage public support for public schools. The Center is an initiative of the National School Boards Association.
Founded in 1940, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) is a not-for-profit organization representing state associations of school boards and their more than 90,000 local school board members throughout the U.S. Working with and through our state associations, NSBA advocates for equity and excellence in public education through school board leadership. www.nsba.org Read the report at http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/Main-Menu/Organizing-a-school/Time-in-school-How-does-the-US-compare.
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Mr Foo Tiang Sooi joined the Company as Chief Operating Officer in February 1999. On 1 June 2006, he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and remains as a member of the Board. He is a member of the Nominating Committee with effect from 30 January 2009. He was a Non-Executive Director of the Company from 1994 to January 1999.
Mr Foo has more than 18 years of experience with leading international management consultancies, focusing on strategic planning, organisation development and corporate finance. He holds a Master of Science (Economics) Degree from the London Business School. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore.
Mr. Soh Yew Hock is currently the Lead Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committees of Kencana Agri Limited and Japan Residential Assets Manager (Manager of Saizen Reit Limited). He is also a director of OWW Investments III Limited.
Mr. Soh has extensive experience in commerce and industry and had previously served as Head of Finance and Corporate Affairs of Guthrie Berhad (now known as Gutherie GTS Limited) and Wearne Brothers Limited (now known as WBL Corporation Limited).
He was CEO & Managing Director of Wearnes International Limited from 1993 to 2006, an Executive Director of WBL Corporation from 1993 to 2007 and a Director of several of its joint ventures and subsidiaries in Asia, Peoples Republic of China, Australia and the United States of America. He was also a Director of MFS Technology Limited, Asia Dekor Holdings Limited, Goodpack Limited and Deputy Chairman of O'Connors Corporation Berhad (now known as OCB Berhad). Mr. Soh was the past President of the Singapore Division of CPA Australia.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Singapore), Certified Practising Accountants (Australia), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) and the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK). He holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of Singapore (now known as National University of Singapore) and is a graduate of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK) and an alumnus of the Advanced Management Program of Harvard Business School.
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Mr Cecil Vivian Richard Wong is an Independent Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee. He also sits on the boards of several listed companies as Independent Director.
Mr Wong's career dates back to 1953 when he was a Partner at Evan Wong & Company, a firm of Chartered Accountants from 1953 to 1971 when it merged with Turquand Youngs & Co (presently known as Ernst & Young International). He remained as a Partner until his retirement in 1985.
He was awarded the Public Service Medal in 1992 and the Public Service Star in 2000 in recognition of his Public Service contributions. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Cambridge and is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore.
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Mr Michel Grunberg is an Independent Director, appointed as a member of the Board on 5 May 2008. He is the Chairman of the Nominating Committee and member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.
Mr Grunberg has more than 34 years of business and work experience in the retail industry of which 28 years were with the Estee Lauder Group in senior capacities worldwide and in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and most recently the Asia-Pacific Region including Singapore and China. He last served as a Senior Vice President and Regional Head of Asia-Pacific and retired from the Estee Lauder Group in March 2007. He currently manages a business consultancy company.
Mr Grunberg holds a Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Administration from Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey, and an MBA in Industrial Administration from Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Turkey, and underwent the Estee Lauder Management Development Program at Oxford University, Oxford, England.


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Fantastic, awe-inspiring character creation. I want to explore all the nuances of Christine Linde, and Dr. Rank, and Krogstad, and especially Nora. Anyone who essays to interpret this merely as some sort of feminist power-politics commentary is seriously shortchanging themselves, and misusing the play. I'm itching already to reread it, multiple times, as well as to actually see it. (Maybe I'll start with the Christopher Plummer & Julie Harris version, I think it's all on YouTube.)
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