Apr 22 2011
Overheard on CNN.com: Jesus on trial CNN (blog) They just wanted a chance to use one of their toys." blankman2001 replied, "Wrong. Irrational people should be away from others. Whatever away means." Mindfulmike said, "You guys make it sound like the cops went 'heh heh, lets kill this idiot. ... and more » |
Apr 22 2011
 Bangkok Post | Music & Dance Bangkok Post The "ThaiCraft Fair" features handmade products ranging from home decor and furnishing, accessories, gifts, toys to personal care products direct from over 60 village groups at reasonable prices. Also available are fair trade coffee, organic food and ... |
Apr 22 2011
Budget overshadows environment in Olympia The Columbian They include: • A children's safe products bill that would have required Washington manufacturers to look for safer chemicals to use in toys and other children's products. Earlier legislation banned the use of lead, cadmium and plastic softening agents ... and more » |
Apr 22 2011
AP Business NewsBrief at 3:50 am EDT TMC Net The verdict came as a staggering blow to the toy giant, which has long claimed the smaller company stole the idea for the ethnically diverse, pouty-lipped toys that gave platinum-haired Barbie a run for her money after decades of fashion doll dominance ... |
Apr 20 2011
East County Religious Happenings San Jose Mercury News Clothing, shoes, linens, jewelry, workable small appliances, china, toys, books and more. 3155 Winterbrook Drive, Bay Point. For information, call 925 458-4718, 8:30 am-noon weekdays. Community Presbyterian Church Rummage Sale -- Early birds 7-8 am ... and more » |
Apr 20 2011
North Central Community Calendar — April 21 San Antonio Express Learning Express at The Village at Stone Oak retail center, 22610 US 281 North, is accepting through business hours Friday donations of gently-used toys and children's books in recognition of Earth Day. Donations will be sent to San Antonio Family ... |
Apr 19 2011
Planning for the unforeseeable through supplier evaluation Environmental Expert (press release) Recall that five years ago, a nationwide recall on children's toys containing lead paint—and manufactured in China—cast a pall on the integrity of the country's quality standards. It also forced American toy giant Mattel to recall more than 18 ... |
Apr 19 2011
Malaysian Conformity, The Benchmark In Toy Safety Bernama In fact, it was reported that nearly 47.7 million toys were recalled worldwide last year, mostly from the US Of this figure, 18 million were made in China. The recalls were primarily due to the presence of chemical compounds such as lead in toy ... |
Apr 18 2011
Local company gets approval for toy safety device WNYT "This will allow far more lead testing to be done which will increase the certainty people have that products are safe," Nayar added. Now for the first time, toys don't have to be destroyed and dissolved in acid for lead testing. ... |
Apr 18 2011
PV Equipment Spending of $15.2 Billion in 2011 at Risk from Market Downturn Benzinga In the past 12 months, manufacturers in China and Taiwan accounted for 82% of the $3.6 billion revenues allocated to new c-Si cell equipment worldwide. Adding to the c-Si expansion activity, thin-film manufacturing capacity is scheduled to grow by 70% ... and more » |
Apr 18 2011
All children under 5 must take the Pulse Polio drops Daily News & Analysis I don't think I can stop him from playing withhis favourite toys altogether, so I want to know how harmful can these toys be? Yes you are right — kids love toys and Chinese toys were recently banned for containing lead paint. If any of the toys are ... |
Apr 18 2011
Provo dynamo dreams up innovations to make the world better Daily Herald The battery would have to be smaller and lighter than the standard lead-acid battery, and most of all, environmentally friendly. It was during a trip to China that he discovered a lithium-iron-phosphate battery that would power the Humless generator. ... and more » |
Apr 17 2011
 The National | China has food for thought The National Other recent consumer scandals in China have involved contaminated red wine, bleached mushrooms, fake tofu, recycled cooking oil and toys containing toxic paint. Billions of dollars worth of counterfeit and substandard goods such as fake snack bars, ... and more » |
Apr 16 2011
Stocks Fell for the Week amid Earnings Misses (AA, AAPL, ARCO, BAC, BIDU, C ... TradersHuddle.com Consumer discretionary stocks were active with Mattel (NYSE:MAT), the maker of Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels and Fisher Price toys, jumped 4.12% to $26.80 despite the company reporting a 33% drop in earnings. Participants embraced the toy maker after it and ... and more » |
Apr 16 2011
 New York Daily News | China crossing; Spring is the perfect time for the Middle Kingdom New York Daily News There are plenty of tour groups that lead excursions there, but you'll have more time to roam around if you have your hotel book a car and driver for the day. The Ming Tombs, the burial site of 13 Chinese emperors, is an expansive space. ... |
Apr 15 2011
Where are all the new Transformers, Hasbro? seibertron.com Most retailers seem unwilling to restock shelves with the good stuff in order to clear out lingering figures in anticipation of the onslaught of new movie toys. HasbroToyShop.com is in what seems like a perpetual state of "OUT OF STOCK". ... |
