In DC, Manalapan father promotes toy safety
WASHINGTON — When Andrew Hartung learned the Consumer Product Safety Commission would take a vote Wednesday on bolstering safety for toys and children's products, and that his support would be welcome, the Manalapan man didn't hesitate to hop on a …
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Woman sues sex toy company after injuring herself using vibrator
BY Larry Mcshane April Bonjour says her pleasure turned quickly to pain while using a "vibrator/dildo" with her boyfriend last November when the sex toy caused a sharp vaginal pain and massive bleeding. "I started to get faint from the loss of blood," …
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Holiday toy season is nearly here
And toys are among the first things they look to buy. "Kids are the easiest to shop for to start with, and they're the first ones that come to mind," said toy expert Marianne Szymanski, founder and president of Toy Tips Inc. "The first ones grandma …
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Toys R Us in m pool payout
From: AP A MASSACHUSETTS jury has ordered Toys 'R Us to pay more than $ 20 million to the family of a woman who was killed when an inflatable pool slide partially collapsed at a 2006 party. The Salem Superior Court verdict, returned Thursday, …
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KENNEWICK: New toy store opens Friday
By Loretto J. Hulse Check out the new toy store in downtown Kennewick during a grand opening at 10 am on Friday. The store, Nico & Lily Toys, is at 224 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick. Owner, Stacy Harbor-Van Hoy, and her children, Nico and Lily, …
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Mattel nears deal to buy Hit Entertainment
By Daniel Schäfer, Anousha Sakoui and Ben Fenton in London Mattel, the world's largest toy company, which makes Barbie dolls, is close to a £500m deal to buy the children's media group behind Bob the Builder and Thomas the Tank Engine from Apax …
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Toymaker to pay .1 mln over recalled toy dart gun
Each set came with a toy gun, darts and a small target. The commission has provisionally accepted the settlement with the Plainfield, New Jersey, company, the CPSC said in a statement. "In agreeing to the settlement, Henry Gordy denies CPSC staff …
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Tech Beat: New toys shine at Time to Play showcase
Innovative new toys are looking to light up the holiday season — literally. YNN's Adam Balkin filed the following report. Then come back here and refresh the page. It's all around us every day, but light looks to be a hot seller this coming holiday …
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Delaware Train Show, Octoberfest Toy Show coming to New Castle
By Vivian Gomez The third annual Delaware Train Show and the Octoberfest Toy Show are both coming to New Castle this month. The train show will run from 9 am to 2 pm on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Nur Shrine Center, 198 S. Dupont Highway, New Castle. …
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MAKE Volume 28: Toys & Games
By Mark Frauenfelder at 9:43 am Monday, Oct 17 [Video Link] Becky Stern says: "MAKE Volume 28 hits makers' passion for play head-on with a 28-page special section devoted to Toys and Games, including a toy “pop-pop” steamboat made from a mint tin, …
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Limits of federal regulation: Will government ever have enough money and …
By Jan C. Ting There are constant demands on government for more regulation to insure the safety of food, toys, and many other products. Should the government certify which foods are organic and natural? Should the government certify that toys or baby …
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Toy Exhibition in Paris Explores Meaning Behind Playthings
By LAUREN HOUSSIN “Barbie Foot,” 2009, by Chloé Ruchon, is part of the “Of Toys and Men” show at the Grand Palais in Paris. A new exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris focuses its attention on the history of toys, from antiquity to the present day. …
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