Magnetic toys to feel force of inspectors ...The Scotsman: 0 views since Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 06:29 AMTRADING standards officers are to visit every toy store in Edinburgh to ensure they are aware of new regulations regarding magnetic toys.
Santa bringing toys for young flood victims ...The Gazette: 0 views since Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 02:03 AMCEDAR RAPIDS and#8212; Santa is coming to town, for children affected by the floods.A semi-trailer truckload of toys will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis at the former Penny Saver building, 621 Fourth Ave. SE, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday. Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids is working with the Cleveland-based Summer Santa initiative to distribute the ...
British store predicts top holiday toys ...Moldova.org: 0 views since Friday, July 18, 2008 at 10:15 PMA British toy store has unveiled what it believes will be the hottest toys for Christmas 2008, with the store's chief buyer predicting a retro trend.Ian Gibbs, chief buyer for Hamleys toy store, said at the retail powerhouse's annual presentation of its predicted top toys for the coming holiday season that stylophones and toys featuring classic cartoon characters such as Snoopy, Emu and Spit the ...
British store predicts top holiday toys ...UPI: 0 views since Friday, July 18, 2008 at 09:44 PMLONDON, July 18 (UPI) -- A British toy store has unveiled what it believes will be the hottest toys for Christmas 2008, with the store's chief buyer predicting a "retro" trend.
Costly Toys, or a New Era for Drivers? ...New York Times: 0 views since Friday, July 18, 2008 at 08:58 PMThe chief backer of the Tesla Roadster, the first-ever all-electric sports car with a base price of $109,000, believes that the age of the electric car has dawned.
Toys and collectibles go batty over 'Dark Knight' ...Chicago Sun-Times: 0 views since Friday, July 18, 2008 at 03:18 PMWho would have thought a superhero dressed as a bat, possessing no superhuman powers and armed with nothing more than clever gadgets would become an American pop culture icon?
Carrroll County joining Toys for Tots campaign ...The Times-Reporter: 0 views since Friday, July 18, 2008 at 01:52 PMDeborah Oberlin, local coordinating officer for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign, received a proclamation from Carroll County commissioners announcing this will be the first year that the county will participate in the program.
Donation helps Toys for Tots ...The Daily Telegram: 0 views since Friday, July 18, 2008 at 01:18 PMDr. Oliver Garza gave 1,076 toys as he thinned out his movie-related collection.
Mattel's profit falls sharply, but tops view ...Los Angeles Times: 0 views since Friday, July 18, 2008 at 01:05 PMNEW YORK -- Mattel Inc. said today its second-quarter profit fell by nearly half as higher costs offset strong sales of toys related to summer movies like "Kung Fu Panda" and the latest Batman film and the benefit from the weaker dollar.
Mattel's 2Q profit falls sharply, but tops view ...AP via Yahoo! News: 0 views since Friday, July 18, 2008 at 12:34 PMMattel Inc. said Friday its second-quarter profit fell by nearly half as higher costs offset strong sales of toys related to summer movies like "Kung Fu Panda" and the latest Batman film and the benefit from the weaker dollar.
Lower Barbie sales, higher costs halve Mattel profit ...Chicago Tribune: 0 views since Friday, July 18, 2008 at 09:05 AMEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) _ Toy maker Mattel Inc. said Friday its second-quarter profit fell by nearly half, hurt by lower global demand for Barbie toys and higher costs, but results still beat Wall Street expectations.
All Toys R Us wants for Christmas is... ...The Record: 0 views since Friday, July 18, 2008 at 12:24 AMExecutives at Toys ?R? Us Inc. in Wayne have just one request on their Christmas wish list this year ? they?d like a ?three-peat.? A three-peat would be a third consecutive positive year following a company turnaround effort.
Whole Foods to sell 'green' toys ...Austin American-Statesman: 0 views since Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 10:11 PMCome this fall, Whole Foods shoppers may notice something new amid the bins of organic bananas and locally grown produce: toys.
Eco-friendly toys coming to Whole Foods ...Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 0 views since Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 05:41 PMCome this holiday season, Whole Foods shoppers may notice something new amid the bins of organic bananas and locally grown berries: toys. From an African safari play set with hand-painted animals to a toddler's cutting board with wooden vegetables, toys dubbed "Earth-friendly" from ImagiPlay of Boulder, Colo., are heading to the Austin-based grocer's markets nationwide. The new partnership is a ...
British Mothers Banning Miley Cyrus Toys ...Fox News: 0 views since Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 02:26 PMDisney better tame that Miley Cyrus. The diva of "Hannah Montana" is making British mothers furious with the endless saucy snaps, like the purported one of her showering in a white T-shirt that reportedly was hacked from her cell phone.
Langford toys with limiting adult stores ...Victoria Times Colonist: 0 views since Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 05:03 AMWith all the awkwardness of a teenager fumbling with his girlfriend's bra clasp, members of Langford's planning and zoning committee this week discussed keeping stores selling "adult paraphernalia" from setting up shop within 800 metres of schools, play parks and daycare, preschool and community centres.
Four youths accused of taking toys from campus ...Merced Sun-Star: 0 views since Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 04:53 AMFour children are to blame for stealing more than $1,200 in playground equipment and supplies from a local elementary school, according to Merced police.
25 tech toys we can't live without ...Entertainment Weekly: 0 views since Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 03:20 AMThe iPod. TiVo. Bullet Time movie effects. The innovations since 1983 that made pop culture better
Claim about ?Sesame Street' toys investigated ...The Charlotte Observer: 0 views since Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 12:17 AMThe Sesame Workshop and a U.S. toymaker launched investigations Tuesday of allegations that some ?Sesame Street? toys are being made in a Chinese sweatshop. The National Labor Committee, a New York-based foreign-labor watchdog, released a report Monday claiming some 600 workers ? many of them teens ? put in 15-hour days for weeks at a time making ?Sesame Street? toys. It said the Kai Da factory ...
'Sesame Street' toymaker, others investigate sweatshop claim ...McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News: 0 views since Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 06:29 PMWASHINGTON_ The "Sesame Street" Workshop and a U.S. toymaker launched investigations Tuesday of allegations that some "Sesame Street" toys are being made in a Chinese sweatshop.