BIRMINGHAM, Mich., March 5 /PRNewswire/ — It’s a well-known fact that
reading aloud to children encourages language development. What might be
less well known is that the way adults read aloud can add measurable
impact.
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Mattel made headlines today as the Fisher-Price Smart Cycle Physical Arcade Learning System received two highly coveted Toy of the Year (T.O.T.Y.) Awards. The awards were presented Saturday evening at Chelsea Piers in New York City at the Toy Industry Association’s Annual T.O.T.Y. Awards gala.
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New York-based, MagPower Systems is introducing an environmentally friendly non-toxic fuel cell that generates electricity through the combination of a saltwater electrolyte, air (oxygen), magnesium and MagPower’s patented technologies. In the PAST the magnesium-air technology has never reached the commercial stage due to several technological barriers such as hydrogen generation, precipitate control, anode material, air-diffusion cathode and expensive manufacturing process. But with MagPower’s projects and collaboration with industrial key consultants, we have resulted in new and improved technologies which have advanced the magnesium-air fuel cell to commercialization.
Magpower’s Magnesium Air “Green” Power source will revolutionize the ay we think about powering you toys: Environmentally Safe “Green Power”, NON-Toxic, • Low Cost, Can be manufactured to 1” in size, Smallest most efficient (Energy Cell) power without losing Performance, A copmplete power solution, Patented Technology
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http://www.babykick.com/images/babykick_mom_pic.jpgickTrak, the first innovative digital solution to kick counting, designed by an obstetrician for moms-to-be.
With just one click, the kickTrak kick counter will:
* At the onset of pregnancy, track your progress to stay in-sync with your doctor about your due date
* Beginning at 24 weeks, reliably track your baby’s movement pattern
* Time your contractions when labor begins
kickTrak is a safe, noninvasive, 3-in-1 handheld device to give you peace of mind. Using kickTrak to track your baby’s movement assures you and your doctor that your baby is thriving and potentially reduces the risk of stillbirth.
http://www.babykick.com/index.html
As according to Treehugger.com one hapless television news crew discovered, store-bought Halloween costumes frequently contain a boatload of carcinogens and reproductive toxins such as lead, cadmium, and pthalates, particularly those made from PVC or vinyl. Even the PVC packaging most costumes come embalmed in can leave phthalate residues on their surfaces.
You should also be wary of store-bought face paints and Halloween makeup that are not only derived from petroleum, but may also contain parabens, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), formaldehyde, lead, and other potential and probable cancer-causing agents.
It doesn’t take huge leaps of imagination to dress up a scurvy pirate scallywag or a ballerina princess, so scour your closets, kitchen drawers, toy trunks, and local thrift stores for items you can pull together to create a killer—metaphorically speaking—look. (The Dollar Stretcher has some great, low-cost ideas.) You can even learn how to make your own monster makeup.
Via Treehugger.com. Get more Green ‘Ween tips at Treehugger
Sure portable media players these days come with a variety of really sleek and trendy finishes, but if you still have that kid in you who loves everything cute and childish (in the positive way), then those super-sleek adornments are sure not going to fit in, are they? So for those of you who would rather preserve that swirl of innocence over the highly steelish world of today, the guys who made the Chinese Patriot MV5910 have something exciting. Their media player is now available in a Winnie-the-Pooh design (Aww yes that cute creature of those evergreen years). (more…)
According to a new Gallup poll on baby gender preferences, people in the U.S. show a slight baby gender preference for having a boy instead of a girl if they were only able to have one child. The telephone poll was conducted last month and included roughly 1,000 American adults. The participants’ baby gender preferences in Stats:
# Boy: 37%
# Girl: 28%
# Either/doesn’t matter: 26%
# Not sure/no opinion: 9%
As the Independent Online from Cape Town,South Africa reports, a newborn baby girl was buried alive by her family in southern India on Thursday but was rescued when a farmer saw the baby’s hand sticking out … Read more: Baby survives being buried alive
Baby dies of salmonella from pet turtle
NEWS.com.au - Australia
A THREE-week-old girl died of salmonella transmitted by a pet turtle, while 22 other people have been infected by the reptiles across the United States …
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According to a news article in the Irish Independent, the pressure for young mothers to breastfeed has never been greater in the U.K. Female politicians such as Jemima Khan are adding to the debate, calling breast milk the “21st century superfood”; on the other side parenting magazines refer to breast milk as ‘nectar’. More
