Posts Tagged ‘news’

A reminder to put people first. Be careful out there today.
A worker was killed in the crush Friday after a throng of shoppers eager for post-Thanksgiving bargains burst through the doors at a suburban Wal-Mart, authorities said . . . “He was bum-rushed by 200 people,” co-worker Jimmy Overby, 43, told the Daily News. “They [...]

I was shocked, saddened, and angry when I first heard of the intentional melamine contamination of baby formula in China that was making thousands of babies ill and responsible for the deaths of at least three babies. Well, the AP has just reported that trace amounts of this same industrial chemical was found in baby [...]

All these recalls make me a bit nervous purchasing things for Pooky. Here’s another one from Mattel which recalls another 9 million toys, including Polly Pocket dolls and Batman action figures:
Toy-making giant Mattel Inc. issued recalls Tuesday for about 9 million Chinese-made toys that contain magnets children can swallow or which could have lead paint.
The [...]

The Portland Ikea just opened this past week. I’m planning on dropping in Monday or Tuesday to check out the fuss (and the meatballs).
Check this out: The Oslo, Norway Ikea will be operating a hostel on site to host sleepovers for shoppers!
Later this month, Ikea Norway will let shoppers sleep overnight in one of [...]

Okay, so it wasn’t literally Sodor; It was in China at the Thomas the Tank Engine toy manufacturing factory.
As an American journalist based in China, I knew there was a good chance that at some point I’d be detained for pursuing a story. I just never thought I’d be held hostage by a toy factory.
That’s [...]

Guess what this is:

Bet you probably didn’t guess that it’s a vacuum cleaner. Yep, it’s a riding vacuum for children. It doesn’t actually exist (at least, not yet). It was designed by Kristina Anderson as her thesis project.

I think it’s a great, innovative idea. I’m not too sure how well it would fit into [...]

You’ve probably heard about the recall of 1.5 million Thomas the Tank Engine “Thomas & Friends” railway toys, but I wanted to post it here just in case anyone may have missed it since they’re such popular items. They’re being recalled because paints were used on them that contain lead.
Here are other recalls of [...]