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Holiday Shoppers Spending Carefully - Baltimore Sun
discounted sweaters, laptops and personal gps navigation systems drew large crowds during the thanksgiving shopping weekend, according to several early surveys, but customers also appeared to temper their spending amid concerns over the economy ...
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Report: Boy Helped Woman Steal Candy, toys
a woman and a young boy are accused of grabbing toys and candy off shelves at a shop in pembroke last week, the patriot ledger reported.
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Lora Somoza: Eco Friendly Sex toys: Why Your Pink Parts Should Go Green
no, i'm not talking about recycling condoms. i'm talking about sex toys and that are not only good for you down under but good for the whole planet.
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China Inflation Cools To Slowest In A Year, Export Growth Slows - Bloomberg
sept. 10 (bloomberg) -- china's inflation weakened to the slowest pace since june 2007 and export growth cooled, adding to speculation the government will cut taxes and ease loan restrictions to spur the world's fourth-largest economy. consumer ...
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A Monrovia Firm's Tiny Planes Have Growing Clout - Los Angeles Times
standing amid a grove of pepper plants in thousand oaks last week, christopher thompson revved up his plane's tiny 6-inch propeller and then gently tossed it into the sky, much as weekend hobbyists fly their airborne toys. but this mini-aircraft ...
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Pembroke Woman Had Boy Help Her Steal Candy And toys, Police Say
shawn fedele still can’t believe how brazenly a woman and a young boy grabbed about $80 worth of toys and sweets off the shelves of his family’s candy shop.
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Dangerous toys Withdrawn By Shops
several toys are withdrawn from sale after failing safety tests carried out by trading standards officials.
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States Seeking National Toy Safety Laws - Ninemsn
the states are moving closer to a national uniform system of toy safety standards. a single regulatory model has been discussed at the inaugural national toy summit in brisbane attended by toy makers and consumer watchdogs from australia and overseas ...
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Baby Nursery & Beyond - Hartford Courant
for months, you've eagerly anticipated the newest addition to your household and finally the day has come. congratulations. you've given birth to a beautiful new baby nursery and everything about the space — sweet colors, darling accessories and ...
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Grand toys Announces Intent To Sell Assets Of Ipi Subsidiary
grand toys international limited today announced the signing of a term sheet to sell all of the assets of its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, international playthings, inc. .
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Mcfarlane toys Announces 'halo Wars' Action Figures
today mcfarlane toys along with microsoft game studios have announced the availability of action figures for "halo wars," the strategy video game based on the legendary "halo®" universe for the xbox 360.
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Preparing For A New Puppy - Azcentral.com
steve eda-ruiz of phoenix looks a little like a football player. tall and broad, he carries a little black puppy with one arm, his hand tucked under her pink belly. the puppy is tucked into a ball. eda-ruiz originally came to the petsmart at 35th and ...
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Callous Thieves Take toys Meant For Kids' Hospice - This Is Hampshire
thieves have stolen toys stored in basing-stoke for terminally-ill children. the toys were destined for naomi house children's hos-pice, in sutton scotney, and had been donated by the walt disney company to local charity the link. david kamsler mbe ...
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toys'r'us, Inc. Unveils Enhanced Safety Microsite With Month-long Focus On Baby Safety
as part of its ongoing commitment to the safety of children, toys"r"us, inc. today unveiled new enhancements to its dedicated safety microsite, www.toysrus.com/safety.
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Sprig toys??? And Green toys???, Both Eco-friendly toys To Be Distributed In Canada By Stortz & Associates Inc. For ...
stortz & associates inc. launches two new eco-friendly toys at vancouver gift show september 2008. show visitors experience eco-friendly toys.
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Who Decides What's In Your Product? - Industry Week
sept. 10, 2008 -- on august 14, 2008, president bush signed into law the consumer products safety improvement act of 2008 (the act). while the act applies to consumer products only, it is a harbinger of future legislation limiting the use of ...
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Dog’s Life Isn’t Too Bad - Enid News & Eagle
do you lead a dog’s life? think about it. we all have occasional days when we feel life is miserable and drab and like a dog’s life. we have pity parties and eat ourselves into a stupor. we watch television all day and let the world drift by us ...
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Makers Try Out Stress-busting toys
toy makers are looking to target people young and old who have become increasingly stressed out from jobs, studies, relationships and other reasons, hoping to provide some relief. the takara tomy group will market the ultrasmall karaoke machine hi-kara, priced at ¥10,500, in october mainly targeting elementary and junior high school girls. read the full story
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toys For Kids Closer To Christmas Program Goal
by tesa cullitesa.culli@register-news.commt. vernon — toys for kids of jefferson county is one step closer to its goal of providing a christmas present for 1,000 children after its celebration 2008 carnival, dinner and gospel sing that was held saturday.
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Freaks Of Nature - San Francisco Guardian
i suspect there is no solution to this problem, but it cannot hurt to ask. i recently met a wonderful woman and, while we have only been together a few weeks, we can envision being together the rest of our lives. the one fly in the ointment is that ...
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