HEART OF METAL (Express India)
Robotic toys are not made of flesh but bring a warmth all their own
Pembroke teenager holds baby sitting night to teach kids about Australia (The Patriot Ledger)
“A Night Down Under” for kids in grades kindergarten through 6 will be held on Saturday at the Pembroke Historical Society Building, 116 Center St., Pembroke, from 6 to 10:30 p.m. Admission is $20 per child, with food, drinks and snacks included.
Toys flunk the chemical safety test at health expo (Albany Times Union)
Coalition seeks laws to ban harmful substances in trinkets, playthings ALBANY -- It seemed like just a simple silver chain dangling from 3-year-old Hannah Carey's purse. But on Tuesday, testing at the Bring Your Child's Toys to Work Day at the Women's Health Expo at Empire State Plaza showed it contained 30 percent lead, a heavy metal linked to learning disabilities in children."Somebody gave ...
Summer camp listing (Community Press & Recorder)
Preschool Vacation Bible School, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Faith Church, 5910 Price Road. Bible stories, music, games, crafts and snacks. Child must be potty-trained. Ages 3-5. Free. Reservations required. 831-3770, ext. 106. Milford.
Safety of magnetic toys being checked (The West Australian)
The safety of magnetic toys will be examined following reports one child died and others were injured after swallowing them over the past two years, the NSW government says.
N.H. woman charged with child porn after photos developed (7 News Boston)
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- A woman was arrested after photos of a child apparently posing nude were developed at a Manchester (New Hampshire) photo shop.
Former Democratic Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, the nation's first black governor, said Thursday he has told Barack Obama that his race makes the electoral task ahead of him more difficult, but political experts and his committed superdelegates say America is ready to elect a black president.
