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    Tech Volleyball Looks for Turnaround vs. Maryland and Boston College  Nov 21, 2008
    - 2007 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American; 2007 All-ACC First Team; 2008 Preseason All-ACC; 2005 All-ACC Freshman; Two-year Captain; Finishes her career with the following all-time rankings at Georgia Tech: Third in career kills; Fourth in career kills per set; Sixth in career solo blocks ... - 2008 Preseason All-ACC; 2005 All-ACC Freshman; 2006 ACC Honor Roll; Finishes her career with the following all-time rankings at Georgia Tech: Fifth in career hitting percentage; Seventh in career total... (Ramblinwreck.com)

    Nonprofits seek community's help to bring Christmas to less fortunate  Nov 21, 2008
    Century Assembly's Building Blocks. The nonprofit group from Century Assembly Church, Building Blocks, is having its toy giveaway on Dec. 20 ... Monetary donations may be given to the organization by mailing a check to Building Blocks, in care of Century Assembly Church, 550 W. Century Blvd., Lodi, CA 95240. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World Review  Nov 20, 2008
    Oddly, the game never tells you how to do these blocks or which fraction is counting which type of block. You just have to leap around and try to figure out what the hell the game wants. (IGN PS2)

    How to Help Cousins Get Along at Fa...  Nov 19, 2008
    Helper role: Older cousins can help younger ones stay safe, and younger cousins can be assigned to help older ones with simple tasks such as setting the table for a family meal or playing with a goal-oriented toy such as a puzzle or building blocks. Teacher role: Older cousins might enjoy demonstrating for younger ones how to master a skill or learn new knowledge. (Suite101.com)

    Toreros Prep for a Pair of Big West Foes  Nov 19, 2008
    A 2008 All-WCC First Team selection, Sprague led the 19-13 Toreros last year in points, rebounding and blocks. She is joined by Heather Bowman and Courtney Vandersloot of Gonzaga; Jontelle Smith, Louella Tomlinson and Maija Lahde of Saint Mary's; Laiken Dollente of Portland; Renahy Young of LMU; Miranda Ayim of Pepperdine; and Necolia Simmons of USF.. (Usdtoreros.com)

    Giving Erie for Christmas  Nov 16, 2008
    At Inside the Jelly Jar, 2644 W. Eighth St., I glance over the teddy bears, baby dolls, jacks-in-the-box and alphabet blocks. But in the corner are a variety of wooden toys. (Erie Times-News, PA)

    Building a best friend  Nov 14, 2008
    When they re young, they build castles with colorful blocks or log cabins from Lincoln Logs ... Girls build things, sure; they play with blocks, building fairy castles for their dolls to live in. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Fight the Flu and Keep Kids Healthy  Nov 14, 2008
    To help educate the public about the importance of annual flu vaccination for children, the National Association of Child Care Professionals (NACCP), together with Families Fighting Flu and the Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition (CIIC) have launched a new flu awareness campaign, "Fighting Flu in Child Care Settings: Building Blocks to Increase Influenza Awareness." ... n contra la gripe infantil) han lanzado una campaa para hacer conciencia sobre la gripe llamada "Fighting Flu in Child... (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)

    Lego loses trademark ruling in EU  Nov 13, 2008
    While Lego won an EU trademark on the blocks' shape in 1999, Mega Brands, Lego's biggest competitor in the market for snap-together toys, objected. Mega Brands, based in Montreal, successfully argued that the shapes of Lego's bricks served a clear purpose and could not be protected. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)

    Great Christmas Gift Ideas for Kids...  Nov 11, 2008
    Appropriate gift ideas for toddlers between the age of 18 and 24 months include pull toys, brightly colored wooden blocks, wooden toys like trains and cars, "learning" dolls (i ... Some appropriate holiday gift ideas for two-year-old's and three-year-old's include kitchen play sets, a grocery cart and play food, a doctor kit, baby dolls, dress-up clothes, fairy or princess costumes, indoor tents for a pretend camping trip, car or train sets, a plastic tool kit or tea set, and large Lego-type... (Suite101.com)

    Building Fresno's future ... with toys  Nov 11, 2008
    City officials joined downtown advocates to assemble a scale model of what downtown Fresno might look like in 2050 with 100,000 people living there, using toy building blocks ... More than two dozen city officials and downtown leaders have spent the last two Fridays building a scale-model vision of Fresno's future core -- using children's building blocks ... Eben, a former educator, got the idea to use children's building blocks -- Tinkertoys, Legos and, mostly, K'NEX blocks -- to build a vision... (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    International Ice Sculpting Event returns to Lahaina Cannery Mall  Nov 4, 2008
    Pride and prizes are on the line Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., as artists return to carve fresh blocks of ice in head-to-head competition. The art will be on display throughout the weekend and the event is free. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    A plainly lovable game  Nov 4, 2008
    Level building sounds awfully intimidating to most people (author included), but in LittleBigPlanet it's been made nearly as simple as playing with building blocks, thanks to an almost sinfully intuitive creation tool called the Popit menu, which gives players the means to change the size, orientation and position of any game object using only the controller's thumbsticks and triggers, before pressing the action button to lock it into place. And that's just the start. (Globe and Mail)

    Disney gurus mix movies, electronics to create new toys  Nov 3, 2008
    "She's equally at home playing with wooden blocks as she is fussing with my iPhone or my wife's BlackBerry.". Much as Disney uses its Imagineers to bring buzz to its parks and films, it wants similar over-the-top ideas for toys from this Toymorrow group of designers and engineers. (USA Today -- Tech)

    Liu Xiang may need psychological help, says coach  Oct 30, 2008
    Liu Xiang, Chinas only realistic hope of a gold in athletics at the Beijing Games, hobbled out of the Birds Nest stadium after an Achilles problem left him incapable of getting into the starting blocks for his opening heat on Aug 18. Liu Xiangs problem is not only the Achilles heel but also the shadow over his mind, Feng Shuyong told the China Youth Daily. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Get the lead out of toys  Oct 27, 2008
    I think it's high time for parents to go back to simpler toys such as wooden building blocks, lego, Tonka toys, scrabble, ker-plunk. These games don't have any health hazards and challenge kids to think while having fun. (Toronto Star)

    Tips for Holiday Accessorizing for $25 or Less  Oct 27, 2008
    Search flea markets or even grandma's attic to find old wooden trains, nutcrackers and blocks. For a special touch of whimsy, start a collection of authentic wooden Italian Pinocchios, hand carved and painted, an Arhaus exclusive (starting at 9 each). (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)

    Children at work  Oct 23, 2008
    Trupiano said that like most children, the ones in her class love to build with blocks and play with cars and trucks. And the opportunity to see the life-size version of the toys they play with was an exciting one for all the students. (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    Such an extreme sport, losing can mean a life sentence of dangerouspoverty  Oct 18, 2008
    The parks are more muddy blocks, on which mobile homes are dumped, the cars and toys strewn around the only signs of habitation. Still, the contrast between the winners and the losers of extreme capitalism in America is no starker than the contrast between the eastern suburbs of Sydney and a remote Aboriginal community. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Photo Gallery  Oct 16, 2008
    Together they hung more than 250 ribbons on Paterson Plank Rd. and on the blocks surrounding the two elementary schools. The effort is part of the Tie a Ribbon Campaign, a region-wide breast cancer awareness effort sponsored by the North Jersey affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a national nonprofit that raises money for cancer research. (West New York Reporter, NJ)

    Tappahannock's Chris Brown is featured on a new video dance-game  Oct 16, 2008
    " Cathy Jett: 540/374-5407 Email: U-DANCE is only one of Toy Wishes magazine's 2008 Holiday Hot Dozen. Here are the rest in alphabetical order: ANIMAL SCRAMBLE (Wild Planet; ages 3 $19.99 to 29.99) This game features an electronic handheld tagger shaped like a giraffe and four fist-size friends (a monkey, parrot, tiger and elephant). The giraffe calls out which animals kids should run to and tag, and tracks the amount of time taken to complete each course. BAKUGAN (Spinmaster Ltd.; ages 5 years... (Fredericksburg.com, VA)

    Five-step check for nano safety  Oct 15, 2008
    Carbon nanotubes are one of the building blocks of nanotechnology. A team of experts has drawn up five "grand challenges" in order to evaluate the safety of nanotechnology. (Yahoo News -- Nanotechnology)

    Chinese toy firms forced to close  Oct 15, 2008
    Software blocks car phone users. Millions mark UN hand-washing day. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)

    Riding dinosaur, robot top hot holiday toy list  Oct 8, 2008
    It includes blocks to build a truck that opens into a command center and other pieces including a jet-boat, plane and two cars. VTech's Sit-to-Stand Alphabet Train, which sells for $49. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Candler Park home keeps charm, reduces carbon footprint  Oct 8, 2008
    Their neighbors, Victoria and Paul Niblock, were moving, and the Dusenburys were able to purchase the home from the Niblocks directly ... Now almost completely covered with Carolina jessamine, it blocks the morning sun from the living room and provides a pleasant place to sit and enjoy the front garden. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)

    South Sioux City kicks off fall cleanup today  Oct 6, 2008
    -- Construction and demolition materials such as lumber, plywood, wallboard, plaster, lathe, nails, shingles, roofing paper, siding, bricks, concrete blocks or broken concrete. -- Hazardous materials such as petroleum products of any type, pesticides and herbicides, batteries, glass, caustic or acidic substances, oil base paint or poisonous substances. (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    C'est la vie, Kahala neighbors  Oct 6, 2008
    Cars up on blocks are no big deal on some streets. On Kahala Avenue, folks expect the brass dolphins on security gates to be nicely polished. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Scoop: Will Britney move back to the Big Apple?  Oct 3, 2008
    Her arrival at the station was entirely random: one rep for the station confirms that Z-100 received a call from the Spears camp saying she was just two blocks away and wanted to come in. Of course we were happy to have her, says the rep, who also confirmed that her entourage was limited to one person her on-again, off-again manager Larry Rudolph. (MSNBC -- Gossip)

    Too much math too soon  Sep 25, 2008
    Manipulating simple building blocks and creating stuff from other stuff (remember homemade go-karts built from scrap lumber and repurposed wheels ... Disconnect your kids (from cellphones, computers, dvds, etc) and reconnect WITH them (Legos, building blocks, Memory game, reading, building stuff from other stuff, etc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Weekend calendar  Sep 25, 2008
    " Here Lewis' works nurture ideas and imagery to manifest into new forms of implied purpose and aesthetic ambiguity. Pegasus Gallery is located on the first floor of Chapman Hall and open Monday and Wednesday, 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., when classes are in session. For information, contact Matthew Weber, art curator, at mweber@mxcc.commnet.edu or (860) 343-5806. MIDDLETOWN - Stephen Bemont is displaying his turned wood creations in the lobby at Russell Library, 123 Broad... (Middletown Press, CT)

    Local Kiwanis group helps with flood relief in Iowa  Sep 24, 2008
    They drove through this desolation to the work site just six blocks south of downtown in the arts and theater district. On arrival, crews from the Downtown Club of Cedar Rapids were there to greet the DeKalb Kiwanis volunteers. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)

    3 Mosquito Pools Test Positive For West Nile Virus  Sep 24, 2008
    Mosquito pools collected in the 3500 and 8100 blocks of Granby Street, tested on September 18, 2008, as well as a site in the 6300 block of East Virginia Beach Boulevard, tested on September 19, 2008, have all yielded positive results for West Nile Virus. The Vector Control Division will fog these communities as soon as the weather permits and has already begun implementing mosquito control and surveillance activities, to include storm drain treatments, backyard inspections, trapping and... (WTKR.com, VA)

    9 Accused Of Importing Cocaine In Toys, Puzzles  Sep 24, 2008
    The gang used U.S. Postal Service Express Mail to send cocaine hidden in toy tool boxes, boxes of building blocks, puzzle cartons and other containers, prosecutors said. Investigators arrested eight people in the Bronx and on Tuesday, said. (WNBC.com, NY)

    MEGA Brands' Smart Builders Piano Selected as one of Dr. Toy's Top 10 Toys of 2008  Sep 18, 2008
    Without Mega Bloks, the Smart Builders Piano plays as a normal instrument, but by layering or removing blocks, aspiring young Beethovens can change the instruments, add beats and even songs to create their own musical masterpiece. Research also shows that there is a direct correlation between playing an instrument from a young age and enhancing creativity, concentration and coordination in children. (Canada Newswire)

    Doing more with less at UGA  Sep 18, 2008
    They run full speed or pick up blocks every single play. It s good to keep a solid rotation. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    Baby eyes are taking in the world, applying self-experience to other people  Sep 17, 2008
    During these games, children learned that "an opaque cloth blocks their own perception and they immediately generalized this to others, a very early form of role-taking," said Meltzoff. "This illustrates that infants treat others as 'like me'.". (EurekAlert!)

    Reno: Tweaks can transform  Sep 15, 2008
    Ample blocks accommodate sizeable spreads out here and most are large, solid-brick dwellings for growing families. Jodi Longmore-Scott, husband Simon Greaves and their four children had plenty of room to move in their two-storey, neo-Georgian home with four bedrooms, large living areas and a terraced backyard with towering gums. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Man weathers Ike -- from his porch...  Sep 15, 2008
    "I watched automobiles floating by," like a Volvo that traveled for several blocks before ending up in a ditch ... Just two blocks away, homes were ripped off their wooden pilings and crushed together. (The Drudge Report)

    Circuit behind Web turns 50  Sep 15, 2008
    The circuits became building blocks for microprocessors, the increasingly powerful and compact chips that are the brains behind the internet and most of today's "smart" electronic devices. "It's been only 50 years, but think of the dramatic improvements in everything we do around the world today," Intel spokesperson Bill Calder told AFP.. (iAfrica.com)

    Experts say autism may have helped boy survive ordeal  Sep 11, 2008
    Yet she said his autism -- the brain development disorder that blocks Christopher from telling his mom what it was like to be all alone, drifting away from his dad in the dark -- might well have helped save him. Such is the paradoxical nature of autism, say researchers and therapists. (Daytona Beach News Journal)

    The Liberals are effectively saying ''let them drive Ferraris.''  Sep 8, 2008
    The Liberals are not angels here but after Labor Senate blocks of Liberal policy over the years I think it is a bit rich to be claiming the economic (much less moral) high ground now. Try rasing the luxury tax threshold to, say, $100,000 and you will indeed catch your Porche, Lamborghini and Ferrari drivers that seem to worry you so much and deal with the tourist operators and farmers at the same time. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    More of this story  Sep 6, 2008
    Crockett, whose penchant for teaching sports to area youth brought on the nickname Coach Ron, lives blocks away from the Huntington in another South Main Street hotel. He too had been eager to do something positive for the youth in the community, he said. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)

    Parents report progress with kids in new autism program  Sep 5, 2008
    Playing on the floor with his mom, Michele, he smiled at her and said, "Look at that," as he stacked blocks ... Parents follow the child's lead, playing with balls, blocks and sensory toys or even jumping up and down. (Daytona Beach News Journal)

    Big fun for kids in Baltimore  Sep 4, 2008
    Just a few blocks from the aquarium is a four-floor indoor attraction created for ages 2 to 10. The most time is spent in the new Wonders of Water exhibit that opened this year, which is the museum s 10th anniversary. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    NYC Neighborhoods: Turtle Bay  Sep 1, 2008
    Unlike some neighborhoods, though, it also lacks a department store, although Saks Fifth Avenue at 49th Street and Fifth Avenue is just a few blocks outside the neighborhood. Tiffany's, which also qualifies as a point of interest, is also a few blocks away at Fifth Avenue and 56th Street. (Suite101.com)

    The first day of the rest of their lives  Aug 28, 2008
    Tristan immediately went for the Legos, and two girls joined him in tinkering with the building blocks. They had these at my old school, Tristan said. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)

    HEALTH BLOG: Digging into the latest cancer studies  Aug 28, 2008
    It blocks infection by two types of the , or HPV, which account for about 70% of cervical cancer cases. It also blocks infection by two other HPV types that cause about 90% of genital warts cases ... Finasteride, which blocks production of a hormone that causes the prostate to enlarge, can cause decreased sexual desire, impotence and decreased semen volume. (USA Today -- Money)

    30 Years of the Lego Minifig  Aug 26, 2008
    g axles, rotating blocks) to make things interesting ... I'm running out of blocks to build my 1:1 scale car. (Slashdot)

    State police respond to standoff of man with weapon  Aug 25, 2008
    Residents were kept back two blocks from this home at 209 S. Buchanan where police believed the man was a danger to himself and others. Heyworth Police, McLean County Police and Illinois State Police responded to the situation by blocking roads, and access to the area. (The Pantagraph newspaper)

    Giants Poised for Super Repeat  Aug 24, 2008
    will make all the catches he's supposed to make and miss some blocks he's supposed to make. But offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride will make sure Boss creates mismatches for the defense instead of creating mismatches for the offensive line. (GiantInsider.net)

    Girl, 9, waved knife at mom's killer  Aug 23, 2008
    Jaume's husband, Jason, then 28, was working that day in the kitchen at Copeland's restaurant, just two blocks from the Wal-Mart, where he was training to become a manager. The family had moved from Jefferson Parish about a year and a half earlier because of St. Tammany's lower crime rate, according to Jaume's friends and family. (Nola.com -- Sports)

    Mideast peacemaking; Bashir visits Turkey; The right balance; A badge of shame  Aug 22, 2008
    Mideast peacemaking; Bashir visits Turkey; The right balance; A badge of shame - International Herald Tribune (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)

    American man fights to keep century-old family farm  Aug 21, 2008
    We dont want to open it up to the point where all of a sudden theres corporations from all over the world owning big blocks of land here as a farmer I think that would hinder my business, said Bjornerud. Theres a level playing field in the middle here and we have to find that balance. (Winnipeg Sun)

    GC 2008: Warhammer Online - Beyond Launch  Aug 21, 2008
    Likely expansions and then blocks of free content updates, then. "Mythic has a long history of good, solid, free supporting content. They've always done that and they'll continue to do that. That's the plan.". (IGN PC Games)

    Smackdown in Toyland  Aug 20, 2008
    In the other is Canada's humbled but feisty Mega Brands Inc., attempting a comeback with a new line of magnet-based construction toy sets as a marquee product, and keen to return to the good old days when it wrenched market share away from dominant player Lego with its own line of colourful interlocking blocks ... The Canadian upstart's strength has always been in its preschool offerings, with its oversized building blocks a segment that it pioneered, Ms. Zwiers said. (Globe and Mail)

    Child of a lost bohemia  Aug 20, 2008
    A few blocks away, over lunch in New York's Chinatown, Jacobs explains that documenting the strange private landscape of his parents' rent-controlled apartment -- and the vanishing world of unmoneyed or anti-moneyed 1960s-era New York artists that it epitomizes -- was "first and foremost the inspiration for making 'Momma's Man,' way before I cast my parents and way before thinking of Mikey's story." As an adult, he says, he has come to realize how odd and wonderful it was to grow up in a... (Salon)

    Easy solutions to kid clutter  Aug 17, 2008
    Campion's also a proponent of labeling clear plastic bins with photographs of the items stored inside, such as blocks or dolls, helping kids who can't yet read identify the proper homes for their toys. "Parents probably want to have all the pretty pink wooden boxes, but little kids can't manipulate that stuff. I'm not a big believer in fancy furniture for little kids. It just doesn't work. Wait a few years, and go with the simple stuff initially," Campion says. (Albany Times Union)

    Toys 'R' Us pinning hopes on new superstores  Aug 15, 2008
    One stop, she said, hauling the loot that the kids grandmother and great-grandmother had just bought for them, including blocks, coloring books, school supplies and baby food. Storch said that s the point. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)

    Plot thickens in Denver death  Aug 14, 2008
    On Monday, he was found in a fourth-floor room at the ritzy Burnsley Hotel about four blocks from the Colorado state Capitol. He had been dead for several days. (Canoe.ca)

    Fairfax buys a brick in the wall  Aug 12, 2008
    After stealing market share from Lego in the toddler and preschool market with its bigger, multi-coloured plastic blocks, Mega developed a line of smaller bricks for older children, taking aim at Lego's core market. But Lego has staged something of a comeback of late and it's Mega Brands' turn to grapple with the fallout from its success, including an expansion-related debt load. (Globe and Mail)

    Research care providers for kids, experts urge  Aug 11, 2008
    Is the program well-supplied with equipment and supplies, such as books, games, blocks and other manipulative toys and creative-art materials. Are there spaces for active and quiet play. (AZCentral)

    Anchorage homeless families have a street-wise 'Mom'  Aug 11, 2008
    She knows the neighborhood well, with its pawn shops and blocks of low-end rentals. She lived there in some of her toughest years. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Product Recalls  Aug 8, 2008
    Description: This recall involves Learning Pots and Pans toy sets with stackable pots and pans, a lid and shape-sorting blocks. The toys have light and sound features that operate on three AA batteries. (Florida Today)

    Fisher-Price recalling toys due to choking hazard  Aug 8, 2008
    This recall involves Learning Pots and Pans toy sets with stackable pots and pans, a lid and shape-sorting blocks ... This recall involves Learning Pots & Pans toy sets with stackable pots and pans, a lid and shape-sorting blocks. (FOX23.com, OK)

    Q&A: What can you do to keep your children safe?  Aug 5, 2008
    A variety of products are on the market that address consumers concerns of chemical contamination for children and families, including the Born Free baby bottle, Seventh Generation baby laundry detergent, Adiri natural nurser bottle, Bumpking waterproof Superbib and HABA Baby's First Blocks. TOXIC LEGACY. (USA Today -- Money)

    Dogapalooza makes a fetching debut at Cowlitz County Fair  Aug 2, 2008
    Ms. Z wrote on Aug 1, 2008 5:19 PM:" Thought, I live near the fairgrounds. I do not have a driveway to park in, my daughter had to park three blocks away after work because people not only took up every spare inch of space in front of the house, they were also kind enough to throw all their trash in our front yard. Oh yeah and then there is the drunk couple screaming profanity at their children while arguing over who was the most capable of driving. Not whining, valid complaints. ". Thought... (Longview Daily News, WA)

    Fun times in store at indoor playground  Aug 1, 2008
    "I always had a dream of starting my own business; incorporating my love of children and my business knowledge," she said "I was always throwing out ideas to my friends and family to see if they would find ideas useful. In addition to being an indoor playground with the addition of a drop off care center, the facility has state-of-art equipment suitable for infants and young children "We offer children a place to fuel their imaginations as well as receive valuable exercise," said Petzold. "We... (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)

    Photos: This Summer Stephen King's 'N.' is Coming to a Small Screen Near You  Jul 26, 2008
    At the same time, paid download customers will be able to purchase blocks of 5 episodes for $0. 99 or buy a Season Pass for the entire series for $3. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Green Trend Hits Wellesley Diaper Set  Jul 25, 2008
    I use everything I sell, the 31-year-old said while sitting on the floor of her new store this past week, watching her sons play with the blocks she sells. If it can withstand my children, it s doable in my stores. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)

    Countdown to Cabelas under way  Jul 24, 2008
    - There are more than 30,000 concrete blocks in the store's exterior walls. - The interior contains the equivalent of 2. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Shiny new malls have so far to fall  Jul 22, 2008
    Hotels, apartments and office blocks will be added through cooperation with the private sector. The city planning agency already has blueprints on the table. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)

    Stimulating the senses  Jul 17, 2008
    In addition, expose your baby to different textures such as smooth satin sheets, a cool marble floor, fleecy toys, soft terry towels, hard wooden blocks and dads prickly stubble. You can make him a rag book with different types of cloth corduroy, denim, silk, chiffon, lace, rayon, cotton, velvet and many others. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Just having the TV on can distract kids, cut down on playtime  Jul 15, 2008
    Perhaps most significant: When the TV was on, kids of all ages played with a given toy a jack-in-the-box, a baby doll, blocks, a toy telephone, a school bus with toy passengers for about 30 seconds, on average. Without TV, it was 60 seconds. (USA Today)

    Has Congress called it quits until the next president is elected?  Jul 14, 2008
    bnhuman wrote on Jul 13, 2008 11:24 PM:" Bush has been lame? Tax cuts for EVERYONE who pays taxes! Yep Lame. Taliban on the run! Yep Lame. Being blamed for high oil while congress blocks the ability to get our own oil. Yep Lame. You 9percenters who support congress need to get a clue. ". observation8 wrote on Jul 13, 2008 9:15 PM:" Boy, so many clever Bush bashers. Just a reminder--gas was below $2 per barrel when Nancy Pelosi took over as the House Majority Leader. What about the tons of Yellow... (The Pantagraph newspaper)

    'Toxic Trader' Puppet Leads Washington D.C. Demonstration  Jul 13, 2008
    They chanted as they marched several blocks, from the AFL-CIO headquarters to the Hyatt, with the aid of a Washington, D.C., motorcycle police officer motorcade. Chants included, "Gas is lead-free, why can't toys be?" The "Toxic Trader" carries a Thomas the Tank Engine replica in one of its gigantic hands because Thomas was among the beloved toys made in China that was recalled because of toxic levels of lead paint. (PR Newswire)

    Middle Kingdom deciphered  Jul 13, 2008
    The author is not fooled by the exterior calm and orderliness projected by the Chinese government and speaks of "isolated bubbles of tension" that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) blocks from "merging into larger, more powerful forces" (p 70). She slams "the cruel fangs of China's autocratic regime" (p 122) that coercively relocated half a million households to beautify Beijing for the Olympics. (Asia Times Online)

    Tractor fun at Old Soldiers Reunion July 11-12  Jul 7, 2008
    Free coffee and donuts will be served prior to the ride at 7 a.m. at Bierbaum A.C. Museum, located on Cass Street, three blocks south of Griswold s Main Street, and the ride will officially start at 8 a.m. Drivers will arrive in Lyman at The Deere Shop at 9 a.m., and then arrive at Schuler Manufacturing Co. at 10:30 a.m. where drivers will receive a free lunch along with a tour. Drivers will arrive at the Hitchcock House in Lewis at 2 p.m. and then arrive at the Rush Ford Collection at 4 p.m.. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)

    Hunt for a savior, Part 1: Man searches for truck driver who saved his life in 1945  Jul 7, 2008
    One container was crammed full of the children s building blocks. The other, however, held a bigger prize: 120 silver dollars and a note. (Longview Daily News, WA)

    Cold comfort  Jul 5, 2008
    "She knows how to make, to give, without the qualifying - It's mine ... Anne was unhurried, calm, dexterous ... Grace tripped over toys and books and blocks. Anne laughed." As for Philip, I just hope I wasn't as plonkingly earnest as he is drawn, though I have a sinking feeling that I might have been. "He gestured readily, he was eager, lively ... A spasm of sympathy crossed Philip's face ... Sometimes Philip turned to glance at Grace as he made a casual guest-warming and including remark." Oh,... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)

    Nation's capital: An ever-changing American mirror  Jul 4, 2008
    This holds true, too, in the blocks beyond the central monuments, where a panoply of new museums in recent decades invite visitors beyond America's foyer and into more specific, and intimate, inner rooms ... They have already run off to ascend a series of enormous blocks splayed around the memorial with words like "hate" and "war" etched upon them. (Yahoo News -- Politics)

    Dollar stores gain favor in slumping economy  Jul 4, 2008
    Isabelle Escudero, of west Phoenix, said Family Dollar's savings are worth the 20 blocks she recently drove to get there ... Sherrie Koehler, who teaches fifth-grade math and science at Acclaim Academy, a charter school a few blocks away from Family Dollar, said she spends more than $200 of her own money a year at dollar stores on prizes for students. (AZCentral -- Business)

    Unusual Baby Shower Gift Ideas  Jul 3, 2008
    Be sure that everyone signs their own block in some way and have the blocks returned by a certain date in order to have it put together. This can also be used as a decoration at the shower. (Suite101.com)

    Beloved bulldog deserves preeminent place in sports  Jul 2, 2008
    I once saw a man nearly suffocate when he was driven to center ice dressed in a giant pig costume and stuffed into the chamber of a Zamboni with blocks of dry ice (for dramatic, oxygen-depriving effect) while a professional hog caller bellowed "Sooie!" until someone realized the seizures the poor guy was having weren't part of the show. The mascot survived that promotional scare, but the NHL club was none too pleased with neither my published science lesson on why they nearly killed him nor my... (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Toys And Technology For Rehabilitation In Cerebral Palsy Patients  Jul 2, 2008
    26, 2007) Old-fashioned retro toys, such as red rubber balls, simple building blocks, clay and crayons, that don't cost much are usually much healthier for children than the electronic educational toys that. (Aug. (Science Daily)

    Hooked on Books - How to Raise Life-Long Readers  Jul 1, 2008
    Library use by low-income families drops dramatically if they live more than six blocks from a public library. And when school closes for holidays and vacations, these children often don't have access to any books at all. (Courier Publications, ME)

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