Clearly Something Impressive (Transparent Digital Keyboard)
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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When it comes to computer technology, thin is always in. It’s indisputable that the thinner, lighter, clearer, the better when dealing with the latest computer gadget. This keyboard is the epitome of the high standards expected of the technological version of the fashion industry. It’s based on image as well, that is, image recognition technology.
Toy Rifles Seized in Tacoma
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| Earlier this month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Tacoma seized a shipment of 30 toy M-4 automatic rifles that had arrived on Oct. 20 in a 40-foot ocean container. The shipment's manifest listed the contents as "Toys and Parts" and was shipped from a manufacturer in Taiwan, according to a Customs and Border Protection news release. The rifles were the same size, weight and look of an M-4 automatic rifle, which is used by the U.S. military. The rifles had no serial numbers and did not have an orange-blaze tip which is required for all... |
TSA Security Check Point Toy Set
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| A different type of educational toy. Unfortunately, the toy set is currently unavailable and Amazon is unsure when it will be back in stock. For those of you looking for reviews on the item, many families were able to pick it up for Christmas and have thankfully posted full reviews so you’ll know if it’s worth the wait. I don’t have any kids, but my wife and I do take the nephews and nieces to Florida to visit Disney during their ninth year. We think the TSA Security Check Point Toy Set (I’ve elected not to be compensated for this... |
Woman threatened after youtube video (accused of stealing a toy gun at Christmas party)
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| Summary of video: Woman is threatened after video is posted on youtube. She is accused of stealing a child's toy gun. Video shows her covering up the toy gun with wrapping paper, then picking it up.link to video here |
Airmen, ‘Soldier Santas’ Conduct Toy Drop
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| POPE AIR FORCE BASE, N.C., Dec. 24, 2009 – You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen. But on Dec. 6, it was not a team of reindeer, but Air Force Maj. Jeff Dasher, a navigator in the 95th Airlift Squadron here, who guided the mission for the 440th Airlift Wing's C-130 Hercules that flew a group of “Soldier Santas” across the morning sky. The first paratrooper to jump waits for the "green light" on board a C-130 Hercules Dec. 6, 2009, above Fort Bragg, N.C.. Crews from the National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing from Charlotte, N.C., and the... |
Mattel Tommy Burst TV commercial 1960s!
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| Rare early 60s tv commercial for Mattel's Tommy Burst submachine gun detective set. Load in some fresh caps, pull the bolt back, and it made a God-awful noise as it produced a small cloud of smoke around the barrel tip. It was fantastic!! Guaranteed to take your friends & relatives down, one at a time. |
Wal-Mart announces second round of toy price cuts
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| Wal-Mart announces second round of toy price cuts By: Reuters | 02 Nov 2009 | 12:23 AM ET Text Size By Nicole Maestri NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Monday announced its second round of price cuts on toys as the world's biggest retailer backs up its intention to be the "price leader" this holiday shopping season. U.S. Walmart stores are cutting prices on 100 toys, like the Buzz Lightyear talking action figure and Star Wars light sabers, by roughly 20 percent to 30 percent. The cuts are in addition to ones the retailer implemented at the end... |
Michelle Obama Gets Her Own Action Figure
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| Even action figure Michelle is fashion forwardMichelle Obama is now the first lady in action. The company that created the President Obama action figure announced it's releasing a miniature plastic version of the commander-in-chief's better half, according to the New York Daily News. Jailbreak Toys designed the Michelle Obama action figure to show off her toned arms -- and features the first lady in three different sleeveless dresses. The Michelle figurines retail for $12.99 apiece and are due to hit stores on Nov. 20. "Batman has nothing on Michelle Obama," Manhattan mom Eileen Ramos told the paper. "I bought the... |
Boy, 3, miraculously survives after driving toy truck into river and floating downstream for 8 miles
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| A toddler has miraculously survived after he drove his toy jeep into a river and then floated nearly eight miles downstream. Demetrius Jones, who turned three yesterday, let himself out of his grandmother's holiday trailer while his family slept and took his battery-operated truck down to the Peace River in British Columbia, where he was swept away by the current. The red miniature Chevrolet Silverado truck flipped over but the boy - who was only wearing a nappy and T-shirt - floated on it, along swirling waters. When his family woke up and realised he was missing police were called... |
After Dora uproar, Nick and Mattel soothe moms (sexed-up tween Explorer panned)
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| When toy maker Mattel, working with Nickelodeon, announced earlier this month that a "tween" version of Nick's beloved "Dora the Explorer" cartoon character would be unveiled in the fall, the response was overwhelming ... overwhelmingly negative. Dora the streetwalker. A sexed-up version of a children's icon. A poor example for kids. Those were just some of the terms tossed around the blogosphere after Mattel released a silhouette of the "new" Dora, whose image was drastically changed from the endearing tomboy look Dora fans grew to love, with her bowl-cut hairdo, T-shirt and red shorts. This new Dora appeared to have... |
Stress toy lets you squeeze the bankers
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| The economy got you gripped in its clutches? Feeling stressed out by the endless news of layoffs, buyouts and bankruptcies? A San Francisco creative agency has just the fix: Squeeze-the-Banker dolls. Deemed the ultimate stress-buster for troubled times, the squeezable dolls come in likenesses of three familiar Wall Street names: Alan, Ben and Henry. As in, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, current Chairman Ben Bernanke and former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. Give 'em a squeeze and feel their pain. Just like so many of us when looking at our year-end financial statements. The stress-ball dolls were dreamed up a... |
Minn:Muslims Offended by Fast Food toy
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| A Muslim family eating in a Long John Silver's restaurant in the Mall of America is upset because their child's meal came with a toy that had "Build with Jesus" written on it. As usual CAIR has gotten involved. They want the restaurant to give the family a written apology, make sure that this never happens again and have representatives of the chain participate in CAIR's sensitivity and diversity training. By diversity do they mean this? |
Terror Supporting Group, CAIR Fights Jesus Toy
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| The Long John Silver's in the Mall of America, had a toy in its Kids Meal that included a Bible Phrase and the not "Build with Jesus" written at the top. Last month a Muslim Family went to the restaurant and became outraged when they did not have any toys without the quote, so they complained to the Terrorist Support Group CAIR who called for a Probe of the company's toy distribution policy (Long John Silvers is owned by Yum! Brand who also owns KFC Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and A&W All-American Food). The full story is below: |
Sarah Palin creates action for Oxford toy maker (She's a doll, superhero AND action figure!)
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| Sarah Palin creates action for Oxford toy maker3 versions keep the orders flowing BY LAURESHA XHIHANI | REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN Tuesday, September 16, 2008 3:25 AM EDT This undated photo provided by HeroBuilders.com shows "The Sarah Palin Action Figure," by HeroBuilders.com. (AP Photo / HeroBuilders.com) OXFORD — Sarah Palin has been keeping Emil Vicale up nights. Vicale, owner of HeroBuilders.com, and his of designers and manufacturers have produced three different versions of a 12-inch action figure depicting the Alaska governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee. And he is selling so many of the Palin figurines that he has barely gotten any sleep since... |
Chew toy yanked after dogs suffer tongue injuries
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| NEW YORK -- A Long Island pet supply company is recalling a chew toy after some dogs suffered serious tongue injuries while gnawing on the playthings. At least two dog owners say their pets had to have their tongues amputated because of the mishaps. One New York man says his 10-year-old Labrador mix got his tongue stuck in a hole in the ball. Veterinarians cut the chew toy off, but the dog's tongue became so swollen it needed to be amputated. Another owner says she had to have her dog euthanized after a similar injury. The company that made the... |
Toy rocket inspires variable-speed bullets (technology scalable to any size, handgun to howitzer)
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| A gun that fires variable speed bullets and which can be set to kill, wound or just inflict a bruise is being built by a US toy manufacturer. The weapon is based on technology used to propel toy rockets. Lund and Company Invention, a toy design studio based near Chicago, makes toy rockets that are powered by burning hydrogen obtained by electrolysing water. Now the company is being funded by the US army to adapt the technology to fire bullets instead. The US Army are interested in arming soldiers with weapons that can be switched between lethal and non-lethal modes.... |
Threat Matrix: May 2008
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| U.S. Wary Of Small Boat Terrorism As boating season approaches, the Bush administration wants to enlist America's 80 million recreational boaters to help reduce the chances that a small boat could deliver a nuclear or radiological bomb somewhere along the 95,000 miles of U.S. coastline and inland waterways. According to an April 23 intelligence assessment obtained by The Associated Press, "The use of a small boat as a weapon is likely to remain al Qaeda's weapon of choice in the maritime environment, given its ease in arming and deploying, low cost, and record of success." While the United States... |
Children’s Toy to be Banned in New Jersey
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| Gov. Jon Corzine signed a bill yesterday that prohibits the sale of a children’s toy called “Yo-Yo Waterballs” in New Jersey. The toy has been blamed for injuring hundreds of children nationwide and has already been banned in Canada, Britain, France, Switzerland and Australia. Violators of the New Jersey ban, which goes into effect in three months, face a fine of up to $10,000 for a first offense and up to $20,000 for all subsequent offenses. Yo-Yo Waterballs, which also are sold under various other names, are squishy toy balls on a bungee-cord string with a finger loop at one... |
Australian Company Probes Toxic Toy
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| ALERT SYDNEY, Australia - The Australian company behind a popular Chinese-made toy found to contain a chemical that converts into a potentially fatal drug when ingested said Friday it was investigating how the toxin ended up in its product. An 18-month-old boy became the fourth child hospitalized in Australia in recent weeks when he collapsed after eating the toy. Retailers have pulled millions of the toys, known as Bindeez in Australia and Aqua Dots in the United States, from their shelves this week after scientists found the products contain a chemical that converts into the so-called "date rape" drug gamma... |
Some Toy Makers Shun the China Label
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| Some Toy Makers Shun the China Label By MARK LANDLER and IVAR EKMAN FRANKFURT, Sept. 17 — Playmobil of Germany has long promoted its colorful plastic pirates, firefighters and farm animals as better-than-your-average plaything — toys to be handed down rather than chewed up. Now it can add another selling point: they are made in Europe, not China. The same goes for Lego, the Danish maker of toy bricks, and for Ravensburger, a German puzzle and game manufacturer, though it does produce small quantities of nonpaper toys in Chinese factories. With Mattel and the American toy industry reeling from recalls... |
China toy boss kills self after recall (Mattel recalled 1 million of his products)
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| China toy boss kills self after recall By AUDRA ANG, Associated Press Writer 28 minutes ago BEIJING - The head of a Chinese toy manufacturing company at the center of a huge U.S. recall has committed suicide, a state-run newspaper said Monday. ADVERTISEMENT Zhang Shuhong, who ran the Lee Der Industrial Co. Ltd., killed himself at a warehouse over the weekend, days after China announced it had temporarily banned exports by the company, the Southern Metropolis Daily said. Lee Der made 967,000 toys recalled earlier this month by Mattel Inc. because they were made with paint found to have excessive... |
11-Year-Old Arrested For Using Rubber Band Gun
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| 11-Year-Old Arrested For Using Rubber Band Gun OCOEE (Florida), June 7: An 11-year-old Ocoee boy was arrested for playing with a toy gun. Police said the arrest was necessary, because it was a safety issue. The boy was using a rubber band gun and his father said the kid did nothing wrong, but police said they take it as a serious threat and the 11-year-old is facing felony charges. The crime isn't very common, but Ocoee police said it is serious. It centers on an 11-year0old boy and his toy short-barreled shotgun. The incident started Sunday afternoon, when the 11-year-old... |
Schools declare themselves 'war toy free zones' (Australia)
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| TOY soldiers, model war planes and wrestling figurines have been banned in schools across the state in a politically correct crackdown. Primary schools and kindergartens have declared themselves "war toy free zones" and outlawed traditional toys and playground games that have even a tenuous link to war. All schools contacted by the Sunday Herald Sun said they had a policy banning war toys. Principals said schools feared they could be sued by litigious parents if they allowed plastic weapons and war toys in the school ground. Children at primary schools and kindergartens are also forbidden from playing "war-like games" such... |
TMX Elmo (Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid!!)
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| Click here for a video demo of what apparently is going to be this Christmas's big toy: (Warning: Excessive Cuteness Ahead) TMX Elmo |
Nagin Toy in CENLA Sparks Controversy
Friday 12th of March 2010 01:55:09 AM
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| Since Hurricane Katrina hit, New Orleans and its leaders have been in the national spotlight. But, a new toy pokes fun at Mayor Ray Nagin and his response during the Katrina crisis. News Channel 5's Larry Collins finds out if people think it's too soon to joke or if laughter really is the best medicine. video |
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