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They may soon find out. The San Francisco Chronicle recently had 16 toys tested in a private lab. One rubber ducky contained the phthalate DEHP at 13 times San Francisco's allowed level. A teether contained another phthalate at five times the limit. Meanwhile, a rattle, two waterproof books and a doll contained BPA, which is prohibited by the city at any level. Although the products comply with U.S. law, some toymakers, including Goldberger Doll, are cutting out phthalates. Richard Woo, owner of a local store called Citikids, estimates that he might have to pull a third of his items...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Toxic In Toyland | 12/3/2006 | See Source »

...been the change in the concept of art: how once works were produced for specific places or persons but in the 19th century were also made for "unknown clients and unknown walls," that is, museum exhibitions. The concept of "museum," beginning only in the 19th century, creates an unusual teether for most viewers who haven't thought about the function of a painting, but have always looked at them in museums and for museums...

Author: By Meredith A. Palmer, | Title: Masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum | 10/15/1970 | See Source »

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