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Most parents have already cleared their children's toy boxes of playthings containing lead-laden plastics or paint. But according to a new study published on Monday in Pediatrics, the toxic heavy metal may continue to lurk in other, less expected sources in the home - like in the kitchen pantry...
...another small man, this one all in silver. Michael Schumacher, the seven-time F1 world champion, was coming out of retirement in the livery of his new Mercedes team. The questions were not tough. "How does the car feel, Michael?" "I feel like a kid with a new toy," replied Schumi. Several dozen blogs and tweets in half a dozen languages instantly analyzed what Schumi meant by this. (See a brief history of Formula...
...Harvard Senior Gift 2010 Facebook page, one other form of media was enlisted to generate enthusiasm: word clouds. Seniors were encouraged to use Wordle (its Web site calls it “a toy for generating ‘word clouds’ from text that you provide") to create nostalgia-inducing Wordle representations of why they chose to give to the fund...
...months later, the toy company Wham-O, which had acquired the rights to the Pluto Platter, heard that students back East were tossing around pie tins from the Frisbie Pie Co. Wham-O soon trademarked the name Frisbee. As part of the instructions molded into the bottom of the original Pluto Platters, Fred encouraged players to "Invent Games" and "Experiment!" And people did. From ordinary backyard play to international competitions, the humble plastic flying disc has united the world in fun. Who doesn't know what to do with a Frisbee...
...times, such efforts at intimacy tend toward the pedantic. Midway through the play’s intermission, Stark emerges from backstage and begins to toy with the hanging sculpture. Her inviting looks and teasing air seem to beckon viewers to play along. Some audience members joined in, but the rest of the room froze. It’s one thing to slip into Laura’s world, another to be dragged...