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Man, 64, beaten with walking stick in Glen Burnie robbery
A 64-year-old man was robbed and beaten with his own walking stick after a group of six teenagers and young men attacked him in a parking lot at the Glen Burnie Towne Center late Tuesday night, according to Anne Arundel County Police. The incident was...
Tags: Glen Burnie, Toys "R" Us, Inc., Theft
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Mattel profits quadruple on sales of Monster High dolls
Frankie Stein, Clawdeen Wolf and the other not-so-mean girls at Monster High stole Barbie’s thunder in the first quarter as sales of the toys led Mattel Inc. to more than quadruple its profit. Sales of Mattel’s Other Girl line, headed by...
Tags: Mattel Inc., Services and Shopping, Toys
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Kids Cause 12% of Driver Distraction, Study Finds
KickingTiresAhh, kids. They're your precious cargo when you're running errands in a car, but they can also be the biggest distraction. From breaking up backseat squabbles between siblings to helping a child reach that toy that dropped on the floor,......Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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What happens if you yell 'Andy's coming' at Disney World?
It's time to debunk a Disney Internet rumor, and it's a shame because this one is fun, involves "Toy Story" and crowd participation. The key words are "Andy's coming!" Making the social-media rounds is an image of two "Toy Story" walk-around characters,...
Tags: Walt Disney World Resort, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Looking for treasures: Toy show attracts collectors of all ages
Tom Green has tubs filled with toys and, after collecting them for 45 years, he is still on the lookout for more. Green and his 14-year-old-son, DJ, checked out the toy selection at the Yelduz Toy Show on Saturday. "We come to every toy show around,...
Tags: Farms, Tom Green, Pontiac, Services and Shopping, Disc Jockeys
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Teacher's pet? Guinea pigs may help autistic kids in classroom
Kids with autism spectrum disorder could have a new ally in the classroom: animals. Autistic children who played with guinea pigs rather than toys were more talkative, made more eye contact and displayed a more positive attitude, according to a study in...
Tags: Autism, Guinea, Behavioral Conditions, Purdue University
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Toy Boat sets sail
When Toy Boat Toy Boat Toy Boat owners Lori and Mike Curtin locked up at 5 p.m. Friday, they cried. "We put our life into this business, and we're just tapped out," said Lori, 40. "We can't do any more." The store's website encourages customers to say...
Tags: Boats, Services and Shopping, Toys
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MT means empty, figot is spigot, pew butta is pure butter. Cornfused? Read on
Whenever my sister calls me Doll or Doll Baby, eyebrows go up. They also go up when we call a blond, middle-aged man, who is like a brother, Precious. Much of the language of families and friends comes from what others have called us, from words coined by...Tags: Personal Service, Roland Park
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EEOC claims Toys 'R' Us discriminated against deaf job applicant
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Toys "R" Us, alleging the company broke the law when staff at its Columbia store refused to provide a sign-language interpreter for a job applicant who is deaf. The lawsuit, filed last week in U.S....
Tags: Trials, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Toys "R" Us, Inc., Hearing Impairment, Services and Shopping
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Blues-rock favorite, hit radio-rockers and roots-rock critics' darling among 4 big new shows at Sands
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGA 1970s blues-rock favorite and a radio rock band that both headlined Musikfest last year, and a roots-rock critics’ favorite all will play concerts at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, it was just announced. Boz Scaggs will play the center May...... -
Taking the Kids: Staying in a 21-century-designed hotel room for kids
Pirate or royalty? Maybe your kids are really adventurers at heart. They can take their pick at the brand-new LEGOLAND Hotel (http://www.legolandhotel.com) at LEGOLAND California Resort in Carlsbad, Calif., and your suite, complete with bunk beds and a...
Tags: The Little Mermaid (movie), Disneyland Park, Entertainment, Fashion Shows, Family
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A 'really fun' art exhibit now open in East Jordan
EAST JORDAN — The Jordan River Arts Council is hosting a new event called Toy Play. At at least one point of our lives, toys captured our hearts, our imagination and our unyielding attention. The arts council is paying homage to those wonderful...
Tags: Arts, Artists, Fine Artists, Arts and Culture
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