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Universal Plans Worldwide Promo Push Around 'Despicable Me' Stars
VarietyFor an early poster teasing "Despicable Me 2," Universal Pictures went with a more minimalist approach: two Minions stand above the date July 2013. It didn't need to say more because since the first film hit big in 2010, the yellow Twinkie-shaped...Tags: Steve Carell, Sega Corporation, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Amusement and Theme Parks, Hasbro Inc.
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Nonprofit surprises Kerrville teachers with $24,000 in classroom grants
Kerrville Daily Times, TexasEight Kerrville school teachers were surprised Friday when representatives from the Kerrville Public School Foundation interrupted their classes to hand out more than $24,000 in grants for the teachers to use for classroom projects and teacher training...Tags: LEGO Group, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, School Examinations, Services and Shopping
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Erie woman shops garage sales for a cause
Erie Times-News, Pa.Kathy Schriefer goes on Saturday garage sale safaris as part of a team effort. Her group is hunting stuffed animals and needs only 19,500 more. She's willing to pay up to a quarter for each but likes it better when they're free. "We can kind of rescue...Tags: Samaritan's Purse, Holidays, Services and Shopping, Religious Festivals
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Dozer Day a family affair
The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.Renee Nutter relies on some expert help as she plans the kids construction playground that is Dozer Day. Each year, her two children -- Jerry, 16, and Sammi, 13 -- help her create new attractions at the two-day event, she said. "They come to me all...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Waste Connections Incorporated, Gardens and Parks, Services and Shopping, Travel
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Be patient with dog who's been traumatized
My Pet WorldQ: Our dog was attacked in our own driveway by another dog, and now she's afraid to set foot in the driveway to take a walk. She's excited to see the leash, but won't go out the front door. As a result, she's gaining weight. What should I do? -- M.S.,...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Steve Dale, Asthma, Drugs and Medicines, Chicago Tribune Columnists
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Stroudsburg shop's doll business is booming
Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, Pa.It's one of the fastest growing, and rising, small businesses in the country and it started out of an entrepreneur's home. The Queen's Treasures on 914 N. Ninth Street is on the verge of a major breakout as an online dealer for clothing, furniture,...Tags: Toy Industry, Economy, Business and Finance, Services and Shopping, Marketing, Toys "R" Us, Inc.
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The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Gamer's Corner column
The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa"LEGO City: Undercover" available exclusively for Nintendo's Wii U. Rated "E" for Everyone. $49.99 I've been wary of games based on the iconic LEGO building blocks ever since I got hopelessly stuck in the first "LEGO Star Wars" back in 1999. The...Tags: LEGO Group, Nintendo Company Ltd., Star Wars (movie), Crime, Law and Justice, Services and Shopping
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Toys "R" Us fighting $20 million ruling in pool slide death
The Record, Hackensack, N.J.Massachusetts' highest court has been asked to decide whether Wayne-based retailer Toys "R" Us should be compelled to pay a $20.6 million judgment to the family of a 29-year-old woman who died when an inflatable pool slide collapsed in 2006. The death...Tags: Toys "R" Us, Inc., Toy Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Services and Shopping
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Money lessons from Mom
Miami HeraldMy investment accounts aren't quite ready to support me in a style to which I'd like to become accustomed. But according to statistics from the Federal Reserve and other retirement studies, I'm in better shape than most people my age, who in 2010 had only...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Toy Industry, Duke University, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Golf: Longtime pro Doll looks to spruce up Springbrook Golf Club
WALLOON LAKE — Greg Doll is no stranger to reclamation projects. The longtime Michigan PGA card-carrying member once helped rebuild multiple Flint municipal courses as well as served as the head golf professional at Atlas Valley Golf Club, a...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Toy Industry, Clubs and Associations, Golf, Sports
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Sol Kramer, wholesale hobby business owner
Sol Kramer, who turned a Depression-era 15-cent balsa toy airplane business into a leading wholesale hobby empire, died of pneumonia April 24 at Hospice by the Sea in Pompano Beach, Fla. The former Pikesville resident was 96. Born in Baltimore, he was...
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6,000 pieces later, Sebring woman gets puzzle done
Highlands Today, Sebring, Fla.Thelma Chapman has done puzzles all her life, but a 6,000-piece puzzle of a mountain scenery from Italy literally took a mountain of an effort to finish. After working on it on and off for almost three years, the 82-year-old proudly showed off the...Tags: Crosswords, Services and Shopping
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