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Parents believe that educational toys will advance their child's learning
A survey conducted by Born to Play revealed that 91 per cent of parents believe that educational toys will advance their child’s learning – helping to accelerate them to the top of the class in the New Year. With more than 80 per cent of parents across the UK admitting that they sneaked at least one educational toy into their child’s Christmas stocking this year, it appears that a visit from Santa will boost the IQ levels of the country’s younger... [more]
800,000 tonnes of toy packaging waste for Christmas
The general public should stop and think before buying toys with excessive packaging this Christmas and put into practice more environmentally friendly alternatives. Approximately three million tonnes of household rubbish will be created by householders in Britain this Christmas and for every one tonne of rubbish produced by householders, a further 15 tonnes has been created through manufacturing of the goods and extraction of raw materials ... [more]
Over 2,000 toys to choose from the Early Learning Centre
Christmas is about the magical realms of make believe, imagination and fairy tales. Christmas is always an exciting time for children and this year at Early Learning Centre there are more than 2,000 wonderful toys to choose from, with over 500 new introductions this season. The Magical Fairy Toadstool (ages 3-8yrs), a pretty woodland home for fairies, is just one of the fantastic new Christmas toys available from ELC. Open the toadstool to rev... [more]
Alternative gifts for dads and brothers, sisters and girlfriends
If you’re stuck for ideas or want some fresh alternatives to the boring socks and scarves, then visit www.grindstore.com, the one-stop-shop for funky rock merchandise. Whether you’re shopping for punk, metal, rock ‘n’ roll, old school, nu school, indie, kitsch or just plain cool, Grindstore has it covered with its exclusive range of alternative gifts for everyone from dads and brothers, to sisters and girlfriends. Rocking Dads If your dad fan... [more]
New Christmas gift finder from Avanquest Software
A new Christmas gift finder from Avanquest Software will alleviate some of the pressures at this busy time of year, by helping you to select the ideal gift and stocking fillers for your whole family this festive season. Avanquest Software has just launched the Avanquest Families range providing lots of fun and exciting software choices in seven different categories including Hi-Tech, Learn, Doolittle, Creative, Brainy, DIY and Play to make pro... [more]
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Brandon Marshall's suspension reduced from three games to one (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)DENVER - Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall had his suspension for violating the league's personal conduct policy reduced from three games to one on Thursday. |
What's Happening With Vivendi Games Mobile? Possible Sale Coming (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)What is happening with Vivendi Games Mobile, the mobile gaming unit of VG which is now part of Activision after the merger. We have been hearing rumblings of the mobile unit being disposed off, but haven't been able to confirm to who. |
R-Braves' doubleheader cancelled, 2 games remain (Richmond Times-Dispatch)Tonight's Richmond Braves doubleheader against the Charlotte, N.C., team was called off because of an unplayable field at The Diamond. Two more home games remain in the Braves' 43-season tenure in Richmond. The parent club in Atlanta is moving the Triple-A franchise to a new home in suburban Gwinnett County, Ga. Richmond, last in the International League South Division with a 59-78 record, is ... |
Work to start on new games area (BBC News)Work is due to start on transforming old tennis courts into a state-of-the-art games area in Lancashire parkland. |
13th Paralympic Games: Athletes receive incentive boost (The New Straits Times)A GOLD medallist at the 13th Paralympic Games on Sept 6-18 in Beijing will receive RM300,000 under the Sports Ministry's incentive scheme. |
Olympics organizers say tickets for Vancouver Paralympic Games between $15 to $175 (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)VANCOUVER - Organizers of Vancouver's Olympic organizing committee say tickets for the Paralympic Games in 2010 will be affordable. |
NBA to play 2 exhibition games in China in Oct. (Sports Illustrated)BEIJING (AP) -- The Milwaukee Bucks and the Golden State Warriors will travel to China in October to play two exhibition games, the NBA and Chinese Basketball Association said on Wednesday. |
Tonight's high school football games postponed (Richmond Times-Dispatch)Today's four high school football games have been postponed until Friday due to inclement weather. John Marshall at Armstrong will play at 4 p.m. At 7:30 p.m., L.C. Bird will be at Meadowbrook, Thomas Dale at Manchester and Henrico at Matoaca. |
CTV going wall-to-wall for Winter Games (Reuters via Yahoo! News)Canadian broadcaster CTV, host broadcaster of the 2010 Olympics from Vancouver/Whistler, is planning round-the-clock coverage of the Winter Games. |
2010 Paralympic Games ticket plan revealed (CTV British Columbia)With the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games only nine days away, VANOC has announced its ticket strategy for the upcoming 2010 Paralympic Winter Games. |
