Monthly Archives: September 2010

by | September 30, 2010

Fisher Price recall list

I posted this as a public service announcement for all parents and grandparents that can’t get the original Fisher Price page to load because of server traffic. JD

Dear Fisher-Price Parents & Grandparents,

You may have questions about recent safety announcements for Fisher-Price toys, and I want to personally acknowledge your concerns. Many of us here at Fisher-Price are parents, too — myself included — and we share your belief that nothing is more important than the well-being of our children.

I can reassure you that our business operates in a highly regulated environment, which means that toys are overwhelmingly safe. I’d also like you to know that beyond industry regulations, Fisher-Price takes additional steps to constantly gather and review feedback about how our products are doing in real homes. We analyze this information to see if patterns are developing that could indicate a product performance or other type of issue.

Through this monitoring, we have identified a few issues we want you to know about. In collaboration with the Consumer Products Safety Commission, Health Canada and other regulators, we initiated the recall process for certain products. And we’re reaching out to parents to help you determine whether you have a recalled product and how to get a replacement part or repair kit. We’ve prepared detailed information for you at this website — www.service.mattel.com/us/recall.asp — and you’ll also find contact information if you need to speak with someone on our Consumer Relations team.

For a list of products affected by this recall, see below.

We value your feedback and take very seriously all concerns reported during a product’s life span, and we go to work to fully understand and evaluate each situation. We will continue to do this.

Product recalls are a difficult part of business, and I understand they’re particularly concerning when they involve products for children. But we’re going to continue to work extremely hard to bring your family products that are safe and engaging and innovative — just as you expect from Fisher-Price.

Trikes

72633 Hot Wheels Trike
72639 Barbie™ Butterfly Trike
72642 Lil’ Kawasaki® Trike
72643 Tough Trike
72644 Tough Trike
72792 Kawasaki Trike
B8775 Kawasaki® Ninja® Tough Trike
B8776 Barbie™ Tough Trike
K6672 Nick Jr./Dora the Explorer Tough Trike
K6673 Go, Diego, Go! Tough Trike
M5727 Barbie™ Tough Trike Princess Ride-On
N6021 Kawasaki Tough Trike
T6209 Thomas & Friends™ Tough Trike
V4270 Go, Diego, Go!™ Kid-Tough™ Trike

Rampway

T4261 Little People® Wheelies™ Stand ‘n Play™ Rampway
V6378 Little People® Wheelies™ Stand ‘n Play™ Rampway Gift Set
Infant toys with inflatable balls
73408 Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Cruise Playground™
B2408 Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Slide Arcade™
C3068 Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl™ Aquarium
H5704 Baby Gymtastics™ Play Wall
H8094 Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl™ Aquarium
J0327 1-2-3 Tetherball
K0476 Bat & Score Goal™

High Chairs

79638 Healthy Care™ High Chair
79639 Healthy Care™ High Chair
79640 Healthy Care™ High Chair
79641 Healthy Care™ High Chair
B0326 Deluxe Healthy Care™ High Chair
B2105 Deluxe Healthy Care™ High Chair
B2875 Healthy Care™ High Chair
C4630 Healthy Care™ High Chair
C4632 Link-a-doos™ Deluxe Plus Healthy Care™ High Chair
C5936 Healthy Care™ High Chair
G4406 Healthy Care™ High Chair
G8659 Aquarium Healthy Care High Chair™
H0796 Deluxe Healthy Care™ High Chair
H1152 Healthy Care™ High Chair
H4864 Aquarium Healthy Care™ High Chair
H7241 Healthy Care™ High Chair
H8906 Close to Me™ High Chair
H9178 Easy Clean™ High Chair
J4011 Easy Clean™ High Chair
J6292 Easy Clean™ High Chair
J8229 Easy Clean™ High Chair
K2927 Rainforest™ Healthy Care™ High Chair
L1912 Healthy Care™ High Chair

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by | September 30, 2010

Man gets probation for taking a dump in wrong car

Get a “load” of this rocket surgeon. Austin Horries Purifoy, 19, was accused of defecating in what he thought was his ex-girlfriends car. Unfortunately for young Mr. Purifoy, the car that he pinched a loaf in was not the right car.

We cannot believe that this knot head is going to be in the U.S. Army. Purifoy broke the windshield of the car, rummaged through the glove box and took a bunch of change from the car before hopping into the back seat and taking a dump.

Leaving work late the night of March 11, the car’s owner reported finding Purifoy in the back seat of his Honda Civic, pulling up his underwear.
“This is your car?” Purifoy said before bolting the scene, according to documents filed in court. “I thought this was Desiree’s car.”

Police also discovered a cinder block had been thrown through the glass door of a business a few yards away from where the Honda had been parked. Footprints leading from the door to the Honda were later found to match Purifoy’s shoes, which had a distinctive dot and circle pattern, according to court documents.

Purifoy, who has been undergoing treatment, apologized for his actions in court and has repaid the business $349.17 to fix their window and paid the car’s owner $154.90 to fix his car window, Heitz said.

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by | September 30, 2010

Tony Curtis dies at 85 in Las Vegas

Actor Tony Curtis combined good looks, brash confidence and a streetwise rough edge into one mesmerizing package.

But Curtis, who died Wednesday night at his Las Vegas-area home of cardiac arrest at 85, proved that he was much more than a handsome face and won respect in Hollywood over the course of his long career.

In one of the performances that earned him that respect, Curtis memorably played the sycophantic press agent Sidney Falco to Burt Lancaster’s gossip columnist J.J. Hunsecker in 1957′s Sweet Smell of Success.

But he is perhaps best known for his role as a musician on the lam from gangsters in 1959′s Some Like It Hot. Curtis and co-star Jack Lemmon disguised themselves as women to join an all-girl band in Billy Wilder’s classic comedy. The American Film Institute poll picked the movie, which also starred Marilyn Monroe as the object of Curtis’ affections, as the No. 1 screen comedy ever.

Curtis triumphed in the ’50s and early ’60s until unfavorable publicity and a string of comedies that would kill any career turned him from a star into a working actor. And a happy painter. And a veteran of six marriages. And a lively interview subject who enthusiastically looked back on hard work and good fortune.

Born Bernard Schwartz to Hungarian-Jewish immigrants, Curtis was so enamored of the movies and of Cary Grant that Grant’s performance as a submarine commander in 1944′s Destination Tokyo inspired him to join the Navy in World War II. Fittingly, Curtis and Grant would later co-star in the submarine comedy Operation Petticoat (1959).

He studied acting at the Dramatic Workshop of The New School in New York, along with Elaine Stritch, Walter Matthau and Rod Steiger.

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by | September 29, 2010

Toddlers birthday party turns into drunken bloody brawl

Imagine if you will, a bunch of drunken adults, using the birthday of a three year old as yet another excuse to get hammered. Suddenly a fight breaks out and the participants begin stabbing each other with beer bottles while 30 kids watch.

First of all, why are kids awake at 1 a.m.? Second, since when is a three year old kids birthday party attended by a bunch of adults where alcohol is being served? You just gotta love illegal immigration.

A large, beer-soaked melee broke out at a toddler’s birthday party early Tuesday in this small Hamilton County suburb, hospitalizing two men and prompting police from several agencies to respond.

“It was an unbelievable scene, the amount of blood and broken glass,” said Elmwood Place Police Chief William Peskin.

About 30 children witnessed the 1 a.m. brawl among 75 people at Elmwood Eagles Hall, 5633 Vine St.

None of the youngsters were injured, Peskin said.

The father of the 3-year-old birthday girl – Ramon Marcelo-Hernandez, 26, of Norwood – was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct while intoxicated.

Punches and beer bottles were thrown after a dispute that began earlier Monday among two men – a woman’s boyfriend and her ex-husband – came to a head at the birthday party for a 3-year-old.

When police arrived, some 150 people were still gathered and about half of them were participating in the melee, Peskin said.

Countless beer bottles were hurled, including ones that cut a man’s eye and injured a second victim’s head, neck and chest, he said.

More than 20 police officers from jurisdictions such as Cincinnati and St. Bernard swarmed the scene to restore order.

Police notified Hamilton County Job and Family Services, which is now investigating, Peskin said.

A total of 15 people were injured, including five who went to University Hospital, Peskin said. Four people were treated for cuts that required stitches and then released. One man underwent eye surgery from a stab wound from a broken beer bottle, the chief said. Doctors are doing tests to check for possible brain damage.

An investigation continues. More arrests are expected.

“The whole party was Hispanic, so we’re having language barriers and they are being very uncooperative,” Peskin said.

A police officer who speaks Spanish was summoned from Wyoming to assist.

Elmwood Eagles, a fraternal organization, rented the hall out for the party, Peskin said. Their members were not involved in the brawl.

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by | September 27, 2010

Teacher Rigoberto Ruelas Commits Suicide Over Published Ratings

I feel bad for the family of Rigoberto Ruelas because they have lost a loved one. Now television reports indicate he might have been distraught over his lackluster showing at the Los Angeles Times’ controversial teacher ratings site.

California teachers unions have seized the moment and called for the Times ratings site to be pulled down. The unions would like us to believe that the published ratings were the cause of Mr. Ruelas’ suicide and therefore should be taken off the internet.

But the real reason that the unions want them taken down is because it show the public that the vast majority of California teachers are unqualified, under educated inept people that don’t care about anything but their paychecks. Kind of like President Obama.

Teachers in California are among the highest paid in the nation, yet we rank dead last in test scores nationally. The unions know this but will do nothing to help correct the situation.

The unions have created a system in the state whereas no one can be fired for poor job performance. The problem will get worse before it gets better.

Kudos to the Los Angeles Times for publishing the teachers scores for all to see. JD

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