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Farrah Fawcett poster image reissued for charity -- on a T-shirt [Updated]
All The RageFarrah Fawcett's iconic poster image has been re-issued on an Urban Outfitter's T-shirt. A portion of the $24 purchase price will fund the Farrah Fawcett Foundation's support of alternative methods of cancer research.... -
Mattel profit falls 53%, sales slip 2%
Toy giant Mattel Inc.reported a 53% decline in profit in the first quarter, sending its stock down more than 9%, after higher production costs, slower sales of Barbie and Hot Wheels and a recent acquisition affected its bottom line. For the three...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Spring Training, Toy Industry, Services and Shopping
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Oakland-based nonprofit brings structure to school playgrounds
When the bell rang at Cesar Chavez Elementary School signaling the start of recess Monday, a swarm of students rushed onto the blacktop and without instructions broke off into groups. Two girls jumped rope, a dozen or so third- and fourth-graders...
Tags: Education, Health and Safety at School, Students, Bullying, Personal Income
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Toy company Hasbro reports profit slump after Mattel says sales down
Big summer movies such as “Battleship,” “The Avengers,” “Amazing Spiderman” and “G.I. Joe” – and the packaged toys that will be sold with them – can’t come soon enough forHasbro Inc., whose...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Toy Industry, Earnings Forecasts, Services and Shopping, Barbie (fictional character)
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Mad for 'Hunger Games' merch: nail polish, socks, crossbows
Jacket CopyAs the Hunger Games movie nears its release there is -- or was, before shoppers started scooping it up -- a huge quantity of merchandise available.... -
'Games' fans hunger for more merchandise
Los Angeles TimesDanielle Pepers is such a fan of"The Hunger Games"that she had the book's unofficial mascot — a mockingjay — tattooed on her right arm this month. But her intrigue with the books and movie, which hit theaters Friday, didn't stop there. On a...Tags: Movies, China, The Hunger Games (movie), Entertainment, Book
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Children's Hospitals
In photographs, Megan Webber’s 5-year-old son Benjamin had a white glow on one eye where other people have that little red dot. It didn’t seem important at first, then her sister remembered seeing a TV show about the glow and eye disease....Tags: Oncology, General Practitioners, Medical Specialization, Health, Diseases and Illnesses
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Fashion News: 'Game of Thrones' costumes are on-trend for 2012
All The Rage"Game of Thrones" may be set in a fantasy world of long, long ago but the clothes the characters are wearing strike some observers as remarkably on-trend, including crop tops, prints and fur. Alec Baldwin is engaged. Mattel is coming out with a bald... -
THQ market value, once $2 billion, dips below $35 million
Company TownTHQ Inc., once one of the top five video game publishers in the world, has seen its market value plunge from $2 billion in 2007 to just $35 million. THQ's shares, which traded above $34 a share when the company was riding high, closed at 51 cents on... -
Will and Kate get Barbie-dolled up for their wedding anniversary
Ministry of GossipPrince William and Kate Middleton are now Barbie and Ken dolls! Will and Kate, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, have gotten the doll treatment from the Mattel and will hit stores around the world just in time for the couple's first wedding anniversary.... -
'Beverly Hillbillies' actress settles lawsuit over Barbie doll
Money & CompanyGetprevAn actress on the long-running "Beverly Hillbillies" television show has reached a settlement in a lawsuit with toy giant Mattel and CBS Consumer Products Inc. over a Barbie doll modeled on her features and using her name.... -
Is America ready for a bald Barbie doll?
Nation NowConventional wisdom says a doll needs to be perfect. But two cross-country friends want to see a doll -- ideally a bald Barbie doll -- that reflects reality for children and women with cancer and other illness....
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