Jon Peddie Research Hosts Expert Panel Discussion on Ray Tracing and Rasterization During SIGGRAPH 2008

Seeded on Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:42 PM EDT (Business Wire)

ray tracing experts speak out at Siggraph

technology, intel, amd, nvidia, ea, ray-tracing, caustic-graphics

(03/18/08) Plastic Easter Eggs Linked to Lead Paint

Seeded on Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:38 AM EDT ()

health, lead-paint, easter

Don t wait for recall to check kid items

Seeded on Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:11 AM EDT (NY Daily News)

great site that has information about how to test toys for lead paint and how to dispose of toys safely. also sends out email alerts whenever there's a new recall.

health

Many recalled, few returned - Los Angeles Times

Seeded on Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:58 AM EDT (The L.A. Times)

Potentially dangerous products may remain in homes, officials say.

latimes

550,000 More Chinese Toys Recalled for Lead

Seeded on Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:59 AM EDT (The New York Times)

A random testing of more than 50 plastic toys found high lead content in 11 of them, according to a consumer advocacy group.

business, china, toys, nytimes, consumer-product-safety-commission, recalls-and-bans-of-products

Yet another major recall

Seeded on Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:13 PM EDT ()

OK - this is getting out of hand! The number of recalls is shocking - but what's scary is probably the # of ones we never hear about. I get emails from www.leadtoyrecalls.com when there's a new one.

lead-paint, lead-toys, lead-recalls

Barack Obama: Congress Must Protect Children From Lead-Contaminated Toys

Seeded on Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:45 AM EDT ()

Barack is the one to help us.

politics

Lead Toy Recalls

Seeded on Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:17 PM EDT ()

Toy safety can't be ever taken too seriously, and corporations must realize that consumers won't back down when it comes to children. There's lots of toy recalls and other recalls due to lead paint - particularly children's costume jewelry.

health, mattel, toy-safety, lead-toy-recalls

Toy Makers Seek Standards for U.S. Safety

Seeded on Thu Sep 6, 2007 11:12 PM EDT (The New York Times)

After a series of recalls that have undermined public confidence, the nation's largest toy makers are asking the government to impose mandatory testing standards.

business, toys, consumer-protection, nytimes, mattel-incorporated, recalls-and-bans-of-products, tests-and-testing, standards-and-standardization, regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, hasbro-incorporated