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Dads in the News: ‘Dad delivered Obama’
Now that’s one hell of a story to tell in a bar: “My dad delivered Obama.”
A Blaine County woman provided information to the Idaho Mountain Express last week that could finally put to rest lingering doubts over whether President Barack Obama was born in the United States.
Kathy Sinclair-McClatchy had no idea that she and her family would be involved in the so-called “birther debate” until a call from her sister two weeks ago.
“She called me in the middle of the night from Hawaii and said, ‘Dad delivered Obama,’” Sinclair-McClatchy said.
[From Idaho Mountain Express: Gannett woman: ‘Dad delivered Obama’ - May 18, 2011]
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NeoCube, Nanobots and Bucky Balls: great toys for kids or for Father’s Day
My 5 year old son bought a version of these magnets “with his own money” at the SFMOMA two years ago and they were a hit at our house. Evidently, the ones we bought, Bucky Balls, weren’t in any way protected and the 2011 New York Toy Fair was filled with versions of them including a major display of NanoDots.
As with Lego displays, they even showed how you could create huge magnetic sculptures:
Here is a fun video for NeoCube that shows just how tactily addictive these little magnets are. They come in packs of 216 magnet balls for about $30. It’s a fairly high price for a small package, but guaranteed to keep little or big hands busy.
I spoke with a NanoDots representative about whether the little magnets could ruin credit card, phones, or even computer hard drives, and he confidently stuck his phone and a credit card on the little magnets to show how well protected modern devices are from magnetic forces. Good to know.
NOTE: GreatDad did not receive samples of this product for review.
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Census shows change in ages for childbearing
As demographers dig into census data, they are seeing major changes in ages when women decide to have kids reports the New York Times. College-educated women are waiting longer to have kids, while women who did not finish high school are actually having children at an earlier age than they did in 2000.
In 2000, the portion of women with college degrees between the ages of 25 and 34 who had children was 42 percent, according to the data. Ten years later, the same group of women, now ages 35 to 44 — representing about three million Americans — were far more likely to be mothers: About 76 percent had children, according to the data.
In contrast, women who did not finish high school were more likely to have children earlier. In 2000, about 83 percent of women ages 25 to 34 who did not have a high school diploma had children. The percentage rose to 88 percent by 2010.
Additionally, twice as many women in percentage terms (from 10 to 19%) have no children in their 40s.
There are far more women in their 40s without children now than there were in past decades. In 1976, just 10 percent of all women ages 40 to 44 had no children. That percentage had jumped to 19 percent by 2010.
Versus 1976, when more women had three kids rather than two, today far more women have 2 children. And dramatically, 21% of women have had a child and never been married, versus 3% back in 1976.
No word yet on how dads fit into this changing picture.
[From Census Data Shows Changes in Childbearing Patterns - NYTimes.com]
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New study: Be careful with supplements for infants
Whether “organic” or not, care must be given when giving any vitamin or other supplement to a baby.
Nearly one in 10 babies are given supplements or plant-based teas to soothe colic or help with teething during the first year of life, even though the products are unproven and may contain contaminants or spur allergies, a new study says.
“We’re encouraging mothers to be proactive about contacting a physician if they think they should give their child a dietary supplement,” Dr. Fein said.
[From Looking Twice at Natural Supplements for Infants - NYTimes.com]
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Wet Circuits Power Strip
Did you know there are roughly 4,000 injuries associated with electrical outlets and about 1/3 of these occur when curious children stick metal objects or even their little wet fingers into outlets?
Wet Circuits Power Strip has created a perfect solution to help prevent these tragic accidents from happening. The company’s patented power strips are designed to prevent electric shocks from water spill or submersion, accidental touch and inserting of metal objects.
We tried it – it works!
Available at: Wetcircuits.com
Price: $70
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