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Liverpool Echo - August 24, 2009

Equally Insulting Slur ; You Say Email:Letters@Liverpoolecho.Co.Uk

THE sale in Manchester of a T-shirt containing an offensive slur against the victims of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster is, or should be, a wake-up call to Liverpool people. Ayear or so ago, a shop in Liverpool sold golly dolls. People in Liverpool shamefullywrote in to defend these racist caricatures and their sale, and howtheyweren"t offensive in anyway. The mother of AnthonyWalker must have felt heartbroken if she had read these disgusting no harm letters to this paper.

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Southern Living - Vol. 40 Nbr. 10, September 2005

Room to Play

Lots of pillows perk up the furniture. [Missie Neville Crawford] chose prints with a juvenile but chic flair. [Key Whitehead] designed labels for all the wicker baskets, had them laminated, and tied them on with gingham ribbons. The decorative labels encourage Brendon and Isabelle to keep their toys organized. Larger baskets on the floor hold stuffed animals, dolls, and dress-up costumes. Colorful sap buckets, attached to the wall, provide another clever storage solution for items such as dra...

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Birmingham Post - January 15, 2007

A Working Class Spending Con ; Education Matters Never Mind the Bullock Ex-Teacher Brenda Bullock Looks at Spending On 'Educational Toys' - and the Value of a Simple Board Game

The Farepak scandal, which left so many poor people with the prospect of a bleak Christmas, set me thinking about a strange working-class phenomenon - the need to mark high days and holidays by bouts of lavish spending, while the rest of the year is characterised by going without and belt tightening. When I was young, my parents couldn't be persuaded to part with a few pence for bus fares to get me to school, or to provide regular supplies of soap or toilet paper, but at Christmas we had to b...

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Evening Standard - London - February 17, 2006

Surfer Jack's Riding Crest of Awave ; On Top of the Music World with Politics, Barbies and the Quest for a Good Breakfast

THE Brit Awards, noted for spectacular live stunts featuring massed dancing troupes and exploding Spice Girls, this week featured one distinctly unstarry performance. Hawaiian singer-songwriter Jack Johnson sat alone on a stool with his acoustic guitar and quietly sang Better Together from his third album, In Between Dreams. How did someone so unassuming merit a top spot among pop's brash royalty and win the International Breakthrough Act prize over critical darlings Arcade Fire and pneumatic...

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Evening Standard - London - February 17, 2006

'I Call It Barbeecue Music' ; After a Year's Slow-Burn Up the Charts, Jack Johnson has Finally Won a Brit Award for His Sunny, Surfer-Dude Sound

THE Brit Awards, noted for spectacular live stunts featuring massed dancing troupes and exploding Spice Girls, this week featured one distinctly unstarry performance. Hawaiian singer-songwriter Jack Johnson sat alone on a stool with his acoustic guitar and quietly sang Better Together from his third album, In Between Dreams. How did someone so unassuming merit a top spot among pop's brash royalty and win the International Breakthrough Act prize over critical darlings Arcade Fire and pneumatic...

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Daily Mirror - July 17, 2009

Summer Holiday Survival Guide ; Keeping Your Kids Entertained for the Whole School Holidays Can Be a Nightmare for Parents. But It Doesn't Have to Be. Here Are Some Great Summer Fun Suggestions From: Real Mums Who Have Been There, Seen It and Got the Sunhat. By Judy Yorke

Pre-schoolers Helen Gibbs, 41, from London ismum to Liana, seven. "Liana loves to make dens in the garden out ofthings like duvet covers, chairs, umbrellas and the washing line. Shethen takes in lotsof dolls, snacks andbooks and hangs out there. We usually have to try to squeeze in too!" Jacq Mitchell, 38, from Middlesex, is mum to Hannah, seven, Zoe, five, Laura, three and Joseph, 18 months. "For a cheap day out we go on a 'park hunt'. We get in the car with a map, picnic, scooters and bikes...