A six-year-old Croatia boy is a human magnet! Ivan Stoiljkovic has the ability to stick metallic objects to his body, including spoons, mobile phones or anything that has metallic content.
Ivan, who lives with his family in a remote village near Koprivnica, is reportedly able to carry up to 75 pounds of metal stuck to his torso at a time.
The advocacy group in USA that debunked ‘Baby Einstein’ now targets a company selling $200 kits ‘Your Babay Can Read’ that purport to teach infants to read.
This product is also marketed in India by many direct sellers. So please checkout theWeek Report and video about this product.
A watchdog group is demanding that the feds silence advertisements for the “Your Baby Can Read” line of videos, flash cards, and books. The group, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, calls the company’s claims that their $200 kits can help infants as young as three-months-old learn to read misleading and harmful. (Watch a Today report on the flap below.) Ads for the program, developed by educator Robert Titzer in the late 1990s, say infanthood is the best time for a child to acquire reading skills so parents should “seize this small window of opportunity.” But leading child development experts say the babies and toddlers in the commercials are just memorizing flash cards, not reading them, and generally dismiss “baby genius” products as pointless.
The reaction: Face it, parents, says Madeline Holler at Babble. Your baby can’t read — no baby can. So let’s hope this advocacy group succeeds in banning these commercials the same way it “brought down Baby Einstein.” “Memorizing is a great party trick,” says Sasha Brown-Worsham at The Stir, but “it isn’t actually reading.” Parents ought to just let their kids discover books when they’re ready. That’s the way to “build a lifelong love of reading and learning in general.”
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Akshaya Tritiya is one of the most auspicious days of the Hindu calendar. Celebrating the festival of prosperity and good fortune, Tanishq, India’s largest and most preferred jewellery brand, today announced Akshaya Tritiya offer, allowing customers to bring home loads of prosperity and happiness.
Celebrating the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, Tanishq is offering upto 15% off on Diamond Jewellery and upto 25% off on making charges of plain gold jewellery. Starting from 29th April to 8th May 2011, the offer can be availed at all Tanishq stores across the country.
Speaking about the offer Mr. Sandeep Kulhalli, Vice President, Tanishq said, “We at Tanishq ensure to be a part of all celebrations/ occasions by offering wide range of collections, exquisite designs and attractive offers. In India, buying gold for Akshaya Tritiya is believed to bring in success and wealth. In sync with our customer sentiments, we have announced discount offers extending an opportunity to own exclusive jewellery from Tanishq at better rates.”
Tanishq jewellery for ‘Akshaya Tritiya’ consists of all hues blending tradition and modernity and appealing to evolving tastes and preferences of the modern day customers. In line with the propitious of the occasion, the brand’s offering for Akshaya Tritiya symbolizes prosperity and good fortune. Tanishq’s pure 22 karat gold and studded jewellery range spans across all occasions of a woman’s life – everyday wear, wedding, parties and festivals.
On this celebrated occasion the shop online section from Tanishq will enable the customers to comfortably browse through the exquisite collections such as Diamond Wedding, Glam Gold, Aleya, Blush, Dvaita, conversations, Aria etc. So log on to http://www.tanishq.co.in to place the order for your favorite jewellery and walk home with loads of prosperity.
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