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Recalls: Be wary of shades, pills and pacifiersMonday, July 26, 2010 @ 12:12AMChildren were the safety concern at the heart of some recalls this past week.

From Paris to London to Pooler:Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 8:57AMFrom Paris to London to Pooler: By Tim Wood “You can trade this week for anywhere in the world. Go to Paris or London or see some kangaroos in Australia. The world is yours.” Paris. London. Ahhhhhhhhhh. What a crock. We blew it. We became worker bees serving some nebulous queen that’s collecting $500,000 paydays and sitting in a beach house on Kiawah Island while we’re slaving away.

Across the nationFriday, July 23, 2010 @ 3:42AMSEATTLE - Colton Harris-Moore, accused in a two-year string of thefts from Washington state to the Caribbean, did not seek bail in his first court appearance Thursday in Washington state and will remain jailed.

Local boy’s accident sparks shade recallFriday, July 23, 2010 @ 2:28AMSmith and Noble is recalling 1.3 million Roman shades and roller shades, after a 5-year-old Tacoma boy was nearly strangled last year.

Starwatch Consumer | VF Corp.’s jeanswear sales to climb; Smith and Noble shades recalledThursday, July 22, 2010 @ 10:56PMA rush on jeans VF Corp.’s U.S. jeanswear sales may climb 4 percent in 2010, up from an earlier projection that they would be little changed, the company said Thursday. VF makes Lee jeans, which has operations in Merriam. Wal-Mart is bringing back some of VF’s women’s jeans, including some plus-size Riders, that the retailer had cut in 2009, VF said.

About 1.3 million shades recalledThursday, July 22, 2010 @ 7:28PMWASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Roman and Roller shades announce a voluntary recall of about 1.3 million shades.

More Roman Shades Under RecallThursday, July 22, 2010 @ 3:40PMWASHINGTON (AP)- Smith and Noble is recalling 1.3 million Roman shades and roller shades, after a child was nearly strangled.

1.3 Million Smith And Noble Blinds RecalledThursday, July 22, 2010 @ 2:02PMSmith and Noble is recalling 1.3 million Roman shades and roller shades after a child was nearly strangled. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said a five year old boy got entangled in the cord of a roller shade in May of 2009.

Deadly Calif. Greyhound bus crashThursday, July 22, 2010 @ 12:23PMFRESNO, Calif. - The California Highway Patrol said today a sixth person has died in a bus crash in California's Central Valley. California Highway Patrol Officer Michelle Sigmond said the person was pronounced dead at Fresno Community Regional Medical Center.