WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Chloe, Sophie and Audrey soft dolls

Units: About 81,000 in the United States and 1,300 in Canada

Importer: Pottery Barn Kids, a division of Williams-Sonoma Inc., of San Francisco, Calif.

Hazard: The hair on the Chloe and Sophie dolls may contain loops that are large enough to fit around a child’s head and neck, and the headband on the Audrey doll, if loosened, can form a loop that fits around a child’s head and neck. These loops can pose a strangulation hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received five reports of dolls with looped hair, including one report in which a loop of the Chloe doll’s hair was found around the neck of a 21-month old child. The child was not injured.

Description: This recall involves soft dolls sold under the names Audrey, Chloe and Sophie. The dolls measure about 17 inches high and have hair made of yarn. Audrey’s hair is black, Chloe’s hair is dark brown and Sophie’s hair is blonde. The dolls are part of Pottery Barn Kids' Girl Doll Collection. The doll’s name can be found on a tag sewn onto her bottom.

Sold exclusively at: Pottery Barn Kids stores nationwide, online at www.potterybarnkids.com and through Pottery Barn Kids catalogs from July 2006 to April 2011 for about $40.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should take the dolls away from children immediately and cut the looped hair of the Chloe and Sophie dolls and remove the headband of the Audrey doll to eliminate the hazard. Consumers may also call Pottery Barn Kids for instructions on how to return the affected dolls for a merchandise credit.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Pottery Barn Kids toll-free at (855) 880-4504 between 4 a.m. and 9 p.m. PT seven days a week or visit the firm’s website at www.potterybarnkids.com

Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=1389

CHLOE

SOPHIE

AUDREY

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on www.saferproducts.gov

{Success Series 2} THOUGHTS Are Things...

This is a concept I feel very strongly about...having already discussed about the law of attraction in a previous post, the principal Thoughts are THINGS goes hand in hand with this law and so powerful! As an energy we can attract good or bad through the thoughts that we are thinking right now!

"A man is literally what he thinks...a complete sum of all his thoughts!"   by James Allen

This food for thought is very True!

We reap what we sew or in other words we become what we think about all day long! It can be
tough and requires great discipline to always keep positive thoughts in our minds...
especially when times are tough and we are easily discouraged.  At that point I try to reassess the
situation and think on the positive side the options and how I can make the situation better.  Then I imagine it "AS IF" it were better and how I want the circumstances to be... I can attest that I have
seen the circumstances change... it gets better over and over again  :-)!  
I would like to encourage you in your quest for success in life that you remember how important your
thoughts are...they will shape and mold your destiny!  I know you {WE} can do it!  Just don't give UP!

She keeps finding her thumb...should I let her do it? All my other kids took a pacifier except for 1 and he was the easiest to put to sleep...we laid him in his bed and he went right to sleep. The others that liked their pacifier were fairly easy to ween from it. But I have never had a thumb sucker...she just started doing it so I am interested to see if she continues. I did a little research... and they say its better to suck your thumb than a pacifier because its natural and they can soothe themselves rather than rely on you to help them do it. They even go on to say that its really not too hard to get them to stop sucking on their thumb...{this is the part I am not sure about?} I am very curious to know if anyone has had good luck with their thumb-sucker? I must say...she looks so cute when she does it! :-)

A crib blamed for at least three infant deaths and several injuries is being recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The federal agency just announced the recall Thursday. Unfortunately, the company that manufactured the cribs is no longer in business, making specifics surrounding sales of the product unclear.

According to the CPSC, Generation 2 Worldwide and "ChildESIGNS" full-size and portable drop side cribs pose suffocation and strangulation hazards to babies and toddlers. Parents should stop using these cribs immediately and find an alternative, safe sleeping environment for their baby.

Generation 2 went out of business in 2005 so the CPSC has limited information about the cribs, but administrators believe some 500,000 were sold at retailers, such as Wal-Mart and Kmart stores, nationwide, including Huntsville.

The crib’s plastic hardware can break, causing the drop side of the crib to detach from a corner of the crib. When the drop side detaches, it creates a space that can wedge or entrap an infant.

In July 2007, an eight-month-old from Ohio suffocated when he became entrapped between the drop side and the crib mattress. In October 2003, an eight-month-old from Indiana suffocated in the same manner. These are just two of the tragedies related to these cribs.

Some of the known model numbers are: 10-110X, 10-210X, 21-110X. But it is important to note that all Generation 2 Worldwide and "ChildESIGNS" drop side cribs are included in this recall, including those with other model numbers.

Public safety officers show off their gear and training expertise at an outdoor expo.

• Public Safety Expo

BY LIDIA DINKOVA

ldinkova@MiamiHerald.com

Three times on Saturday third grader Randy Terrero led four other children inside a tent filled with nontoxic smoke in search of a fire victim. He used a thermal imaging camera to help him see in the dark.

``I saw a lot of smoke,'' Randy said emerging from the tent. ``It was really cool finding the victim.''

The tent was intended to simulate real conditions firefighters go through as part of the Miami-Dade Public Safety Expo held at Tropical Park at 7900 SW 40th St.

The event, which was free and open to the public, was intended to give residents an opportunity to meet public safety officers as well as to raise money for charities.

``This is an opportunity for people to meet the men and women behind the badge,'' said Captain Eric Baum, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department. ``One of the things that are awesome is you can fast forward 15 to 20 years and this is what's going to inspire these kids to join the public safety force.''

Participating organizations included Miami-Dade Police Department, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department, Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitations Department and Miami-Dade Department of Emergency Management.

About 450 public safety officers volunteered and 20,000 people attended, organizers said. Miami-Dade Police Director James Loftus said the event was an opportunity for residents to interact with police officers in a more relaxed setting. ``Usually when you see a police officer it is when you get a ticket or in a bad circumstance,'' Loftus said.

``I think it is great to just interact with them and for them to see that we are them. Our kids go to school with their kids and we go to church, too.''

Aside from the smoke-filled tent, visitors also got to see the inside of a fire-rescue helicopter, a DUI-testing truck and a van that transports criminals to court.

Some parents got their children fingerprinted as a safety method in case their child goes missing in the future.

As the day winded down and people gathered at bleachers for a series of demonstrations from the various departments, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Capt. Esteban Hondarez continued to put firefighter's jackets and helmets on children eager to walk in the smoke-filled tent.

The jacket Randy, the third grader, wore dragged on the ground, tripping him over. And the yellow helmet slipped over his face every now and then, obstructing his vision.

But he wasn't bothered by the oversized gear, citing the smoky tent as his ``favorite'' part of the event and eagerly standing in line ready to lead another team inside.