Pampers, Rowley Re-Define Disposable Fashion

Upscale designer inks deal for diaper collection
By A. Scott Walton
Here’s the latest poop on fashion for babies.
Pampers and the highly acclaimed designer Cynthia Rowley have entered an agreement to launch a luxury collection of diapers (below left), set to debut in debut in stores this July.
According to reports by AP and other sources, the diapers will be available in more than ten different patterns; perhaps to coordinate with whatever outfit the fashion-conscious infant is wearing that hour. And they’ll cost parents a premium price of about $16 for a pack of 24.
This retail endeavor comes quickly on the heels of the Huggies brand’s recent launch of diapers styled to resemble denim jeans.
This all raises a question: what kind of parent is vain enough to literally throw money away in order to dress a baby in designer diaper? No disrespect to the lovely and engaging Ms. Rowley, but it appears as if she’s pimpin’ Pampers’ desperation to dump its staid image with this exploit.
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Black Children Drowning Disproportionately: Study

Parents strongly urged to take swim lessons with their kids
By A. Scott Walton
Never learned to swim?
Can't catch the rhythm of the stroke?
Well grab some nose plugs and dive into the pool of doubt anyway.
Childrens' lives depend on it.
The tragedy that struck the family of former NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham this week drives home some staggering statistics. The death of his two-year old son strikes a cautionary chord.
As reported by ABC News and other sources, Black children are three times more likely to die from drowning than White children. And according to an official Fact Sheet from the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the second-leading cause of unintentiaonal death among children aged 1-14 is drowning.
More drownings could be prevented if parents closely observed and enforced safety rules around natural waters, pools and hot tubs wherever and whenever children are involved. And more childrens’ lives might be spared if they, along with their parents, had adequate and continuous swimming instruction.
Before on more child’s drowning makes headlines, parents should take every step possible to prevent such an occurrence.

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Parents Risking Kids' Safety For Profit?

Critics ponder motives behind stunts involving children

Did the parents of teen mariner Abby Sunderland go to far in allowing her to attempt a death-defying sailing trip around the world solo?
Media outlets from ESPN to the New York Post cast serious question over how much Laurence and Marianne Sunderland expect to cash in after their daughter had to be rescued out of the Indian Ocean. This begs another question: shouldn't they have to repay the sea-going forces for the expense of recovering this selfish stunt from disaster?
Haven't we all _ as Psychology Today suggests _ already experienced one "Balloon Boy" episode too many in this "reality TV" culture we're mired in?
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Director Thomas Balmes captures 'reality' at its simplist.
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Tell us what you think about the "Babies" movie that has already penciled itself in for Oscar nomination even before its release in U.S. theaters.
In an interview with WWD.com, director Thomas Balmes said he came away from the project realizing that, "All children need is love and they'll do fine."

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