HomeMy WebLinkAboutOther - Documents By Commissioner Joanne M. Krebs during 'Reports' Date: May 24, 2010
The attached documents were shown and
provided to the City by Commissioner Joanne
M. Krebs during "Reports" at the May 24, 2010
City Commission Regular Meeting.
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recall of a different suction lined to recall the to , • 'ch started selling the s
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and Jared S. Hopkins . ,• i • m p l o y e e o � ; , ; : . • • w • • • '. - _ • recall alerts The committee that sets �'¢ ° & -:
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CHICAGO — Follo ' ' i enry toys posed a ing mandatory recalls can hazards presented when l of` deaths of children in s' • i -- azard to older chil- prompt a lengthy court older children put toys like a
cago and Milwaukee n, Wolfson said. process and can take years. these darts in their mouths, •T , _ '' ` '''•-- ,
eral regulators th / Then the safety commis - After "protracted nego- said Joan Lawrence, a toy a} F
recalled 1.8 million • 61 sion hit a roadblock. Last tiations" failed to persuade industry trade group offs- te -,f153: -
r ` sets — a toy . Vira September the agency sent Henry Gordy to recall the cial who heads the panel. CPSC PHOTO
officials and, • • im- a draft of a recall alert to toy, the safety commission The voluntary recall was announced by Family Dollar Stores
porter kn- 4' • - 'deadly Bell, the attorney for Henry turned to Family Dollar, pcallahan@tribune.com Inc. and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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i gust 2007 i e recall came - M r�"�"' SPOTLIGHT AGING • too late. en• -ll put the 0' t,
small and a` y� inhaled . •' Fl i� ''-`-: M- 1 P . T: ondon• opens senior play lot
the • ojluct a Chinese- k` - ' I t ' s' Z i --
made troy , • ported by ' i ' ' ti ' `.� , l LONDON — London's first "senior play - than 60, though the gentle exercise also
He fiord International ' . ` ' t p ground" opened Wednesday in Hyde Park, helps recovering patients. It's modeled on
Inc. and s ri at Family - . , after residents campaigned for more facili- similar play areas elsewhere in Europe. ii
Do • sto - - . j - „-� ties to help older people get fit. Frances Blois, a retired local govern-
e sucti in cu p on the ' ; ‘_ ”' ? Organizers said people began lining up went official, said the idea was to provide a
I .' x ` A` . 'early in the morning to try the six low- free outdoor place that lets older people
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ay. ' ac • • rding to the ' - j impact fitness machines, which include a socialize while toning their muscles. Most
i U.S. C ns er Product t` a, cros trainer, a stationary bicycle and a of all, "we need to have somewhere not
Sahf Co ion.. . sit -up bench. intimidating," she said.
"I 'feel be er that there's _ > ' ` "It was great seeing a large group of older The Westminster City Council, which
bee a - on it," said , 'Ai there, trying to outdo each other, gave $60,000 to finance the project, said a
Ken • ll's other, Ethel 4 . ' ? even," said Mark Cawley, who leads the sign would identify the area as the "Hyde
Rodg • rs. " : t it's not going - ---- -- - m - -4 - , -i"1. : , body managing the park. "As we get an Park Senior Playground" but that people of
to b : m ' on back." • STEFAN WERMUTH/REUTERS PHOTO increasingly older population, it's impor- any age would be welcome.
In . un .ual twist the Londoners enjoy low impact- exercise Wednesday in a park tant to find ways to keep them active."
re ' ' v — 1; the i mporter aimed at people older than 60. The playground is aimed at people older — Associated Press
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attorn-% for enry Gordy •
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that th • toy met • federal
safety rules at the time it
was sold.
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reason to put this plastic
dart in your mouth, said
Pick up the Savings!
Brian Bell, the toy import-
er's attorney. "And I really
don't think it's an u p
sonably dangerous prod-
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In just 20 years, the number of Americans 65 and older is expected to just about double. But as we age,
we also want to keep fit.
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Imagine a playground in Kuala Lumpur filled with silver - haired
pensioners and retirees exercising on specially designed equipment.
You can't? That's not surprising. We are so used to associating
playgrounds with children that the image doesn't sit comfortably with
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The idea is not new. In 2004 Japan introduced nursing ced care
prevention parks, designed to help keep its rapidly ageing population
fit and healthy. In early 2006, research studies in Finland found that
after three months of using the exercise equipment in the park. a
group of 40 elderly people showed marked improvement in balance,
speed and co- ordination.
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Encouraged by the research findings, Germany opened the first
playground for the over -60s in 2007. Britain followed suit in early
2008. Instead of swings and slides, there is a variety of exercise
equipment designed to provide a low impact workout for different
parts of the body.
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