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THE COFFEE BREAK - Tuesday, April 15, 2008
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Maryland and the District of Columbia are joining Virginia
in providing parents with online information about state
inspections of day care centers.
The move will bring a new layer of accountability to parents
not only in deciding where to place their children but also
in monitoring the centers their children attend, The
Washington Post reported Monday.
Child-care records went online in Virginia in 2005. The
District plans to have its system in place by Oct. 1 while
Maryland will be up and running by the end of the year, the
Post says.
"We totally believe parents should have access and it should
be online and readily available," says Linda K. Smith,
executive director of a group of child-care referral
agencies.
A study in Broward County, Fla., by researchers at Wellesley
College found an Internet system alone improved the quality
of child care at centers serving low-income children.
Reaction to online posting has been mixed among child-care
providers, the newspaper says.
What are your thoughts on the states posting child-care
centers records online?
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Made-in-China Maori dolls anger Maoris
Maori groups in New Zealand are upset about a new tourist
souvenir -- Russian-style nesting dolls made in China
purporting to depict Maoris. Aroha Meade, a lecturer in
Maori business studies at Victoria University, told The
Dominion Post the dolls are an insult to Maoris and to
Russian dolls. "If you compare these to authentic Russian
dolls, which are well-designed and beautiful with very
intricate patterns, they are cheap and simplistic," she
said. "They certainly don't have anything to do with Maori
culture ... I don't think any Maori would make something
like this." Jeanette Joseph, a director of Avalon Imports,
which commissioned the dolls, said they were designed by a
New Zealander. She said labor costs are too high in New
Zealand to manufacture them in the country. Pita Sharples,
a leader in the Maori Party, said the dolls show what New
Zealand's free trade agreement with China means for the
Maori. A distributor told the newspaper the dolls, which
go for as much as $35, are popular with tourists.
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N.Y. activists want to nix horse buggies
Some businesses and animal rights activists are trying to
convince New York officials to replace carriage horses in
Central Park with antique car replicas. The plan's
supporters argue that it is cruel to make horses pull
carriages and that replacing them with "green" Ford Model T
replicas is a more eco-friendly choice, the New York Post
reported. The idea, pioneered by animal rights activist
Jill Weitz, is aimed at maintaining "touring" businesses
that depend on the park, but giving the animals a break,
the Post reported. "The horses will be off the road, but
tourists will still have an option for a romantic ride,"
said New York business owner Steve Nislick. Carolyn Daly,
a spokeswoman for the Horse and Carriage Association of
New York, said the horses should stay. "No one wants to
replace clip-clop, clip-clop with chitty, chitty, bang
bang," she said.
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Music hath charms to soothe
A harpist from California has learned how sounds can help
soothe even the largest animal and has used her skills to
help scores of pet hospitals and zoos. Harpist Susan
Raimond travels the nation visiting noticeably stressed
animals and using her skill-set to calm the beasts with
music, the New York Post reported. In addition to in-person
visits, Raimond offers tips in the book, "Through a Dog's
Ear." The book includes a chapter in which she offers dog
owners hints on how to improve their canine's behaviors
and health through simple sounds and tunes. Pianist Lisa
Spector, also of California, has created music aimed at
soothing animals. She even recorded an album of classical
compositions to elicit calm behavior. That disc accompanies
the "Ear" book, the Post said.
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