High tech Christmas gifts from the shopping list
A Weight Talker II electronic scale from The Sharper Image offers four profiles and a friendly alarm. A Junghans solar clock from West Germany costs 20,000 dollars, uses 58 solar cells, runs five weeks in the dark, and requires proximity to cesium clock sources. A Panasonic Bread Bakery bakes loafs automatically for 330 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Junghans Uhren
Schramberg
West Germany
Physical- Technical Institute
Braunschweig
U.S
National Bureau of Standards
Boulder
Colo
Panasonic
Willow Tree Plaza Christmas open house features novelty gadgets
Shoppers at Thalias Linens and Gifts may see a Christmas tree register purchases on Saturday Dec 19 as front office staff model costumes. The piece surveys practical devices from digital clocks powered by water to ultrasonic distance meters and car locators, highlighting VentuResearch clock from EL Paso priced 25 dollars and other gadgets including a lightweight headset free car aid, a Sharper Image measure device, a bicycle computer with radio, a car locator, a grand piano telephone and a Futrex body fat wand priced 1495 dollars, with commentary on usage and lifestyle claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thalia
Willow Tree Plaza
Carolyn McDaniel
VentwResearch
EL Paso
Texas
Alessandro Volta
VentuResearch
Roger Rummel
Piantronics
Markline
Wilmington
Mass
Dak Industries
Canoga Park
Calif
Christmas stress tips for families with children
Child-care specialists offer ways to ease holiday strain by sharing planning, avoiding overpromises, and focusing on meaningful activities. Experts caution against overemphasis on gifts, suggest anticipatory activities and giving, and advise accommodating two households in divorces to keep kids centered on love and the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Spock
Dr. Spock
Virgin Islands
Spock
Lee Salk
Cornell Medical Center
New York
Jacqueline Brown
Ms. Brown
Children’s Aid Society
Harlem Center
Samuel B. Ross
Green Chimneys
New York Area
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J.E. Ferrell
San Francisco Examiner
Scripps Howard News Service
Sam Yu
Futrex, Inc
Gaithersburg
Hart Health Products
Burlingame
United States Department of Agriculture
R.W. Warner, Inc
P.O. Box
Monroe
Frederick
South Market St
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Picasso
Fort Worth
Aspherr
Vite
Gamma Medical Systems, Inc
Patrick ST
By Nancy Whitmore
Timothy Cannon
Frederick County Landmarks Foundation
Frederick, MD
Schifferstadt
Steven Lawrence
Contempo
Jillson Roberts
Sandcrafts
Fii
Maxell
Timothy M. Barnes
Drormber
Persia
Zircon Jreds
Tibet
America
Zircon
Barnes Jewelers
North Market St
Best X
Douglas K. Tavenner, Jr
Dou
Frederick Towne
McCain Drive
Jand Beyshing
C . Tavenner, JR
D.C
Teuens
Orwin
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