Health Canada has recalled feathered boas from Danson Decor in various colours, with the following Item Code / UPC: H18560 62615 31856 7, H306940 62615 30694 6, as well as ArtMinds black craft boas from Michaels with the UPC 400100633083 and SKU 072012.
Both lines of boas failed to meet Canadian flammability requirements for Halloween costumes, and may ignite, posing potential burn risk for children and adults alike.
While neither Danson Decor, The Michaels Companies, Inc. nor Health Canada has received reports of incidents or injuries relating to the boas, customers are advised to stop using the items immediately and either dispose of them or return to the place of purchase for a refund.
For further information, customers can contact Danson Decor toll free at 1-800-363-1865 or 1-514-335-2435 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. PST, Monday through Friday, or visit Danson Decor's website. The Michaels Companies, Inc. can be reached toll-free at 1-800-642-4235 between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. CST, Monday through Friday, or via the Michael's website.
From August 2013 to September 2014, approximately 8,640 of Danson Decor boas were sold in Canada, while approximately 4,073 of Michaels boas were sold from March 2009 to September 2014.
Does the mere mention of algebra and long division make you break into hives? Man, I feel you. High school math scarred me, and though (fortunately) my son is naturally good with numbers, that shadow looms long. Aside from sending him by default to "ask Dad," I live in constant fear that my kiddo will ask me a question I can't answer. And all those frustrating math memories come flooding back.
You might be wondering what Harry Potter has to do with feminism. Everything, it seems. Emma Watson, the British actress who played Hermione in the films, asked herself the very same thing when she was appointed UN Women Goodwill Ambassador.
After you hear her recent speech as part of the HeForShe campaign, there will be no doubt in your mind that this is part that she was born to play. Watson recounted some of her own experiences of being considered "bossy" as a child, to being sexualized as a tween, but the stand-out moment, ironically, hinged on what she had to say about men.
If feminism has become a bad word, then we need to reclaim and renovate it so that everyone knows feminism is about equal rights for both sexes. It's not about man-hating, nor is it about women being perceived as aggressive and unattractive just because they assert themselves.
Feminism is as much about supporting men's rights—as equal parents, as emotional beings in their own right—as it is about supporting and upholding those of women. Watson mentions a disturbing stat about suicide in the UK that makes clear that men are just as "imprisoned by gender stereotypes" as women.
This dad knows a thing or two about feminism. High fives to him.
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