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On the heels of a recall of nearly a half-million car seats and travel systems it manufactures, Dorel Juvenile Group is once again working in cooperation with the Consumer Products Safety Commission  -- this time, on a voluntary recall of approximately 213,000 play yards with bassinet attachments sold under the Safety 1st and Eddie Bauer brands because of a potential suffocation risk to the children using them. To date, however, no injuries have been reported.

So you're in your living room, sporting your alma mater's colors, screaming at your TV as your school's unranked football team battles for the highly-coveted Brand-X Whatever Bowl trophy. If this loosely describes your behavior at any point over the last week and a half or so, it means that you're a committed sports junkie, and that your team isn't in the running for the national championship. (That game's not until Thursday, after all.)

If you have children, chances are you've already begun indoctrinating them in the art of Which School To Root For. Namely, yours. While we were readying our recently-updated convertible car seats report for publication, a colleague piped up to let us know even that product segment now accommodates lunatic fans like you.

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With the arrival of each new year comes a fresh batch of resolutions. For many people, dropping some extra pounds will be a key goal for 2010. Experts say that if you're serious about losing weight, skip the diet pills and fad diets -- the former simply don't work and the latter aren't healthy.  Ideally, you'll want to start a weight loss program that's flexible, based on real foods and that supports and encourages a healthier lifestyle.

To that end, Weight Watchers is considered the best weight loss program overall, boasting a good long-term record of effectiveness. Not all experts are sold on the program's signature "points" system, however, saying that it doesn't truly promote a broader lifestyle change centered around healthy eating. Plus, Weight Watchers' weekly fees can add up quickly. 

It's been hard to miss the excitement and, yes, hype generated by James Cameron's Avatar -- a 3D sci-fi epic that has drawn mostly positive critical and audience reactions, with crowds still pouring in to see the film a couple of weeks after its premiere. However, while some theaters are screening "old-fashioned" 2D prints of the film, the consensus among the cognoscenti is that 3D is a must to get Avatar's full impact. But, while opting for 3D seems to be a no-brainer, the film is actually being shown in four different 3D formats, leading lots to ask: Which 3D format is best?