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Company Charging to Decode Your Baby's Name
Celeb Parenting, In The News, Weird But True, Baby Names
Today Translations will tell you what your baby's name means in 100 languages - for a price. Credit: BalaGopalanA, Flickr
As an example, the company's chief executive Jurga Zilinskiene points to Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes offspring Suri, according to the New York Daily News. In Greek, the name means "farmer" or "earth worker." But in French, it means "turned sour." And in Farsi? "Red" or "fire." And how about in Italian? That would be "horse mackerels." (We didn't know what that meant, either, so we looked it up and it's a type of fish.)
Today Translations will look up your choice of name in 100 languages, what they call a "name translation audit," according to the News. The cost? 1,000 pounds, or about $1,700. Zilinskiene told the paper that this is not just for celebrities -- "the service will also appeal to ordinary folks who want their child's name to stand out."
Larry King's 10-Year-Old Son Gets His Own TV Show
Celeb Kids, Celeb Parenting, Media
TV host Larry King, left, and his sons Cannon Edward King, center, and Chance Armstrong King, right, earlier this year. Credit: Michael Kovac, FilmMagic
Chance's 9-year-old brother Cannon King will appear on the show from time to time, reports TMZ.
Chance and Cannon are the offspring of Larry and Shawn King. Larry is 76 years old. Shawn is 50, and is Larry's seventh wife. As far as we know, this is Chance's first television job. We hear that Larry didn't get his first broadcasting gig until 1957, when he was 24. That's two years before his current wife was born, by the way.
TMZ says that "Kid Pitch" is scheduled to begin taping in February of 2010.
Are you planning to watch?
Great Holiday Gifts for $20 or Less
You want to get your kids great stuff this holiday season, but the ol' bank account just ain't what it used to be? No matter what the state of the economy, nobody likes to spend more money than they need to. Well, ParentDish has got your back. Here are 10 great gifts that won't break the bank.
Day-Care Worker Pins Kids to Mattresses as Discipline Control
Toddlers, In The News, Weird But True
A day-care operator admitted that she pinned children to mattresses as a form of discipline. Credit: Hennepin County Sheriff's Office
Yes, you read that right. The 70-year-old Meinhardt told authorities she had been using this bizarre discipline method "for about eight years on 2- and 3-year-olds who attended her in-home day care," according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The charges against her are "gross misdemeanor malicious punishment of a child and false imprisonment."
According to published reports, local police came to Meinhardt's little house of alleged horrors in order to investigate claims by a girl who was cared for by Meinhardt from 2003 to 2006. The girl is now 7 years old and "recently told her mother that Meinhardt used safety pins to pin her to a mattress during nap time," according to the Star Tribune.
Casino Baby Clothes: Jackpot or Too Much of a Gamble?
Casino Baby offers a variety of gambling-themed clothing. Credit: Casino Baby
Others don't take it so seriously. "We like to gamble," Tanya Da Silva said of she and her business partner, Theresa Toth Hosseiny, who rolled the dice and created a gambling-themed kids' clothing line called Casino Baby in September 2008.
"Millions of people ... visit Las Vegas every year," Hosseiny said in an interview with ParentDish, "and there's nothing cute to bring back for a child."
Jill Schulz, Daughter of Late 'Peanuts' Creator Charles Schulz Says No One Will Ever Continue Strip
Life & Style, Celeb Parenting, Media
Jill Schulz, daughter of "Peanuts" creator Charles M. Schulz. Credit: Lucia Engel
Jill Schulz, daughter of "Peanuts" creator Charles M. Schulz, is a busy woman.
She helps manage the massive "Peanuts" empire, especially Woodstock Ice Productions, drawing on her career as a professional ice skater. She also directs and choreographs the "All Wheels Xtreme" sports entertainment shows and still finds time for her husband, Aaron, and their two children, Kylie, 11, and Tyler, 7. She took time out of her day to chat with ParentDish about her dad, his legacy and the Peanuts 60th Anniversary Photo Look-A-Like contest.
ParentDish: I'm sure you've been asked this 100 times, but what's it like to be the daughter of a legend?
Jill Schulz: I always say that he's the only dad I grew up with, so to me he was always a dad first. I learned a lot from my dad. His philosophy on working hard and enjoying what you do, and enjoying the process. We grew up in Northern California, so we didn't grow up in a sort of celebrity Beverly Hills-esque lifestyle. My parents were from Minnesota, so we were all fairly "Plain Jane." We just grew up in a regular "Brady Bunch"-style house in the country.
The Wilson Sisters of Heart: From Rock to Lullabies
Celeb Parenting, That's Entertainment, Shopping
Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart. Credit: Jon Kopaloff, FilmMagic
As leaders of the rock group Heart, they've had numerous hit songs including "Crazy on You," "Magic Man," "These Dreams" and "Never." They acquired a new generation of fans when "Barracuda" was featured in the Guitar Hero 3 video game. They also performed the tune with Fergie on the television show "American Idol."
Their latest project aims at an even younger audience. Guitarist Nancy Wilson has released "Baby Guitars," a collection of original acoustic lullabies. The sisters also collaborated on "Dog & Butterfly," a children's book based on their hit song from 1979. ParentDish spoke to the Wilson sisters about their incredible longevity, the new book, their latest CD and how they balance being rock stars with being mothers.
ParentDish: How old were you when you started playing music together?
Nancy Wilson: I was about 8 1/2, Ann was about 13. We were steeped in every kind of music, [we sang] as a family. We had music coming out of our pores. It was a natural when we saw The Beatles on TV to head straight for those guitars. [Laughs.]
Nevada High School Parents Sue to Stop Students From Performing 'Rent'
Teens & tweens, In The News, Weird But True, Alcohol & Drugs, Media
Parents at a Nevada high school are suing the school to stop productions of "The Laramie Project" and "Rent," the smash Broadway hit which had a standing ovation on its closing night, pictured above. Credit: Getty Images
On the surface the argument isn't a bad one. According to Courthouse News Service, "Parents Dalene Hicks, Jenny Calderon, James Perkins and Tiffany Turpin complain that Green Valley High School's plans to stage the shows violates the Clark County School District's policies that forbid 'R' rated material from being presented to students."
Barbie Palm Beach Sugar Daddy Ken is a Real Doll
In The News, Weird But True, Toys & Games, Fashion & Clothing
The new Ken doll is beyond fabulous. Credit: Mattel Inc.
The Internet is all abuzz with news of the Barbie Palm Beach Sugar Daddy Ken Doll. Retailer Entertainment Earth is taking preorders for the doll, scheduled for release in April 2010.
Indeed.
A word of explanation -- in this case, the phrase Sugar Daddy does not refer to the candy bar. Urban Dictionary describes the term thusly: "A man (usually older and well-off) who financially supports a younger woman (or man) in exchange for sex and companionship.
Sesame Street Goes to Israel
Fun & Activities, In The News, Media, That's Entertainment
Beloved characters from "Sesame Street," including Grover, go to Israel in the DVD series, "Shalom Sesame"Credit: Kobi Gideon, FLASH90
Is "Sesame Street" good for the Jews?
Well, the Jews are certainly good for Sesame Street. "Shalom Sesame," a DVD series from the mid-80's, has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide. Now Sesame Workshop, in conjunction with Israel's Hop! Channel, will update the series for modern audiences.
Well, the Jews are certainly good for Sesame Street. "Shalom Sesame," a DVD series from the mid-80's, has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide. Now Sesame Workshop, in conjunction with Israel's Hop! Channel, will update the series for modern audiences.
