http://weeklynews.com en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 03:18:26 GMT Daily feed of articles http://weeklynews.com/Main.asp?SectionID=49&SubSectionID=110&ArticleID=11472 Local Lake Minnetonka couple Maia and Allan Haag have teamed up with 63 artists from around the world to publish "My Very Own World Adventure," a personalized storybook that takes a child on a magic carpet ride around the world to countries and places that spell out the child's first and last names in rhyme. For instance, if a child's name is Isabella, she might travel to Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Albania, Belgium and so on. "Young children start their lives with an understanding that the world is as large as their house," said Maia Haag. "And slowly their understanding of the size of world expands. We wanted to help parents expand their child's view of the world by giving them a chance through a storybook to visit countries all around the world." Your Life Tue, 14 May 2013 14:42:00 GMT http://weeklynews.com/Main.asp?SectionID=49&SubSectionID=110&ArticleID=11468 Michael Heinrich is hoping his new idea will stick around. The Excelsior resident and founder of Symbolic Frolic has created a set of magnets based on international standard symbols with the hopes of them catching on as a way to have fun while still maintaining educational merit. Heinrich, and electrical engineer consultant by day, starting pondering the idea while visiting an ancient Egypt exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Your Life Tue, 14 May 2013 14:37:00 GMT