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A California toddler's death prompted the voluntary nationwide recall last week of two makes of youth beds.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of the La Jolla Boat Bed and Pirates of the Caribbean Twin Trundle Beds, both by Bayside Furnishings of San Diego.

PITTSBURGH -- This is what motivates Sharon Hillier.

As she was leaving Durban, South Africa, recently, she encountered a young woman in a store who noticed that Dr. Hillier was carrying a bag with the word "microbicides" on it.

The woman knew what microbicides were -- medications that can target HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

Eric Malone and a buddy had brand-new paintball guns. Because the eight-time world Jet Ski champion and his pal planned to exchange just a few shots, they left their safety goggles in their shrink-wrapped cases.

QUEBEC CITY, Quebec -- One wonders what Samuel de Champlain might have thought about the white-faced, mute provocateurs strolling the piers along the St. Lawrence River at "Esplace 400," the multimedia fair where this charming city's 400th anniversary is being celebrated.

BILOXI, Miss. -- Three simple words: sun, sand and sea.

The way to bliss is to wiggle your toes in the sand of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Watch pelicans patrol the shoreline, nap in the sun, read a book from a beach chair planted in the surf.

Try another three words: Be there soon.

Dear Lynne: Do Italians ever make pasta with peas? Never have I seen a recipe, yet I'd like to give it a try. Any guidelines to know? -- Toby in Rochester

QUEBEC CITY, Quebec -- It should be no surprise that this quaint city on the St. Lawrence River is a food lover's paradise. It is, after all, the cradle of French culture in North America, and everyone knows the French practically invented gastronomy.

WASHINGTON -- Evidence -- Unabomber Ted Kaczynski's wooden cabin, a replica of the D.C. snipers' car and heiress-turned-bank robber Patty Hearst's rifle.

Most museum exhibits contain what curators call artifacts, but the new exhibit at the Newseum is full of evidence borrowed from the FBI.

Fresh strawberry pie is a sure sign of summer. This year, I'm making not just any old pie, but a pie with a secret weapon, a layer of almond filling between two layers of pie dough. I used a new-to-me product, Love'n Bake Almond Schmear. It's sort of a spreadable marzipan coffeecake filling, and I found it on the King Arthur Flour Web site.

We recently picked up a bag of red, white and blue new potatoes at the farmers market. I thought it would be fun to roast them to see if we could tell any difference in flavor. We couldn't, but it was interesting how the dish turned out.