For each ADL, people can vary from needing just a little help (such as a reminder or âstand-by assistâ) to full dependency, which requires others to do the task for them. Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs)
In 2009, Fisher-Price bought all toy rights to Thomas & Friends except for the Learning Curve Wooden products. Through Mattel's 2012 acquisition of HIT Entertainment, which subsequently became a division of Fisher-Price, Mattel now owns the property outright
Evan Prochniak, Kenneth Schuster, and Sam Sherman bought Zitner from Sidney Rosenblatt, whoâd owned the candymaker for the last 20 years. Rosenblatt, who is also chief financial officer of Universal Display Corp., of Ewing, N.J., could not be reached for comment. Founded by Sam and Annie Zitner in the 1920s, the company was owned and run by their nephew, Leon Sherman, for 54 years until his death in 1990.