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This is an update to an earilier post regarding the Consumer Products Safety Commission’s ban on youth ATVs containing lead.
I am happy to say that I saw this post today on Motorcycle USA regarding the CPSCs decision to stay the enforcement of the lead ban on youth-oriented motorcycles, go-karts, and ATVs.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) would like your children to stop eating lead. Particularly the lead in you youth power sports products such as motorcycles, go-karts, and ATVs.
The CPSC approved Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 effective August 14, 2008, was a broad measure to improve the quality of products geared toward children. [...]

 
An arborist was brought in Tuesday by the UC Berkeley Police to cut supply ropes and dismantle a wooden platform at the Memorial Stadium oak grove, where tree-sitters have been protesting for more than a year the University’s plans to build an athletic training center where about 100 trees currently stand.

I recently had the opportunity to email Richard Murphy over at the LawnBlog and he has agreed to write some posts for OPE Daily and I will hopefully be sending him some articles as well.
Richard is the author of the LawnBlog and owner of Murphy Property Maintenance based out of Meaford, ON. He has the [...]

I’m pretty sure he’ll be available say… January of 2009.
President Bush visited Frederick, Maryland based Wright Manufacturing Inc. to build business interest in his economic stimulus plan. The President wants to make sure that small- and medium-sized businesses are included.

Associated Press

The scrap and recycle business seems to be where the action is according to the Akron, Ohio Police Department.