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CPSIA 2008′s new safety laws are hurting local toymakers and businesses.
Mel Taber of Camillus, NY runs a toymaking business out of his home and is concerned that CPSIA 2008′s new testing standards will be so costly, he will be put out of business.
Video from a report by WYSR NBC9 Syracuse, NY, Monday, December 22, 2008
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My Fox Chicago delves into the new regulations set by the CPSIA 2008 on lead testing for toys. Besides giving information on how parents can check to see if the toy they plan to put under the Christmas tree is safe, they talk to Rick Woldenberg, Chairman, of Learning Resources. Woldenberg is concerned that the CPSIA has not made provision for handcrafters, artisans and small manufacturers of childrens items and the strict mandatory testing will put many out of business.
An Easy Way to Check Unsafe Toys for Lead-
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=76DF47FDC1E96A7D9322A4337254218A?contentId=8095812&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1
From a broadcast on Fox Chicago, Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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Kelsey Briggs was born in Oklahoma on December 28,2002 after her parents Lance Briggs and Raye Dawn Smith were divorced.
At the end of 2004 Raye Dawn Smith started dating a man named Michael Lee Porter, whom she met at a local bar.
The first reported incident of child abuse regarding Kelsey was made on Jan.17,2005.
DHS confirmed Kelsey was abused and stated her mother Raye Dawn was the perpetrator due to her conflicting stories of Kelsey’s injuries.
Kelsey Briggs grandmother Kathie Briggs was granted emergency custody Jan.24,2005.
Raye Dawn Smith married Michael Lee Porter on April 18,2005.
Kelsey was having overnight visitation with Raye and Porter even though a court order stated Porter was not to be around Kelsey.
On May 3,2005 Kelsey was taken out of her grandmother Kathie’s care by OKDHS.
Kelsey was put in protective custody because of her broken legs that were confirmed from abuse.
May 4,2005 Kelsey was then moved to her maternal Grandmother Gayla Smith.
Kelsey suffered months of documented abuse.
June 15,2005 Judge Craig Key went against DHS recommedation and sent Kelsey back home to her mother and stepfather.
The judge confirmed Kelsey was being abused and stated,
“Perpetrator Unknown.”
Kelsey was visited by a social worker approximately once every week.
Kelsey’s biological father Lance Briggs was a soldier in Iraq he was undergoing care at a treatment facility for a back injury and was in the process of checking out from his duty in Fort Benning,Georgia.
Lance was schedueled to be home within
a week or two.
On October 11,2005 Kelsey was murdered.
Raye Dawn and Michael Porter were the only ones who had contact with Kelsey in the hour leading up to her death.
The cause of death was blunt force trauma to the abdomen,it was ruled a Homicide.
Two weeks later Porter was arrested on first degee murder.
Kelsey’s mother Raye Dawn was later charged with two felonies, Child Neglect, and, Enabling Child Abuse.
In April of 2006 Kelsey’s body was exhumed for a second autopsy where sexual abuse was documented.
The Stepfather’s charges were amended to add the sexual abuse.
Porter and Smith divorced after Kelsey’s death.
On February 2,2007 a plea negotiation was entered and approved by the paternal family.
The stepfather plead guilty to a reduced charge of Enabling Child Abuse and received 30 years in prison.
He has no possibility of parole for 25.5years.
Kelsey’s mother Raye Dawn Smith went on trial July 9,2007.
She was found guilty of enabling child abuse, she will serve 27 years in prison, without the possibility of parole for 23 years.
Please visit
http://www.kelseyspurpose.org/
and remember HER innocent face next time you hear of someone being abused, reach out and help.
With the help and persistence of Kelsey’s paternal grandma Kathie,
a new law “The Kelsey Briggs Child Protection Act” was established
into Oklahoma Law to help prevent this type of failure in the Oklahoma State System.
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Jennifer O’Neill interviewed by Chrisagis Brothers puppets.
Gorgeous Actress / Model Jennifer O’Neill star of Summer of 42, Rio Lobo (with John Wayne), Scanners, Cover-Up (with Jon Erik Hexum), A Force of One (with Chuck Norris), and many other great TV movies and theatrical films star in this half hour muppet show type program.
Chrisagis Brothers produced, wrote and starred in this Children’s show in the late 1990′s called “The Good News Network” which scored high in the Neilson ratings and won several awards for Best Children’s Shows. Their successful toy line with 40 toy characters that teach morals and values to children of all ages came from their early creations on the hit show. Some characters include Whozee-Whatzit who teaches self-worth, Peaches the elephant who teaches honoring your Creator, Miss Melody a Scarlett O’Hara type doll that teaches manners. There is also a Dolly Parton character called Molly Parsons who teaches Gossip is Hurtful, a Tom Selleck character who is a safety officer named Magnet, a disc jocky who is a snow man named I.B. Cool and a rap singer.
The Brothers have been known for their amazing testimony (miracle), inspirational songs, plus their wholesome family values & projects. Some of these projects include their TV special’s for SKY-ANGEL Network, their own toy line called ‘Good News Toys’ & children’s books, their stint on the successful & acclaimed TV series Candid Camera (where the twins played practical jokes on people). They now have a weekly radio show called Chrisagis-Mania which runs on WKKX AM 1600 in Wheeling, W.V.
Brian & Shawn Chrisagis have worked with some of Hollywood’s biggest & brightest stars such as Erik Estrada, Jennifer O’Neill, Jack Scalia, Teri Copley, Charles Wahlheim, Joann Pflug, Brett Baxter Clark, Lucky Vanous, Fred Travalina, etc. plus they have appeared with Christian Recording Artists Stephanie Boosahda & Kathy Troccoli.
“The Chrisagis Brothers are leading the way in good, clean entertainment for the entire family.” —Kathleen Johnson, Vice President of Programming, SKY-ANGEL Network
For more information to book these brothers in your church or tv show call: 740-859-2344 or email thechrisagisbrothers@yahoo.com
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Brian Pharoah fondly remembers playing with handmade wooden toys made by his grandfather. Pharoah started looking for toys reminiscent of his childhood and subsequently started an online wooden toy business called realwoodentoys.com. But will the CPSIA testing laws chip away at Pharoah’s wooden toy suppliers so badly, he will end up with a skeleton of his pride and joy?
Video from WSMV 4 Nashville, Tennesee
Broadcast Wednesday, December 24, 2008
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Hundreds of workers from the childrens garment industry in New York protested the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act which will go into effect February 10, 2009. Spokesman Cory Silverstein of Kids Headquarters said the consequences of the CPSIA will be grave.
Despite the one year stay of enforcement for lead testing and certificates of content which the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued Friday, January 30, 2009, Silverstein stated that millions of pieces of safe product are being shipped back to the manufacturers. As a result, the manufacturers will be forced to destroy perfectly safe clothing at tremendous losses, forcing many to declare bankruptcy. Closed manufacturers means thousands of workers will lose their jobs.
Steve Levy of Star Ride Kids demonstrated the clothing components which would have to be tested and made a call for common sense.
Don Mays of Consumer Union which publishes Consumer Reports Magazine talked to WABC reporter Tappy Phillips and told her that implementation of the regulations was handled badly. He also said that parents don’t have to worry too much about the safety of clothing already in the marketplace.
From WABC New York, New York
Broadcast Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Jennifer vanVorst enjoys making baby bibs and she likes the bit of income she makes from selling them. Her fabrics are organic and do not contain lead or the other tested chemicals that are part of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act’s new regulations.
She fears without exemptions or modifications of the CPSIA, she will be forced to hang up the baby bibs for good.
PLUS, BICYCLES are under scrutiny per the new law too!
Video from KDVR Fox 31 Denver, Colorado
Broadcast Friday, January 2, 2009
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Cecilia Leibovitz was planning to sell bunches of her lovingly handcrafted bunnies this Easter, but new CPSIA lead testing regulations have threatened the existence of the cute critters. Her business, Baby Fairies, stopped making them because the testing is so expensive.
Leibovitz and her partner, Michael Secore, also run an online store called Craftsbury Kids, which represents about 100 artisans and handcrafters who make toys and clothing.
http://www.craftsburykids.com/
Cecilia Leibovitz has been instrumental in the grassroots movement to modify the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act 2008 which will go into effect February 10, 2009. Prohibitively costly lead testing will potentially put out of business thousands of handcrafters, artisans and small businesses which produce and sell children’s products.
Cecilia Leibovitz’s idea to “Save Small Business from the CPSIA” was a winner in the recent Ideas for Change in America Competition on the website change.org. The top ten causes which received the most votes from the public will be presented to US President Barack Obama.
http://www.change.org/ideas
http://www.change.org/ideas/view/save_handmade_toys_from_the_cpsia
Video from CBS3 WCAX- Burlington, Vermont
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See the full article on Etsy’s blog, the Storque. Toymaker Amber Dusick aka woodmouse has her wood shop in her garage in downtown LA. After the birth of her son, this one time farm girl from Minnesota became nostalgic for the toys from her past: simple, natural toys that would inspire creativity and imaginative play, made from materials that wouldn’t stick around in a landfill for thousands of years.
This video can also be seen at etsy.com and etsy.com’s YouTube channel- YouTube/etsy
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