Kid's chalk, clay, sand tested for asbestos

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that they will conduct tests of chalk, modeling clay and sand used in playgrounds to ensure that they do not contain asbestos or other fibers that cause cancer. The CPSC reported on June 13, 2000 that it had discovered minute amounts of asbestos and bigger amounts of "transitional fibers" in crayons. Since transitional fibers are considered cancer-causing substances, the top three crayon manufacturers said they will reformulate their products.

Crayons & Chalk ex Artists', Lead Pencil and Art Good Manufacturing

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Internet portal Quepasa.com shuts down

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Hispanic Internet portal Quepasa.com announced on Dec 27, 2000, that it will close down permanently. The Nasdaq Stock Market halted trading of Quepasa.com stock on the same day. The company, which generated third qtr 2000 losses of $7.9 million and fired 38 of 59 employees in Nov 2000, had been seeking a buyer for eight months. The online startup and its subsidiaries RealEstateEspanol.com, Etrato.com and Credito.com will remain in operation during the liquidation.

On-Line Information Services, Organizational history, Videotex & Teletext, Quepasa.com

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Is Explorer part of the problem?

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Reports that Ford Motor's Explorer sport-utility vehicle has the tendency to roll over and that it has vibration and suspension problems have resulted in suspicions that it is partly responsible to the fatal accidents that have resulted in the recall of 6.5 million Firestone brand light-truck tires. Ford maintains that the tire separation incidents are strictly a tire problem and not a vehicle problem.

Utility Vehicles, Light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing, Ford Motor Co., Sport utility vehicles

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