crashed on approach to TriState Airport

The firm is headquartered inSacramento, CA, and maintains 35 offices throughout the United States, Canadaand Europe. About Colliers InternationalColliers International is a global affiliation of independently ownedcommercial real estate firms. On a worldwide basis, Colliers managesmore than 886 million square feet and has revenue of $US 2.0 billion.SOURCEColliers InternationalKristin Sadlon, of Porter Novelli for Colliers International, 1-212-601-8192,. IRVINE, Calif.(Business Wire)The Specialty Vehicle Institute of America and the Motorcycle Industry Council,whose member companies manufacture or distribute youth model all-terrainvehicles and off-highway motorcycles, respectively, as well as parts andaccessories for ATVs and motorcycles, today urgently requested the ConsumerProduct Safety Commission and federal legislators to take a common senseapproach to implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Acts leadprovisions. SVIA and MIC also announced their intention to join several of theirmember companies in filing petitions with the CPSC for emergency relief from theprovisions, which go into effect on February 10, 2009. They are seeking atemporary final rule to exempt ATV and motorcycle parts in order to avoid majordisruptions to enthusiasts, to the member companies businesses, and to thecompanies dealer network of thousands of small, independent businesses whichemploy tens of thousands of Americans.

"SVIA and MIC applaud Congress for taking an important step in protectingchildren from those products that truly present a lead risk," said Paul Vitrano,executive vice president and general counsel, SVIA. "However, there should becommon-sense procedures for exclusions of parts, such as brakes, engines andsuspensions, that do not present risk to children in the real world." The petitions for exclusion will request exemptions based on existing EuropeanUnion studies and analogous exemptions for lead in components of motorizedvehicles and motorcycles. The CPSC recently released several proposals to address exclusions it mightadopt, but the public comment period for these proposals will end after theFebruary 10 effective date for the new lead provisions. "By delaying release ofthese proposals, CPSC will provide no meaningful guidance to productmanufacturers and distributors eager to comply with the law prior to theFebruary 10 deadline. Congress included an exclusion process in the CPSIAexpressly to allow relief for parts that are unlikely to harm children, such asthose contained in an ATV or motorcycle," Vitrano said. The delays in clarifying the available exclusions have created an untenablesituation for the associations member companies and their thousands of dealers,many of which are small businesses. On February 10 huge inventories of productsthat present no health risk to children could be rendered retroactively illegal,and future products prohibited from sale.

These products may need to bedestroyed which would result in severe hardship to the member companies of theassociations and their dealers at a time of unprecedented economic disruption. Since 1983, the Specialty Vehicle Institute of America (SVIA) has promoted thesafe and responsible use of All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) through rider trainingprograms, public awareness campaigns, and state legislation. The SVIA alsoserves as a resource for ATV research, statistics, and vehicle standards. TheSVIA, based in Irvine, California, is a not-for-profit trade associationsponsored by Arctic Cat, BRP, CROSSRUNNER, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, KYMCO, Polaris,Suzuki, Tomberlin and Yamaha. For membership information, call 949.727.3727; forsafety information or to enroll in the ATV RiderCourseSM nearest you, visit and click on "Online Enrollment" or call 800.887.2887.

Located in Irvine, Calif., the Motorcycle Industry Council is a not-for-profitnational trade association representing manufacturers and distributors ofmotorcycles and scooters, parts and accessories for motorcycles, all-terrainvehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles, as well as members of alliedtrades. Specialty Vehicle Institute of AmericaMedia Relations949-727-3727, ext. ) My suggestion to every college football fan is the same as it was earlier last season: Make your next download or your next DVD rental We AreMarshall! The 2006 film, starring Matthew McConaughey and Matthew Fox, is based on a true story of a communitys rise from the ashes of the worst airline disaster in sports history. On Nov. Va., crashed on approach to Tri-State Airport. There were no survivors. Added to that tragedy is the compelling drama that was the struggle to keep the beloved football program alive against all odds. They did, fielding a team of freshmen and walk-ons and (Im not giving away any secrets here) winning their first home game. Marshall has this incredibly powerful intangible that no school wants. Still, after almost 39 years, "The Crash," as it is called, drives The Herd, giving them the propensity to do the improbable. I know Marshall better than many West Virginia University graduates. I spent my teen years in the late '60s and the early '70s following them as fervently as I rooted for the Mountaineers. I went to school there, and for one brief day as a high school senior considered walking on until I discovered that, even with a 1-10 record, the Marshall players had no necks and torsos that looked like big sacks full of bowling balls. They would have broken me in half, and therein is my reasoning: MU seems like a patsy, but the college has throughout its history demonstrated the innate ability to, at any time and anywhere, win football games they shouldnt win.