A small group meets around a circular table at the far corner of an almost completely vacant hotel in the remote outskirts of Beijing’s Daxing District. Among them are local skateboarders, bloggers, writers, photographers, videographers, and skateboard company owners focused on making Woodward’s new Beijing camp facility a central hub for incubating China’s young, but quickly growing skateboard community … Details
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 Formula 1 teams have admitted they are just a few days away from facing difficulties getting ready for the Spanish Grand Prix if the travel chaos caused by the Iceland volcano eruption does not ease.
With flying restrictions have been imposed across much of Europe as Eyjafjallajoekull continues to push ash into the atmosphere, F1 personnel face major problems getting back home after today’s Chinese Grand Prix. Many flights out of Shanghai over the next 48 hours have been canceled, and early indications from airlines …Â Details
The 2010 Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) is proud to announce its Action Sports Film Series, an international showcase of films celebrating athletes, visionaries, filmmakers, cinematographers, pioneers, environmentalists, entrepreneurs, artists and designers who have shaped the Action Sports culture and cultivated its progression with their innovation, energy and creativity. The NBFF proudly welcomes Verizon / Samsung as the presenting sponsor of the 2010 Newport Beach Film Festival Action Sports Film Series. “Verizon Wireless and Samsung have proudly supported multiple Action Sports initiatives over the past several years, and they are both ecstatic to Co-Present the” Action Sports Film Series “at this year’s Newport Beach Film Festival”. Supported by media sponsors FUEL TV and SURFING Magazine, the event will take place during the week of the Newport Beach Film Festival (April 22-29, 2010) in Orange County, Calif., A location celebrated as the epicenter of the surf wear and action gear industry and the ultimate destination to experience music infused cutting-edge adventure on the big screen … Details