The 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) is proud to announce its Action Sports Film Series, an international showcase of films celebrating athletes and filmmakers pushing limits in some of the world’s most challenging and spectacular outdoor playgrounds. Co-produced by ChopShop, Orange County’s leading action sports and lifestyle production company, the Festival’s Action Sports Film Series will spotlight twenty films from around the world, including documentary, narrative, animated and short films. Entertaining and inspirational, the Action Sports Film Series will give filmgoers an opportunity to experience breathtaking cinematography on the big screen and compelling stories exploring the realms of surfing, skiing, snowboarding, motocross and wakeboarding. Highlights include world premieres, X-Dance award winners, filmmaker panels, athlete guest appearances, autograph signings, participation of action sports retailers and an art show… Details
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Last year’s Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act was supposed to make children safer by reducing the risk of lead poisoning in toys. Instead, the new law has become a case study in how hastily written regulation can club the economy and reduce consumer safety.
This bill was passed by wide margins in Congress and signed into law by President Bush in the aftermath of the controversy over lead paint in imported toys from China. The new law, which took effect in February, establishes strict limits on lead levels in products for children. Never mind that in 2008 only one American child was injured from lead poisoning from toys…Â Details
The Vans-wearing, bike part-collecting, and sk8ter boi-lustin’ amongst us have something to look forward to in a month – Shanghai is welcoming ESPN Stars’ X Games Asia to our shores on April 30th.
The Games feature extreme athletes from over thirty countries from all over the world competing in in-line skating, sport climbing, BMX biking, motoX, and of course skateboarding. The games also bring with them a variety of musical performances in addition to giveaways, tutorials, and carnival games for fans to enjoy in between events… Details