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
Klunkerz is the award-winning documentary on off-road cycling, focusing on the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1960s and 1970s. The film features interviews with the pioneers of the sport and the more obscure characters who influenced them. The film also contains a great deal of archival footage and photographs that have never been seen before.  The film is available at www.klunkerz.com.
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As people start to shed their layers and prepare for spring, ski resorts refuse to let the mountain excitement fade. Just about every resort finishes the winter season strong with a wild celebration to keep people stoked about snow. One of the most unique events takes place at Monarch on April 4th.
The event successfully blends the winter and spring seasons into one crazy, daredevil kayak ride to amp up adventure junkies of every kind. Monarch’s Snow-BoaterX tests the versatility and talent of kayakers by exchanging water for snow… Details