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Pronews 7 reported last month that a new federal law banned the sale of all terrain vehicles designed for children under the age of twelve. Today, we have learned, that one Texas Congressman is trying to change that.

Congressman Michael Burgess said that he feels the Consumer Product Safety Commission has gone too far in …  Details

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From Jenna Wolfe, TODAY

I went surfing with Patrick Ivison recently. Actually, he surfed… I just flailed around like a wild chicken barely balancing on a board. Patrick got a rush. I got a gallon of water in my mouth. Patrick wanted to spend the rest of the day in the water. I wanted to get out. So I grabbed my board and walked towards the beach. Patrick couldn’t follow me. 
 
This wide-eyed, zealous 14-yr old is a quadriplegic… Details, Video and Pictures

FINDING ALOHA | Friday March 27th benefit film screening with Dan Moore

 Update — Frank Quirarte, Mavericks’ Photographer to Speak on Big Wave Surfing

Pacifica Beach Coalition (PBC) and Pedro Point Surf Club invite you to a benefit screening, reception, and big raffle for “ Finding Aloha,” on Friday, March 27th, at 6:30pm and 8:30pm at the Sanchez Art Center.  Filmmaker Phil Walker took 8 years to complete it and recently won “Best Documentary” at the Honolulu International Film Festival.  Producer and co-star Dan Moore, a past Billabong XXL winner, and Pacifica’s Frank Quirarte — the prolific surf photographer known for his Mavericks’ coverage and one of the forces behind Mavsurfer.com   — will both be on hand at the screening to field questions from the audience. )

“Finding Aloha” tells a story of adventurous athletes like Layne Beachley, Dan Moore, Jimmy Hall, Vetea David and Mark Andersen, who find the key to harmony in the Hawaiian islands. They discover, and nurture, aloha. ( more

Proceeds help the Coalition produce its annual April 18th Earth Day celebration and community-wide cleanup.  See you there!

Finding Aloha – The Movie
Friday, March 27th — 6:30pm and 9:30pm

at Sanchez Concert Hall
1220 Linda Mar Blvd, Pacifica

Tickets:  $15 advance; $20 at door; $10 for Seniors and 16 & under
Buy Tickets at
Sonlight Surf Shop | Pacifica Parks, Beaches and Rec

For the trailer and more info on the film, visit http://www.findingalohathemovie.com  or call 650-738-1819


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For many of my younger years I had sat watching Formula One drivers tearing their way around the world’s most demanding stretches of tarmac. And, for most of those years I had said to myself: “I could do that. What’s the big deal about driving a car round and round a circuit?”

On a dull March morning several years back, I found out exactly what the big deal was, and let me tell you it is bigger than big… it’s enormous… Details