Archive for April, 2012


New assault charge over skateboard shoulder-barge

Otago Daily Times print and digital edition, The Star – Dunedin, The News – Central Otago, The Ensign – Gore, Southland Express – Invercargill, The Courier – Timaru, Queenstown Times – Queenstown, Extra! schools publication Article source: http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/207378/new-assault-charge-over-skateboard-shoulder-barge

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Skateboard bully faces second charge

By 3 News online staff A man labelled a bully by many in the skateboarding community after an incident at a competition last month has again been charged with assault. Craig Platt, 48, was already facing one assault charge for allegedly shoving a teenage skateboarder at the Skinny Serenity National Groom Skate Competition at Victoria [...]

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Firing upheld of skateboard video cop

BALTIMORE –   Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Article source: http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/crime_checker/baltimore_city_crime/firing-upheld-of-md-officer-in-skateboard-video

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Firing Upheld Of Md. Officer In Skateboard Video

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland court says the Baltimore police commissioner had the authority to fire an officer who berated and pushed a 14-year-old skateboarder who called him “dude.” The Baltimore Sun reports that the Court of Special Appeals, the state’s second-highest court, upheld the firing Friday of Salvatore Rivieri. Rivieri was caught on video [...]

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Slow motion skateboarding slams / bails / falls (1000 fps)

Slow motion skateboarding slams/bails/falls/fails filmed with a Redlake N3 high speed camera anywhere between 500 frames per second and 1000 frames per second. David Case, Wes Wallace, Nate Wolkan, Joe Krok, Dustin Blauvelt, Cory Kramer, Brian Martin, Steve Urban, James Smith, David Greenwald, and Adrian Gephart. Thanks to A Beautiful Disaster for the music. This [...]

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It's electric! Motorized skateboard steals spotlight from Segways

By Emily Anne Epstein PUBLISHED: 17:40 EST, 26 April 2012 | UPDATED: 05:22 EST, 27 April 2012 Techies, geeks and X-Gamers, make way for a new wheely wonder: the ZBoard. The ZBoard is the first electronic skateboard that uses a robotic weight-sensing system to propel ex-pedestrians around town. Riders need only lean forward to to [...]

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2012 Dates Announced for Summer Snowboard Camp, Ski Camp, and Skateboard Camp

All-Star Adventures skateboard camp, and summer snowboard camp has announced the 2012 dates for its summer ski and snowboarding camps in New Zealand and Argentina; and its summer skateboard camps in Colorado and North Carolina USA. Thanks to a consistent annual snowfall equating to hundreds of inches of fresh snow All-Star is able to offer [...]

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Skateboard accident leaves Boulder City teen in critical condition

BOULDER CITY, NV (FOX5) – Skateboarders riding without helmets is an unfortunate and common sight throughout the valley. An accident Sunday morning in Boulder City now serves as a cautionary tale to those who take safety for granted. Giulian Grasso, 15, hopes to become a Navy SEAL one day. He was riding a longboard down [...]

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Southington YMCA To Open Skateboard Park

 Follow Your Town News On The Courant’s Southington Facebook Page 9:14 a.m. EDT, April 26, 2012 The Southington YMCA has announced that the skateboard park it makes available for free to all town residents will open on May 1. The skate park is at the YMCA’s Sloper Outdoor Center on East Street and is open [...]

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BOTW: Take Out Cow, Downhill Skateboard Babes, Stiletto Toe Jobs

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