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Ohio man arrested in skateboard dispute

Police say the owner of an Ohio sports bar took an 11-year-old girl's skateboard at gunpoint and has been charged with armed robbery.

Santa’s substitutes for hot holiday gifts

For the fifth straight month retail sales have taken a hit. The Commerce Department released statistics Friday saying that in November, retail sales fell 1.8 percent. This is less than the 2.8 percent decrease in October, but still a significant decrease during the holiday season, which is a time when combined sales for November and December can add up to as much as 50 percent of a retailer's annual profits and sales. As job losses and concerns about the economy curb consumer spending this holiday season, retailers are feeling the pinch.

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NYC skateboarding pioneer Andy Kessler dies at 48 - Yahoo! News on Yahoo! News
Source: Yahoo! News

Andy Kessler, a trailblazer during New York City's nascent 1970s skateboarding scene and a designer of skate parks who was admired by boarders on both coasts, has died. He was 48.

Man Allegedly Stole 11-year-old's Skateboard at Gunpoint
Source: Cincinnati.com

Jack Connerton allegedly stole "a skateboard from an 11-year-old girl at gunpoint."

The Future Car - Hydrogen-powered... Skateboard?
Source: 5min.com

Drive-by-wire technology, customized bodies, no fossil fuels. This is the future.

100 KM/H on the Autobahn: Motorway Skateboarder To Evade Punishment
Source: SPIEGEL ONLINE

A skateboarding extreme sportsman alarmed police by barreling down a stretch of the German autobahn at 100 kilometers per hour. The stunt made him a YouTube star and also the target of prosecutors. Now, though, it looks like he might escape without punishment.

German Police Hunt Skateboarder After 62 MPH Autobahn Stunt
Source: FOXNews.com

German police are trying to track down a skateboarder who sped down a steep stretch of motorway at 62mph.

Police hunt high-speed skateboard outlaw | Oddly Enough | Reuters
Source: Reuters

Police are trying to track down a man filmed riding a skateboard down a steep stretch of south German motorway at 100 km an hour (62 mph), far above the speed limit.

Police hunt for speedster autobahn skateboarder
Source: thelocal.de

German police said on Wednesday they were looking for a skateboarder who was filmed travelling around 100 kilometres (60 miles) an hour on the autobahn.

Magic Wheel - Skateboard/unicycle contraption
Source: TreeHugger

A new skateboard/unicycle contraption. Good for green commuting, plus it looks fun.

Officer Suspended After Skateboarder Rant
Source: ABC News

A veteran Baltimore police officer was suspended after a video appeared on YouTube showing him manhandling a 14-year-old skateboarder.

Skateboard prodigy accredits his success to what's taught in "Skateboarding Explained" DVD
Source: YouTube

Ryan Thompson is amazingly good at skateboarding for his age. He recently made a video showcasing his skills and telling his thoughts about skateboarding itself. He accredits his success to what is taught in "Skateboarding Explained" The Instructional DVD.

RipStik Hits The UK!
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The RipStik Caster Board combines all the fun and excitement of surfing and snowboarding and puts it on wheels.

Cop Pushes Skateboarder
Source: Digg

In South Carolina - where this incident took place - the racial tensions are unfortunately very high. Couple that with Charleston's extremely negative perceptions of skateboarders. Add to that the outlawing of skateboarding within the city limits of Charleston.

Officer Pushes Youth Off Skateboard
Source: samsara2005.blogspot.com

Skateboarding is illegal in the city limits of Charleston, SC. That was the reason a police officer gave for pushing a youth off his skateboard. Currently there has been no discipline action against the police officer.

Skateboarding
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Skateboarding Fan site for people who like to experience intense skating pleasure. Determination, passion, style, attitude and skills are required. Do you love challenge? An extremely popular sport you will never be able to give up on once you get into it.

Street cultures collide with skateboard rap!
Source: fortwayne.com

One more article about skateboarding and rap. Some people do not like the idea at all, but line by Pharrel like I send em around the world, I put money in their pockets, make some sense to me.

Interview with Barbara Odanaka, the Skateboard Mom
Source: skateboard.about.com

the Skateboard Mom Barbara has had quite a life so far - founder of the International Society of Skateboarding Moms, the Mighty Moma Skate-O-Rama, Rolling for Reading, author of the children's book "Skateboard Mom", and once a sponsored rider for Hobie.

Review: Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (x360)

"I served with Tony Hawk video games, I knew Tony Hawk video games, Tony Hawk video games were friends of mine. Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, you are no Tony Hawk video game." After that a tear could be seen rolling down THAW's box, a horribly rendered blocky tear.

Teens hope to set record with 30 foot skateboard
Source: townonline.com

They're hoping to ride into the record books atop a 30-foot-long skateboard. The teens, all 18, had a half-pipe dream that combines their interest in skateboarding and a passion for quirky projects.

Man teaches dog to ride skateboard
Source: Stuff.co.nz

Frank's owners taught him to ride after seeing a video clip of a similar dog doing the same thing.

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