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| Etnies celebrate 10th european skateboard champs - Global Surf News Posted: 12 Aug 2010 10:40 PM PDT Happy Birthday : photo courtesy James Appleby
Industry News 10th Anniversary of the etnies European Skateboard Championships in Basel Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 12 August, 2010 : - - Last Weekend was the 10th Anniversary of the etnies European Skateboard Championships in Basel. Etnies would like to wish ESC a Happy 10th Birthday and thank everyone involved for making this great European Event the best one yet. To celebrate the birthday and say Thank You we have made a little eating cake with video recap of the 10th Anniversary event.. Etnies would like to congratulate all the Winners of the weekends events with a special pat on the back to Ianire Elorriaga for winning her 6th girls final. Candy Jacobs for placing 3rd in the Girls Final. Axel for placing 3rd in the Mens Street Final and Freddy for getting 2nd in the Mini Ramp final...for all the results check the attachments for the details. For everyone who didn't manage to catch the Live Webcast by Freecaster then we have been able to upload the live runs of all the finals for you watch unedited..please share where ever you can: Street final What's your take on this? New Survey: Map Surfing's future New! B2B News ASBE-Surf | Receive News-Alerts Updated & Revised European Surforecasts James Appleby Industry - Surfersvillage This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Welcome to Skateistan: Rochester man empowers Afghan kids with skateboarding - Post-Bulletin Posted: 12 Aug 2010 04:49 PM PDT By Jenna Gibson The Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN Skateboarding is not a traditional sport in Afghanistan. In fact, most Afghans have probably never seen a skateboard in person. But a Rochester man is working to change that. Ty Cabaya is a volunteer with Skateistan, a nonprofit group working to empower and educate kids in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, through skateboarding. "I heard through the Internet and friends that they had just built the skatepark here," Cabaya said. "I was at a point in my life that I had done everything for myself and wanted to give back something to skateboarding and kids and make a difference." So he packed up and headed to Kabul. He's been there since May and will stay until November, working primarily as the group's manager and accountant. Helping Giving kids something to do to keeps them off the streets, helps bring them to the classroom and helps them interact with kids from different backgrounds, he said. "The kids, especially the girls, they are amazing because they don't get these chances … so when they do get the chance … they are super super excited," Cabaya said. Living While Ty Cabaya enjoys his work, life in Kabul has been difficult. Constant power outages, scarce running water and poor Internet access have been frustrating, he said. There's also the violence. Once, when he was shopping, he heard a suicide bomb go off one street away. And he has learned to avoid military convoys because they are targets for insurgent attacks. But things are not all bad, he said. "The news is not completely accurate," Cabaya said. "… many times the news neglects to point out the advances we are making in Kabul, the genuinely nice people that just want the madness to end; the many bright outlooks that are the future of Kabul and how this country is working night and day to make Afghanistan a better place." Support When Cabaya's family learned he wanted to volunteer in Afghanistan, they were a bit surprised. "We kind of looked at him and said, 'Are you nuts?'" his mom, Jane Cabaya, remembered."But there's nothing we could do about it. He wanted to go there and be his own person … He likes what he's doing, so we endorse it." This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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