A reminder that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction a.k.a. reap what you sow.
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Stereo Sound Agency is obviously jazzed to have Jack Sabback rocking their system.
Stereo is proud to announce the addition of East Coast original Jack Sabback to the Pro roster. Look for Jack in upcoming Stereo/HiFi projects in the imminent future. —Mackenzie Eisenhour
“Jack represents proper East Coast street skating, and we’re siked to welcome him into the Stereo family.” —Chris Pastras
“Yeah mate! Welcome to the team, its been a freakin’ long time in the making! We’re on a next hype!” —Benny Fairfax
“Jack’s a well educated, stand up guy. Among many other talents, his approach to skating is unique and spontaneous. I’m proud to have him on the team.” —Clint Peterson
Sounds pretty unanimous.
[Link: Stereo]
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An Australian woman who was on a surf trip with three Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development volunteers was raped after the four were carjacked at gunpoint on Madang Province’s North Coast Road in Papua New Guinea November 13. 2010, according to a story in the Sydney Morning Herald.
The four were carjacked, robbed of all possessions and taken to a secluded spot where they were bound to trees and the young woman, the girlfriend of one of the volunteers, was raped, PNG’s National newspaper reported.
According to a story in the PNG’s National newspaper three suspects were apprehended in the attack.
[Link: Sydney Morning Herald]
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Southern California’s Mountain High Resort’s new 1.6 mile long snowboard park will include two new features sponsored by KLeN Laundry.
“It is so rad that a young company like KLeN is given the opportunity to build a partnership with an industry icon such as Mountain High,” said Mark Froke, president of KLeN. “The entire team at the resort is super fun and positive about the whole plan.” One of the main assets to the entire idea is that Mountain High and KLeN sponsor some of the same athletes; Spencer Link, Cory Cronk and Kyle Loppicollo all are sponsored by both organizations.
We’re not exactly sure what the two new features will look like, but we have some ideas for their names: Clothes line? Wedgie? Sock drawer? For more details, follow the jump.
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Recently, more and more smart companies are putting all their video efforts together into one place online ala Vice’s VBS.TV. Volcom has been running Stoneyour.TV for a while now. Burton launched their video blog Lifeline.TV earlier this year and now Vans is doing something similar with Offthewall.TV.
Mirroring a traditional television network but operating exclusively on-line, Offthewall.tv will include original content developed weekly as well as video from Vans’ vast archives in a platform that is easy to navigate, is searchable, easily shared and available worldwide. The heart of Offthewall.tv is an intuitive, proprietary player accessing hundreds of videos that allows viewers to subscribe for notification of new episodes of their favorite series, to search for videos by categories and search terms, share via Facebook and Twitter or embed links their own sites plus even edit certain videos to their own liking via a Mashable player.
The show we’re most looking forward to is Get Down with Grosso. Sadly, Jeff Grasso’s show isn’t online yet, but when it is, we’re down.
For more Offthewall.TV info follow the jump.
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The “shocker” just might be the perfect name for this skateboard motorcycle contraption from Duluth, Georgia based Performance Concepts. According to a post on Gizmag.com the Motocrossboard looks like this:
The two-wheeled MXB Shocker features a 1,500-watt, 48-volt brushless motor producing almost 5 lb/ft of torque at around 43 amps, which is enough to propel the board to over 35 mph (56 km/h). However, the device’s speed is limited to 20 mph (32 km/h) via gearing and the programmable controller – although this can be unlocked to enjoy the full 35 mph.
The motocrossboard sells for $2,999.00 and if you order now you just might get it in time for Christmas. Nothing says Merry Christmas like a shocker.
[Link: Motocrossboard via Gizmag.com]
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Geologist Tom Palastanga, a 29-year-old surfer from New Zealand, is lucky to be alive and have his eyesight after stabbing himself in the face with his board while surfing Maori Bay. While ducking a wave Palastanga felt another surfer’s board smack his face. But when he reached up to see if his nose was broken he got another surprise, according to a story in the New Zealand Herald.
“I felt my face because I thought my nose might be a bit out of shape and then I felt this thing sticking out of my face – it was a good 20cm out of my face. . . “I realised then it was a bit of his board that had snapped off and was sticking out of my cheek … it was pretty surreal, it was a horrible situation.” . . The board smashed through his left cheek, fractured the floor of his left eye-socket and went through the sinus and Nasal cavity into the pharynx at the back of the throat.
After making it back to the beach with the nose of his board still protruding from his face, Palastanga was taken to the hospital where doctors reportedly spent four hours removing the board from his face. Amazingly, it appears that all he’ll have from the ordeal is a scar from the 14 stitches he received.
[Link: New Zealand Herald]
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Salomon Snowboards returns to Denver’s Art Institue of Colorado for their 2nd Annual Denver Backyard Bang Rail Jam this Saturday, November 20, 2010 from 11 am to 4 pm. And unlike other upcoming Denver snowboard events, this one is absolutely free.
Backyard Bang will welcome appearances by Salomon pro riders Jed Anderson, Chris Grenier, Louif Paradis, Bode Merrill, Desiree Melancon, Scotty Arnold as the Emcee, and more. Top amateur riders from around the nation will also participate in the competition. . . Over 30 distinctively-designed snowboards created by Art Institute of Colorado students, alumni and prospective students will be on display in the John Jellico Gallery at The Art Institute of Colorado from November 10-19, 2010. The collection of snowboards will be auctioned during the Backyard Bang Rail Jam on Saturday, November 20, 2010. All proceeds benefit The Education Foundation and support student scholarships.
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Tech snowboarders who have always felt bad about having an iPod cover that didn’t match their jacket can rest easy now thanks to a collab between Burton Snowboards and iPod case maker Speck (our current case of choice). The new cases are custom wrapped with fabric from Burtons 2011 outerwear collection.
“So many of the Burton crew use Apple products, so it’s been really cool to work with Speck on an Apple accessory,” stated Greg Dacyshyn, Chief Creative Officer, Burton Snowboards. “Both Burton and Apple are all about innovation, and we can’t wait to see our outerwear textures and prints popping up on these cases this holiday season.”
So much for finding your iPhone once you’ve thrown it on your jacket. Fitted x Burton cases are available in True Black Buffalo Print, Lumber Print, and Toile Print for a MSRP of $39.95 at the Speck or Apple Stores. Follow the jump for more product photos.
[Editors’ Note: Sadly, as we recently discovered, Speck is not making any of these cases for the iPhone 4. In fact, they only make them for the iPod touch. Which kind of negates this entire post. We apologize for not having collected our information more carefully.]
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Since selling the Planet Earth brand to K2 Sports in 1997 the Chris Miller founded brand has done nothing but bounce around from concept to concept. In the most recent move K2 Sports has ditched the brand entirely and licensed it to a Quebec based W.L. Activewear. Owned by Phil Dixon, the Whiteland distributes AlpineStars, Bern helmets, and Aerial7 headphones in Canada as well as owning the Liquid Boardwear brand, according to a story on Sports One Source.
“This is a rare opportunity to take an established brand that is highly credible in the action sports market and deeply tied into the movement toward eco-conscious design and grow it on a global scale,” Dixon said. “It’s an ideal fit for the program that we have in place.”
All we can say is good luck with that. At least they’ve got Dave Seoane going for them.
[Link: Sports One Source]
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