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Written by Peter Whitley
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Saturday, 05 April 2008 12:16 |
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There are only a few places left in the world where one may not consider skateboarding as part of popular youth culture like Kampala, Uganda, for example. Landlocked and one of the poorest countries in the world, Uganda is bordered by countries with their own share of troubles; Sudan, Tanzania, and Rwanda, among others. Kampala, Uganda's capital, has a working class suburb called Kitintale which is home to Uganda’s first and only skatepark. Not only do they have a skatepark but, like nearly every other skatepark, it has become so popular that project is planning for their second expansion in two years.
Uganda's first skatepark. More to follow.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 April 2010 21:30 |
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Great Quotes from the News |
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Written by Peter Whitley
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Saturday, 22 March 2008 09:57 |
Dan Hughes at his morning constitutional.
Obesity rates have tripled over the past 40 years for children and teens, raising their risk of diabetes and other diseases. For the first time, Carmona said, children are being diagnosed with high blood pressure.
— Richard Carmona, U.S. Surgeon General, 2002 – 2006 (source)
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 April 2010 21:30 |
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2008 Skate by State Activity |
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Written by Peter Whitley
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Saturday, 15 March 2008 12:58 |
A state-by-state summary of skatepark news.
California (southwest)
Some folks have an idea about turning one of the bunkers at Angel’s Gate Park in San Pedro into a skateable space. There was a public Parks meeting a few months ago but we haven’t heard yet how that went.
The town of Tulare should be under construction by now. Anyone who has any news should post up in the Southwest forum.
The 40,000 square foot Lake Cunningham skatepark in San Jose
opened up in April. This incredible park features too many weird and
awesome structures to fairly describe. Most importantly, this park
demonstrates the utter collapse of the 5-6’ rule that California seemed
to be applying to skatepark design.
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Last Updated on Monday, 17 March 2008 08:56 |
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