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		<title>Hawks Learn-to-Skate App Tops iTunes List</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyler Hakes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tony Hawk&#8217;s Trick Tips iPhone application has topped the iTunes store as number-1 selling sports application. The 99-cent application can help would-be shredders to perfect their tactics. Tips for busting tricks are offered to patrons in text, image and video format. After a quick session, skaters can relax by watching videos of other pros tearing [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #808080;"><strong><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3853" title="tonyhawkapp" src="http://abovegroundmagazine.com/images/photographs/tonyhawkapp.png" alt="tonyhawkapp" width="250" height="376" />Tony Hawk&#8217;s Trick Tips iPhone application has topped the iTunes store as number-1 selling sports application. </strong></span>The 99-cent application can help would-be shredders to perfect their tactics. Tips for busting tricks are offered to patrons in text, image and video format.</p>
<p>After a quick session, skaters can relax by watching videos of other pros tearing it up on Shredordie.com.</p>
<p>In addition, the scrolling ticker allows fans to stay in the loop with Hawk&#8217;s latest exploits, feeding real-time information directly into the application. And, downloaders will be eligible for a chance to win a personally-autographed deck from Hawk.</p>
<p>The application features over 50 different tricks broken down into four different categories: Flatground basics, Flatground advanced, Ledge/rail basics and Ledge/rail advanced.</p>
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		<title>Blind Releases Limited Edition Jeru The Damaja Skate Deck</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyler Hakes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blind Skateboarding Company has released a limited edition skate deck in honor of rapper Jeru The Damaja. The deck is part of Blind&#8217;s Brotherhood series, which, according to ESPN, is a program that donates a portion of sales back to the board&#8217;s dedicatee. The art on the deck features an illustration of Jeru along with [...]]]></description>
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<p><span style="color: #808080;"><strong>Blind Skateboarding Company has released a limited edition skate deck in honor of rapper Jeru The Damaja.</strong></span> The deck is part of Blind&#8217;s Brotherhood series, which, according to ESPN, is a program that donates a portion of sales back to the board&#8217;s dedicatee.</p>
<p>The art on the deck features an illustration of Jeru along with lyrics from the song &#8220;Come Clean&#8221; [<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B5dOCSBBEI" target="_blank">watch video</a>] from his 1994 release <em>The Sun Rises in the East</em>. The art was created by Mark McKee and only 200 decks will be available for purchase at select Blind retailers across the country.</p>
<p>Jeru the Damaja first appeared on Gang Starr&#8217;s 1992 album <em>Daily Operation</em>. <em>The Sun Rises</em> marked his solo debut and his newest album, <em>Still Rising</em>, was released in 2007 via Ashenafi Records.</p>
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