Tony Hawk: Still the World's Best Skateboarder at Age 42

Tony Hawk may very well be the greatest skateboarder of all time. At age 42, the legendary Hawk can still pull off a 900. For those who don't know, a "900" refers to a 900 degree aerial spin off of a skateboard ramp. This is one of the most insane skateboarding tricks, and Hawk is one of only four (in the world) who have ever pulled it off.reported by A PAKISTAN TIMES

Watch the video below as Hawk performs in front of more than 25,000 spectators at the Plaza del Mar beach in Barcelona.

P.S. If you're inspired, here's a collection of HowTo's straight from the master himself.
source:www.wonderhowto.com

Kingston man arraigned in third child-rape case

A Kingston man awaiting trial in two child-rape cases was arraigned Wednesday on charges of raping a third child on hundreds of occasions earlier this decade.

Brockton Superior Court Judge Joseph Walker III ordered Joseph H. Gardner held on $1.5 million bail with surety or $150,000 cash bail.reported by A PAKISTAN TIMES

Gardner, 27, was already being held without bail after pleading innocent Dec. 14 to raping a 3-year-old girl when she was staying overnight at his apartment with her mother.

At the time of that alleged offense, Gardner was out on bail after pleading innocent three months earlier to breaking into a Kingston home and raping a 5-year-old girl.

Plymouth County prosecutors say publicity from those two cases prompted the victim in the latest case to come forward.

Gardner is accused of raping the child on 300 to 400 occasions from 1999 to 2002. The girl reportedly told a counselor about the alleged abuse.

Gardner was indicted by a grand jury July 2 and faces one count of forcible child rape. He faces four additional child-rape counts in juvenile court for encounters he allegedly had with the child while he was still a juvenile.

An arraignment date has not yet been set in juvenile court. Prosecutors will argue to have the charges transferred to Superior Court.

Gardner is due back in Brockton Superior Court on Aug. 23 for a pre-trial conference.
source:www.patriotledger.com

E.M.T. Is Arrested in 5 Sexual Assaults in Brooklyn

An emergency medical technician for the Fire Department was arrested in a string of armed sexual assaults dating to 2001, including an attack on an 11-year-old girl July 11 this year, the police said Wednesday.REPORTED BY A PAKISTAN TIMES

The technician, Angus Pascall, 33, was accused of assaulting five women and girls between ages 11 and 22 in Brooklyn. He was captured on Tuesday after the latest victim copied down the license plate number of a car that she was forced into at gunpoint.

“That’s how this case was broken,” Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said.

The woman, 20, was walking in the area of Canarsie on Monday afternoon when the suspect forced her into his car and raped her, the police said. He pushed her out of the vehicle and took off after the attack.
SOURCE:www.nytimes.com