Hi there, I just popped in to highlight an uber cool snowboarding video I found via Digg. This snowboarding movie features insane skills and a very cool soundtrack.

This is an essential 30 minutes of viewing pleasure for any serious snowboarding fan.

Flow: Witness the Sickness movie

Adios amigos, pura vida.

I found an enormous collection of awesome shots over at Rizla Suzuki and would like to share a hand picked selection of my favourite 1280×1024 Rizla Suzuki desktop wallpapers with you via Flickr so you can enjoy them too. This gallery is a collection of great shots from recent Moto GP events with a few of the ever beautiful Rizla Suzuki Grid Girls thrown in for good measure.

The original 128×1024 sized desktop images can be downloaded directly from Flickr, but if you would prefer other resolutions or are looking for more of the same for future enjoyment, please visit and register at www.rizla-suzuki.co.uk.

I’m also toying with the idea of creating a few Windows 7 Desktop Collection from these, let me know if you’re keen and if so, which sizes you’d prefer and I’ll make it happen. Enjoy ;)

Adidas Jabulani - Official Ball of 2010 FIFA World Cup

According to the insert the Jabulani is the 11th official match ball designed for use at the event (more about that in just a sec) and is the most technically advanced ball produced to date. I was keen to know more and went on a quick mission to dig up some intel about the Jabulani…

History

In a statement released to FIFA.com Adidas stated that from as far back as the first ever Adidas FIFA World Cup™ ball, the Telstar used at Mexico 1970, Adidas have been dedicated to propelling football technology into the future, always innovating and never settling for the ordinary.

Although we’ve come a long way since that first 32 white and black panelled Telstar to the eight-paneled synthetic masterpiece that is ‘Jabulani’, Adidas have successfully maintained a standard which resonates with their core value "impossible is nothing."

Design

Exploded view of Adidas Jabulani - via SoccerBallWorld.com

According to an article on HyperBeast, Adidas and FIFA officially unveiled the Jabulani as the Official Match Ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa on On January 4, 2009. The ball is made up of only eight, thermally bonded 3-D panels, which for the first time in history, are spherically moulded to ensure the Jabulani is perfectly round and evenly weighted, making it the most accurate ball that Adidas have ever produced. A new "Grip ‘n Groove" profile has been developed to provide players with a ball which offers an exceptionally stable flight and perfect grip under all weather conditions.

The article also went on to explain that the name "Jabulani" originates from the Bantu language isiZulu, one of the eleven official languages of the Republic of South Africa, which literally translated, means "to celebrate."

The Jabulani design features eleven different colours representing the eleventh Adidas ball produced for the FIFA World Cup™. These eleven colours are also said to be representative of the eleven players in every team, the eleven official languages of South Africa and the eleven South African tribes that make the country one of the most ethnologically diverse countries in Africa. The colorful design of the Jabulani and the four triangle-shaped design elements on the white base colour ensure that the ball retains a unique African spirit.

So that’s it for the Jabulani, the most technically advanced football known to man. I’m definitely going to see if I can get my hands one – as long as it’s not as expensive as the last one, I am good to go. I see that most of our local Cape Town sports retailers are stocking them.

Thanks for taking time out to chill out and visit, enjoy the weekend and feel free to let me know what you thought of the post. I have decided to work on my writing skills in 2010 and would really appreciate the feedback.

There’s not only some huge riding, but also some of the most technically difficult and imaginative stunts you will probably ever see. This video pushes the envelope of what is perceived as being possible on a trials bike (I mean, when last did you see someone take a trail bike along the top of a fence?).

In addition to some jaw-dropping tricks, this video features a wicked soundtrack by Band of Horses, specifically the their epic track entitled "The Funeral." You can find out more about the band at their www.bandofhorses.com.

Its following, both in Mexico and other countries, has made it the most popular sport after soccer in a country of 100 million people, and an integral part of pop culture.

So, if you’re intested in where it all began or what it is, read on after the jump.

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