About 300 children with autism are riding the waves of Lake Ontario this weekend in a free learn-to-surf program being offered by a California couple.
Izzy and Daniel Paskowitz started the Surfers Healing program after their son was diagnosed with autism at age three.
“We were young and desperate when Isaiah was diagnosed and we pretty much gave our life savings to alternative therapies,” said Izzy.
Nearly 3,000 children across North America participate … More
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Day 2 – While the event favorite Courtney Conlogue (USA) was in fine form, some big names fell victim to the tough conditions of the Le Penon beach. With local favorite and Swatch Pro Team surfer Pauline Ado (FRA) bowing out, along with Sage Erickson (USA), the event is already bringing surprises. Swatch Pro Team surfer and ASP World No.3 Courtney Conlogue treated the beach crowd to a near-perfect display in her debut heat, scoring a total of 19.05 out of a possible 20, including a perfect 10 for her first wave.
DAY 3 – Despite the tricky conditions, Alessa Quizon put on a commanding performance including an ‘excellent’ 9-point-ride for some electric backhand surfing. Coco Ho one of the favorites got eliminated. “Yeah I’m pretty disappointed to lose out there,” admitted Coco.
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TO CUT TO THE CHASE: The newly redesigned, seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette (C7), aka Stingray, heir to Corvette’s 60-year heritage and the bannered spear of a resurgent General Motors, is an excellent car. Fast, authentic, tough as a rodeo steak. If you were planning to boycott GM for life, your road just got a little narrower.
Set aside the C7’s wrathful-dragonfly styling—which only the deranged won’t like—or its dead-slinky leather-wrapped cabin with glass-panel avionics and configurable graphics, or the vastly improved driver’s seat. Look down the barrel of this thing: 460 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque … More
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