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...SWEETHEARTS Tattooed alt-rocker DAVE NAVARRO and Baywatch alumna CARMEN ELECTRA THE SHOW 'Til Death Do Us Part IN HAPPIER TIMES At their 2003 wedding, "I cried more," he said, "'cause I had less mascara...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 21, 2006 | 8/13/2006 | See Source »

Just as parabolic, or hourglass-shaped, skis changed that sport, Firewire's Future Shapes Technology boards feature balsa-wood rails glued to the EPS foam to increase motion in the foam core. The design accentuates the rocker for a tighter turn, as in parabolic skis. The first surfboards hit racks just weeks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Surfing's New Wave | 7/17/2006 | See Source »

...ROCKER...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Surfing's New Wave | 7/17/2006 | See Source »

Some boards selectively accentuate rocker, the bottom curve from nose to tail. More rocker means more mobility, less speed; less rocker lets you rocket down a wave's face...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Surfing's New Wave | 7/17/2006 | See Source »

...core. No stringer. Aviso sandwiches 1/4 in. of honeycombed material or foam between sheets of unidirectional carbon fiber--for a strong matrix--then seals it with heat. The deck and bottom flex independently: the cavity gives the rocker room to straighten out, pulling the rails and allowing for more speed on turns. Caution: your wax job might melt on these black boards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Surfing's New Wave | 7/17/2006 | See Source »

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