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Scientists Say Child’s Play Helps Build A Better Brain
“This week, NPR Ed is focusing on questions about why people play and how play relates to learning.
When it comes to brain development, time in the classroom may be less important than time on the playground.
“The experience of play changes the connections of the neurons at the front end of your brain,” says Sergio Pellis, a researcher at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada. “And without play experience, those neurons aren’t changed,” he says.”
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BMX- Looking For Spots Crew x Oldman Night at 5050 Skatepark 2-4-2016
Watch the Looking For Spots Crew x Oldman Night on 2-4-2016
Filmed by Alex Avilla
Edit by Ed Pollio
Riders Alex Avilla, Mike Kleissler, Steve Jones, and Mike “Smallfry” Almodovar, Steve Kul, Special Chris Dolan, Casey Sterling, Turtle Wooten, Adam Hauck, Andrew Panio, and Spam Nick Ponterio
Song by Alexander Spit The Kids Are Bored.
Ride with Special (Chris Dolan) From LFS at 5050 Skatepark
Ride with Special (Chris Dolan) From LFS at 5050 Skatepark.
Special will be giving free BMX Lessons Sunday February 21th at Noon.
$10 to get in and ride all day with Special.
Ed Pollio Interview on Varla.com
5050 Skate park Staten Island
5050 Skate Park Staten Island
5050 Skate Park Staten Island is the only indoor skate park in NYC, family owned and operated, and much more than just a skatepark. Interview and photos of owner/founder/builder Ed 5050, by Aaron Nardi.
Aaron: What’s going on with Staten Island lately? It’s coming up like a new WBBK?
Ed 5050: Staten Island, aka Shaolin is in a mini boom, especially on the North Shore Area – St George, Tompkinsville, and my neighborhood of Stapleton. Small brands like 5050 Skate park, Cobra Sun Studio, Richmond Hood, Flagship Brewery, Techbox, Makerspace and restaurants like Beso, 120 Bay Cafe(AKA Cargo), Craft House and Pier 76 are just some of the new hip businesses that are drawing some serious crowds. Investment companies are noticing the change people have been waiting for is finally happening. Our businesses bring people from all over NYC to the North Shore of Staten Island. For example, 5050 Skate park has over 4,000 registered attendees from 14 counties and 32 States.
We Staten Islander’s hate being compared to Brooklyn. We don’t want our island to be like Brooklyn, and if we did we would move there. Most Staten Islander’s left Brooklyn because they couldn’t find parking.
No Business Too Small to Be Hacked 5050 Skatepark in the NY Times
The 5050 Skatepark, an 8,000-square-foot indoor park on Staten Island for skateboards, BMX bikes and scooters, rejiggered its passwords after being hit with a denial of service attack last fall that made its website unavailable. The skatepark, which generated $100,000 in revenue in 2014, attracts skateboarders from all over the world, said one of its founders, Edward Pollio. Having the website closed down was a blow to revenue, he said.
“The attack caused havoc,” said Mr. Pollio, who still has a day job as a carpenter. “People were asking if we were still in business. Not having a website is like being closed.”
Now, 5050 Skatepark is more strict about its passwords; it follows longstanding recommendations to use different ones for different accounts, like on Instagram and Twitter. And Mr. Pollio, who helped start the business with $50,000 of his own savings, monitors the site every day.
Employee training is also inexpensive, but important. Since most hacking episodes occur when employees click on malicious links or websites, education is the best defense, many security experts said.
Read the Whole Story Here.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/14/business/smallbusiness/no-business-too-small-to-be-hacked.html
Last Man Standing Feb 13th
February 13 THE HOLY MOE ORGANIZATION IS HOSTING A “LAST MAN STANDING” RAP BATTLE EVENT AT THE 5050 SKATE PARK IN STATEN ISLAND NY…. ALOT OF GREAT MATCH UPS AND SOME BIG NAMES IN THE CULTURE WILL BE THEIR…. 20$ TICKETS ON NOW… SEE HOLY MOE, THE FONZ OR ANY OF THE BATTLERS FOR TICKETS ASAP… AFTER JANUARY TICKETS WILL BE 30$