Neal did not skate with the team on Friday morning and it appears unlikely he will play Saturday ...

WSJ: Islanders rally past Penguins 4-3 to even series

Nike gets most of its sales from giant retail chains, not skate shops, but the contretemps was enough to make Nike uncool with the teenage skateboarding crowd.

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He does not skate over the conduct of Allied troops who apparently looted more freely than the Germans, or the appalling record of French Moroccan troops, who raped their way through the mountains south of Rome without being held to account then or later.

ECONOMIST: The second world war in Italy

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service warned people not to skate on frozen waters after it's specialist unit was deployed to 13 incidents over the recent cold snap, including the rescue of eight dogs.

BBC: Schools and airports closed after heavy snow in England

That's not true of skate skiing.

WSJ: The Push for Weekend 'Epics' on the Mountain

But not everyone agrees the skate park is a problem.

BBC: NEWS | UK | England | Derbyshire | Petition wants skate park moved

"Yes, I hope I'm going to have a good skate, but it's not the one reason I'm here, " she said.

NPR: Italy's Kostner Has A World Of Love For Skating

Consolidated sent out letters to some of the 1, 000 specialty skateboard shops around the country, urging them not to sign on with Nike, and ran appeals in skate magazines, such as Thrasher and Big Brother.

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