Awful truth: skateboards to get the chop.The Sun-Herald, Australia -- The skateboard has become the latest victim of the worldwide war oil terror. The European Commission European Commission, branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU) invested with executive and some legislative powers. Located in Brussels, Belgium, it was founded in 1967 when the three treaty organizations comprising what was then the European Community yesterday branded the boards a weapon that could be used to hijack an aircraft, along with golf clubs, pool cues and fishing rods. All have been included on the commissions list of items that passengers will be banned from carrying on aircraft taking off within Europe. The commission admitted it had no evidence that terrorist group al-Qaeda was stockpiling stock·pile n. A supply stored for future use, usually carefully accrued and maintained. tr.v. stock·piled, stock·pil·ing, stock·piles To accumulate and maintain a supply of for future use. skateboards skateboards mini surfboard supported on roller-skate wheels; 1960s craze enjoyed renaissance. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 151–152] See : Fads , but insisted they posed a real threat--Jesse Lyleson, New South Wales New South Wales, state (1991 pop. 5,164,549), 309,443 sq mi (801,457 sq km), SE Australia. It is bounded on the E by the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is the capital. The other principal urban centers are Newcastle, Wagga Wagga, Lismore, Wollongong, and Broken Hill. , Australia |
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