The National Danish Performance Team performs to an all-school assembly at John Adams Middle School (JAMS) on Thursday, Jan 15, 2008. The show included high-energy gymnastics & dance, breath-taking acrobatics, and unique Danish artistry from a group of 14 women and 14 men aged between 20-28. This is the first U.S. stop on a 10-month, 18-country world-wide tour for the Danish Team.

A pelican tries to remove a fishing hook from his chest at the Santa Monica Pier. on Tuesday, January 13, 2009.  The pelicans have been fearlessly diving at fisherman's lines trying to eat their bait. Harbor Patrol said that if they can catch the birds with nets, they can remove the hooks. This has been a common occurrence.

Thousands of sardines swim near the Santa Monica Pier on Tuesday, January 13, 2009

A boat cruises north in Santa Monica Bay as the sun sets on Tuesday, December 30, 2008.

(1) Santa Monica Police Officers and Firefighters salute as the hearse arrives at St. Monica's Church during a memorial service for Councilman and former Santa Monica Mayor Herbert Katz, 78, on Monday, Jan 12, 2009. (2) Civic leaders bow their heads in a moment of silence for the memory of Councilman Herb Katz (3) Monsignor Torgerson gives a blessing during the memorial service. (4,5) Rabbi Neil Comess-Daniels (left) and Monsignor Torgerson precede over the memorial service at St. Monica's Church (5) The SMPD salutes as the bagpipe plays. (6) Pallbearers carry the casket out of St. Monica's Church (7) The SMPD salutes as procession passes by (8) The procession drives down Main Street passing Santa Monica City Hall on its way to Woodlawn cemetery  (9) Pallbearers carry the casket at Woodlawn cemetery (10) Officers fire-off a 21 gun salute at Woodlawn cemetery during Santa Monica Councilmen Herb Katz funeral on Monday, Jan 12, 2009. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers donations be made in his memory to either the John Wayne Cancer Institute at 2200 Santa Monica Blvd., or the USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center in Los Angeles.

A pelican takes a nosedive into the Pacific Ocean on Friday, January 2, 2009. Pelicans are a large, gregarious aquatic bird of warm regions, allied to the cormorants and gannets. They are heavy-bodied, long-necked birds with large, flat bills. Pelicans are graceful swimmers and fliers, often seen flying in long lines or circling at great heights. The pelicans are indeed famous for their beaks, which they fill with huge gulps of water, strain out the liquid, and eat the remaining fish or squid. The California brown pelicanis strictly an ocean bird.

"Oh, a wondrous bird is the pelican!
His bill holds more than his belican.
He can take in his beak
Enough food for a week.
But I'm darned if I know how the helican."
Dixon Lanier Merritt
(1879-1972)

(1) Television personality Kim Kardashian, 28, aims before throwing her shoe at the Rancho Park Golf Course during the 'Janeen Mansour Celebrity Shoe Drive' on Saturday, January 10, 2009. All participants were required to bring a pair of shoes which benefited The Salvation Army. (2) Actors Dyllan Christopher, 17, ("Unaccompanied Minors," "Bones") and Steffani Brass, 16, (“This Might Hurt” ABC, TV) throw shoes during the drive. (3) Kim Kardashian gives an underhand toss of her shoe. (4) Actress Katie Gill, (“CSI Miami,” A&E's “The Cleaners”) takes aim. (5) Ivy Pomerance, 6, throws her dads shoe. (6) Steffani Brass, 16, throws again. (7) Kim Kardashian throws again. (8) Salvation Army volunteers will be pairing up the shows to be given away to the needy. (9) And the winner is...

About The Salvation Army The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church established in 1865, has been supporting those in need in this name without discrimination for 126 years in the United States. More than 35 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children. About 83 cents of every dollar raised is used to support those services in 5,000 communities nationwide.

Reality star Kim Kardashian poses for a portrait during the Janeen Mansour Celebrity Shoe Drive at Rancho Park Golf Course on Saturday, January 10, 2009. All participants were required to bring a pair of show which benefited The Salvation Army.