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Pacific Park: Phase Two
DAY 10
(top) Troy Holder (left) and Luis Iraheta (right) torque all the nuts on the new Pacific Wheel on Friday, May 16, 2008. (center)Teddy Cruz (left) rewires the eight new motors while Luis Iraheta (left) replaces the wheel's tire with new ones on Friday. (above) Pacific Park was in full swing minus the new Ferris Wheel on Friday.
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The Pacific Park Maintenance Team installs all 20 gondolas onto the Pacific Wheel on Thursday, May 22, 2008.
DAY 20
(TOP) Dana Wyatt, (L) Director of Operations & Security at Pacific Park and Jim Quaintance, (R) Maintenance Manager, install the rest of the lighting package and begin wiring them up on Saturday, May 24, 2008. (ABOVE) Tom Norman, Electric Engineer Manager of Chance Rides Manufacturing, Inc., programs the new Pacific Wheel on Saturday.
DAY 23
1) Dana Wyatt, Director of Operations & Security at Pacific Park and Jim Quaintance, Maintenance Manager test the new LED lighting bars and the new LED Reader Board on Tuesday, May 27, 2008. 2) Jim cuts the customized mounting bracket which will hold the LED Reader Board
World Falun Dafa Day
Falun Gong practitioners play the waist drums and perform the sword dance at Palisades Park during World Falun Dafa Day on Sunday, May 11, 2008. Falun Gong (also called Falun Gong, or just Dafa) teaches truth, compassion and tolerance, an exercise practice for the body and mind. While the exercises have deep inner meanings, they also help to reduce stress and can bring great improvements in health and fitness.
Colors of Malaysia
The Tourism Malaysia Los Angeles Cultural Troupe perform at the Third Street Promenade during the 'Taste of Malaysia' on Sunday, May 11, 2008. Taste of Malaysia is a day celebrating the delicious food and colorful culture of Malaysia.
Taste of Malaysia
(above) Chef Mior pours Teh Tarik (pulled tea) during Taste of Malaysia at the Third Street Promenade on Sunday, May 11, 2008. Teh Tarik is the national drink of Malaysia. In Malaysia, there are also occasions where Teh Tarik brewers gather for competitions and performances to show their skills in making this drink. This tea is special in that it is prepared using a unique technique. The tea is poured from a hand held high into a container held in a hand below. The tea is poured back and forth in this manner to create a thick froth. Aside from cooling down the tea to drinking temperatures, it is believed that this method mixes the tea with the condensed milk more thoroughly. Chef Mior has competed and won many Teh Tarik competitions in Malaysia and showcased his talents in several Asian countries, Australia, the Middle East and the UK. (top) Chef Mior tosses and flips the Roti Canai, Malaysia version of the pankake, during Taste of Malaysia.
re:Fashion Catwalk
(top) Stephanie Button, 9, caries her puppy, 'Cupcate' down the Catwalk during the 17th Annual Santa Monica Festival at Clover Park on Saturday, May 10, 2008. Children turned newspapers into wearable fashions during the recycled art workshops, then modeled them on the re:Fashion Catwalk.
Ballet Folklorico Nueva Antequera
Ballet Folklorico Nueva Antequera perform indigenous dances representing the seven regions of Oaxaca, Mexico during the 17th Annual Santa Monica Festival at Clover Park on Saturday, May 10, 2008.
DAFRA West African Dance & Drum Ensemble
Fishtank Ensemble
Ursula Knudson of the Fishtank Ensemble performs during the 17th Annual Santa Monica Festival at Clover Park on Saturday, May 10, 2008. Fishtank Ensemble is a band that offers a unique blend of Gypsy, Balkan, Flamenco, Klezmer and original tunes. The arrangements are always surprising and include instruments from many countries such as violin, accordion, flamenco and gypsy jazz guitar, shamisen, bass, saw and voice. From the smokey cafes of Bucharest to the Gypsy caravans of yesterday, Fishtank Ensemble evokes the spirit of a past age with the sounds of tomorrow.