It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...

Eco Gift Expo

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Russell Feingold, a transformational coach, plays the Didgeridoo during the Eco Gift Expo at Santa Monica Civic on Sunday, December 16, 2007. The didgeridoo is a wind instrument of the Indigenous Australians of northern Australia. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or "drone pipe". Musicologists classify it as an aerophone. A didgeridoo is usually cylindrical or conical in shape and can measure anywhere from 1,2 and 3 metres in length with most instruments measuring around 1.2 metres. Generally, the longer the instrument, the lower the pitch or key of the instrument. Keys from D to F♯ are the preferred pitch of traditional Aboriginal players.

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Solar Santa Monica

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1) Javier Mendez, from Stellar Solar, works on installing solar panels on the roof of  The Lobster  restaurant  on Monday, December 17, 2007. 2) Andres Quiroz (left) and Eduardo Ambriz (right) from Stellar Solar, prepare the roof for the solar panels. 3) Laurel Rosen, President and CEO of the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, Francesco Ferrario, Manager of The Lobster (right)  and Ted Flanigan, president of Eco Motion (left), examine a 175 watt solar panel which is being installed atop the roof at the The Lobster  restaurant .

Yoga Swing

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Tatyana Chechuga demonstrates exercises on  the Yogo Swing during the Eco Gift Expo at Santa Monica Civic on Sunday, December 16, 2007.
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Snow Hill

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Children play with real snow at Third Street Promenade's  'Snow Hill' on Saturday, December 15, 2007.

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Frosty the Snowman

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(top) Kindergartner  Nora Casa, 5, puts the final touch on "Frosty"  during a Snowman Building Contest at the Third Street Promenade 'Snow Hill' on Saturday, December 15, 2007. (above) Frosty the Snowman strolls towards the Third Street Promenade's 'Snow Hill' on Saturday.
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Posted on Sunday, December 16, 2007 at 08:22AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Antiqutease

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L.A. Models promote MAC Cosmetics  new collection, 'Antiqutease' at the Third Street Promenade on Friday, December 14, 2007.

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Red Kettle Day

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(top) Larry Brown, Susan McGlothlin and Anne Vogel (above) from the Pacific Palisades Optimist Club, count their money during Salvation Army's  Red Kettle Day at First Private Bank and Trust on Friday, December 14, 2007.The Red Kettle campaign, the oldest annual charitable fundraiser of its kind in the United States helps raise money for those who need it most in communities nationwide - providing toys for kids, coats for the homeless, food for the hungry and countless social service programs year-round.

Posted on Friday, December 14, 2007 at 03:40PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Aunties helping hand

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Cathy Bolton helps her three-year old nephew, Phillip Trepp,  steady himself while skating at 'Ice at Santa Monica' on Thursday, November 6, 2007. This was Phillips first time skating on ice.
Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 at 04:50PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint