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

Up the rope

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A girl climbs up a rope at Santa Monica's Muscle Beach on Sunday, July 22, 2007.

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Heavy load

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Legendary stuntman Bob Yerkes, 75, (bottom) holds up a pyramid of acrobats on Sunday at Santa Monica's Muscle beach. Yerkes droped out of school when he was eleven years old and in the sixth grade to join the circus. He has been in the film industry as a stunt man for the last 61 years.
Posted on Sunday, July 22, 2007 at 08:38PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Muscle Beach

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1) Jessica Cail and Bob Chapin swing in tandem on the rings at Santa Monica's Muscle Beach on Sunday, July 23, 2207. 2) Bob Chapin holds up Jessica Cail in a 'birdie' pose on Sunday.
Posted on Sunday, July 22, 2007 at 08:19PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Operation Smile

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Via Gin gives a pedicure to Edie Tobias as Eva Chung gives her a manicure during the Operation Smile Benefit on Sunday at  the Main Attraction Nail & Spa. One hounded percent of all the salon  sales from the weekend were donated to Operation Smile. Operation Smile is a worldwide medical charity that has treated more than 100,000 childrenborn with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities.

Posted on Sunday, July 22, 2007 at 12:10PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Samba Mapangala

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Samba Mapangala (center) from the Orchestra Virunga, dances with the Nabtry International Dance Group during the Twilight Dance Series on Thursday, July 19, 2007.
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Rama Mutungunja

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Rama Mutungunja, from Samba Mapangala's Orchestra Virunga, plays the saxophone on the Santa Monica Pier during the 23RD Annual Twilight Dance Series on Thursday, July 19, 2007.
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Jose Conde Y Ola Fresca

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Jose Conde performs during the Twilight Dance Series on the Santa Monica Pier on Thursday, July 19, 2007.

Posted on Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 11:02PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Rosie's Girl

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1) Eighth grader Ella Rogers-Fett, 13, repels down the Santa Monica Fire Departments Training Tower wall during Rosie's Girls Camp on Thursday, July 19, 2007. Rosie's Girls Santa Monica is based on a national program designed to build self-esteem, leadership and physical confidence in middle school girls.  During the three week intensive summer camp, girls go "behind the scenes" and experience what it takes to maintain the city by learning and applying skills in carpentry, welding firefighting, tree trimming and other technical trades. 2) SMFD Engineer Dirk Bailey puts Rosieis girls through a fire hose drill.  Front to back-right to left are; Emily Shiever, 12, Alexandra Clark, 10, Mollie Bernstein, 11, and Service Cultural Leader Maria Oliveri, 19. 3) Emily Shiever, 12, Alexandra Clark, 10, drag a dummy through a tunnel to safety during a 'Confined Space Rescue Drill" 4) Firefighter Matthew Bailey demonstrates how to remove the doors from a car with the 'Jaws of Live' during Rosie's Camp. 5) Rosie's girls examine the windshield.