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Relay for Life - Survivors' Lap

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Survivors' lap: Wearing purple t-shirts, cancer survivors kicked-off  the 2006 American Cancer Society Relay For Life - 24 hour walk at Santa Monica College's Corsair Field on Saturday July 29, 2006. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is an international event,  organized to raise money for cancer research and education. To help accomplish that goal, teams walked laps around the track all day Saturday and continued throughout the night ending  Sunday morning  at  9am.
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Batter-up

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Holden Miller, 13, a baseball player from Crossroads School, practices batting at the Little League Park on Olympic Blvd in Santa Monica on Friday, July 28, 2006. Coach Pat Armstrong, 40, loads the Casey pitching Machine that he bought over 20 years ago. He saved up for the pitching machine by working at Taco bell. Armstrong coaches batting practice for three hours  every Monday, Wednesday and Fridays at the Little League Park.
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Lyrics Born

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Bay Area hip-hop rapper Lyrics Born (a.k.a. Tom Shimura) and Joyo Velarde perform Thursday, July 27, 2006 at the Santa Monica Pier as part of the summer-long Twilight Dance Series.
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Daara J

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Left to right: Faada Freddy, Lord Aladji Man, and N'Dongo D, of the hip-hop group 'Daara J'  perform Thursday night at the Santa Monica Pier as part of the Twilight Dance Series.
Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 at 11:00PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Pacific Park

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Thrill-seekers ride the roller coaster at Santa Monica Pier's Pacific Park  on Wednesday, July 26, 2006.
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Santa Monica Pier

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The Santa Monica Pier on Wednesday, July 26, 2006.

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Lifeguard Taplin Relay

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Los Angeles County lifeguards practice some drills at Santa Monica Beach on Wednesday July 26, 2006 in preparation for the upcoming Lifeguard Taplin Relay that will be held in Redondo Beach on August 5, 2006. The Lifeguard Taplin relay consists of a medley relay of four swimmers, four paddlers and four 2-man dory teams. This annual lifeguard event is the most prestigious lifeguard event in Southern California. The Taplin relay is named after Judge Irving Taplin, a former Municipal Court Judge in L.A. County who donated the events first trophy. The Taplin relay has been held every year since 1936 with the exception of 1942 thru 1945, when the event was suspended during World War II. Eligible participants must be active members of an Ocean Lifeguard service. Teams from various lifeguard services from throughout Southern California compete in this event each year. Teams from Australia, Mexico, and New Jersey have also competed in the Taplin relay. The winning team gets the honor of holding the perpetual trophy until the following years race. The individual names of all sixteen team members from the winning team are engraved on the perpetual trophy to mark their place in history.
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Sunset walk

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A couple walk north along the Santa Monica shoreline on Wednesday, July 26, 2006.

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