"beach-clean-up" Articles & Blogs:
Sunset Showdown: Basketball under the stars
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And on Sunday, June 6th, you can join the Los Angeles Sparks players and coaches and help clean up Santa Monica Beach. Meet 9:00 am at 1600 Ocean Front Walk (North side of Pier, Tower 1550).
For more info on both events, go to LASparks.com
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Roxy Fans – Win a trip to Australia!
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Roxy Contest
How does a trip Down Under sound?
If you’re a sporty gal ready to say “G’day”, then enter to win a Roxy Athletix Wardrobe, a three- month supply of amazing Clean Start by Dermalogica products, AND a trip for two to Australia!
Spe...[Read on] |
Dear Jurisprudence: Is It Legal for Rodney King to Marry a Juror from His Trial?
| Rodney King announced yesterday that he has proposed to his girlfriend, Cynthia Kelley, a juror from his 1993 civil case against the city of Los Angeles. If a plaintiff’s marrying a juror sounds suspect, that’s because it very well could be! A...[Read on] |
Spring Cleaning! Hooray!
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I keep seeing articles on this apparently national seasonal phenomenon, and they always have bright, fresh photos and great encouragement to dive in and clean your whole house at once. What fun! Pardon my whining — But it’s SPRING! And the sun’s ...[Read on] |
The mommy discourse: Motherhood and sexification
| Misty May is coming back to professional volleyball this month. May is the latest athlete mommy to return to competition. And thus the mommy discourse continues. Laura Pappano comments on May's return and discusses the other mommy returns. It seems like s...[Read on] |
E.P.A. Orders B.P. to Stop Spraying Toxic Chemicals into Ocean in Attempt to Clean Up Ocean
| First, the good news: Last night, a B.P. executive announced that the Gulf Coast oil spill could be plugged up as soon as next week. The company plans to embark on a new process to stop the gusher that involves “injecting a large amount of heavy ‘mud...[Read on] |
Courtney Love's 'Behind The Music' A Must See
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Watch out America, she’s clean and sober! Regardless of how you feel about the never-ending train wreck that is Courtney Love, I promise her Behind The Mus...[Read on] |
A clean car is a cool car!
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Cleaning a car is a piece of cake,
right? Certainly, if you follow the
procedures suggested by the Car Care
Council.
While it's the most basic procedure
in car care, it does deserve some thought.
The fi...[Read on] |
Volleyball star Kerri Walsh becomes a mom
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Olympic gold medals are cool. But two-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Kerri Walsh just got the biggest prize of all: She became a mom.
Walsh, 30, and her husband, AVP pro-volley ball player Casey Jennings, 33, welcomed son Joseph Michael Jenn...[Read on] |
Oil Spill's Harm to Pregnant Women Unknown
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(WOMENSENEWS)--Ashley Hoffman is pregnant, lives in Alabama and loves visiting the beach.
But this summer the hundreds of millions of gallons of crude oil that have spewed into the Gulf of Mexico from the explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig on Ap...[Read on] |
Paris Hilton Adopts 20 Rabbits, Media Deems This Newsworthy
| • So that whole Joaquin Phoenix breakdown was a hoax! I’m Still Here director Casey Affleck comes clean. [New York Times] • Paris Hilton adopted 20 rabbits after finding out they were destined to be snake food. [The Daily Mail] • Magician David Bl...[Read on] |
The Young & the Pregnant: Updates All Around
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Hey Chicks! Long time no see! It’s been a crazy couple of weeks starting with (cue Funeral March) the Week of Finals which I miraculously survived. I hope all of you college Chicks out there finished up your year without too many crams sessions or sleep...[Read on] |
Is the BP Oil Spill Really Obama’s Katrina?
| More than a month after the explosion of drilling rig Deepwater Horizon killed 11 crew members and began to gush thousands of barrels of oil a day into the Gulf of Mexico, a debate rages over whether the BP oil spill might be “Obama’s Katrina.” Even...[Read on] |
The hot new color for beauty? Green.
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Everyday women have to make choices regarding their appearance.
What jeans will make your legs look two feet longer? What shirt will hide that extra five pounds? What shoes will hurt your feet less? What kinds of beauty products should you use ...[Read on] |
Margaret Hamburg to Head FDA
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Former NYC health commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg will reportedly take over the FDAObama Administration | Today 2:40 pm
The Obama administration won’t comment, but news reports claim that Margaret A. Hamburg has been picked to head the Food and D...[Read on] |
Harnessing the Summer Sun: Chevy Volt Owners Look to the Sky for Clean Energy
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Well, as we wrap up National Tire Safety Week, my thoughts are about finding some time this weekend to soak up some well-deserved summer sun, and I'd imagine I'm not alone in the Ask Patty Nation. So it seems only fitting that today I'm sharing with yo...[Read on] |
Recycling vs DeCluttering
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If you’ve just done a big spring cleaning or you are about to, you’re probably thinking about (or kicking yourself for) how much clutter has built up since your last major clean. What is all this stuff and how does it get into your home? Are you hang...[Read on] |
Review of Unmatched: Martina and Chris
| Here is an excellent review of Unmatched, an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary about the friendship and tennis rivalry between Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. I don’t know if ESPN will be airing this again, but it is worth checking your local listings if ...[Read on] |
Bad-ass high school students get misogynist songs banned from prom
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Love this.
Twenty songs that refer to women as "hos" and other derogatory names won't be played at the Arcadia High prom Saturday night.
That's because senior Madeline Conrique and fellow members of the Women's Health and Issues Club brokered a deal wit...[Read on] |
Bad-ass high school students get misogynist songs banned from prom
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Love this.
Twenty songs that refer to women as "hos" and other derogatory names won't be played at the Arcadia High prom Saturday night.
That's because senior Madeline Conrique and fellow members of the Women's Health and Issues Club brokered a deal wit...[Read on] |
Silver Surfer: 72 year old Kitty Pechet wins ESA Open Women title
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Seventy-two-year-old Grand Legend Kitty Pechet didn’t let the 32 degree water temperature and 28 degree air temperature stop her from winning the Open Women’s title at the 2009 England Mid-Winter Regionals....[Read on] |
How Carefully Do You Read Those "No Parking" Signs?
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I got the idea for this story after I saw this funny photo blog at LAist in which South Bay photographer and Flickr user jakerome documents the fun of parking in Hermosa Beach (a beach community in the Los Angeles area): "No overnight parking. Except...[Read on] |
Moms, daughters play ball for cancer research
| Pink will be plentiful at this week’s third annual Susan G. Komen Girls Flag Football Tournament.
The three-day event, which includes two days of competition and a Bigger and Better Family Fun Night, is a fund-raiser for Susan G. Komen For the Cure.
Mor...[Read on] |
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Michelle Rodriguez
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While Fast and Furious may have made $72 million at the box office this weekend, Michelle Rodriguez who has a “reputation”cough cough for being difficult comes clean to Latina.com about what it’s like for strong women in Hollywood.
“Anytime you...[Read on] |
Headlights: The Eyes of Your Automobile
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Are your headlights aimed correctly?
According to the National Safety Council, the number of traffic deaths is three times greater at night than during the day. Since ninety percent of a driver's reaction depends on visibility, it is extremely important ...[Read on] |
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