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out as a tweet on your Twitter page? legal immigrants. love to see running back Darren McFadden others. As I like to say, “It’s early.” And as Duvall quickly resigned, but then came Well, according to the website factcheck.org rack up some big numbers, score a few I also like to say, when the last French fry out with his own version of his dicey July (not fatchick.org), “the House bill expressly touchdowns each week. Cuz he happens to is scarfed down, “I believe they can make 8 remarks. On his website, the disgraced forbids giving subsidies to those who are be on my fantasy team. Which needs a lot us all some more...” Brilliant, eh? • Assemblyman posted, “I want to make it in the country illegally.” Not vouching for of help. Tanked last week, but so did a few clear that my decision to resign is in no way the veracity of the fact check website, just Basics from page 8 an admission that I had an affair, or affairs. passing along the info, by the by. If it is on My offense was engaging in inappropriate the Internet, it must be true, right? storytelling, and I regret my language, and Wilson quickly apologized for his stupid investments like stocks and bonds; otherwise, be eating into whatever profits you might choice of words.” outburst, but didn’t escape the wrath of it’s hard to stay ahead of inflation. make. For tips on managing credit cards So now the guy is claiming that he made Arizona Senator John McCain, who labeled Keep in mind that no matter how much and debt, visit Practical Money Skills for up the stories--that he didn’t fool around the rant as “totally disrespectful—there is not interest your investments earn, if you carry Life’s Credit and Debt site (www.practical- with a lady who the press seems to think place for it in that setting or any other, and forward credit card or loan balances (aside moneyskills.com/credit). • was/is a lobbyist for Sempra Energy. And he should apologize immediately.” Good for from tax-deductible mortgage interest), you’ll that said fooling around, although it never Mr. McCain. Do you think he has decided happened, didn’t influence any of Duvall’s that he was better off losing the election Steelers from page 6 votes on energy issues involving Sempra. last November? Sure. I’ll buy that. Guy was just trying Finally, are you hankering for some Sarah (6-10): Canned coach he would make his KC debut. to impress a fellow legislator with his con- Palin news? Think Mr. McCain is? The ex- after a dismal 2-14 campaign Oakland Raiders (4-12): Here’s hoping quests. Like some of you guys would have Alaska Guv had an op-ed piece published in ‘08. Brought in Arizona O-coordinator that running back Darren McFadden racks done in high school. Did you ladies also do in the esteemed Wall Street Journal the day Todd Haley to run the show, and Haley up 2,000 all purpose yards this season and the bragging thing? Sometimes I think that before Mr. Obama’s healthcare speech. Wrote reached out to New England, acquiring the sparks my fantasy league team to the top the movie Dumb and Dumber should have Palin: “In an interview with the New York Pats’ backup QB . Haley has of the standings. Other than that, not much been recast, with the protagonists being our Times in April...” Blah, blah, blah… already shown some preseason jitters, firing to look forward to up north other than QB elected officials toiling in Sacramento and The gist of the piece quoted was that the O-coordinator before the games JaMarcus Russell heaving the ball inconsis- Washington, D.C. Obama administration favors some type of start to count. Cassel suffered a knee sprain tently downfield. And cashing a way-too-big But back to the healthcare deal, which “death panels” that will decide who will live in the preseason, and it wasn’t clear when paycheck... • the President claims will cost $900 billion and who will die. Scary stuff, if true. “The over 10 years. fact remains that the Democrats’ proposal Tensions ran high during the address would still empower unelected bureaucrats to Skaters from page 18 to Congress, with Republican Rep. Louie make decisions affecting life or death health Gohmert holding up a placard asking “What care matters,” she opined. ing teams from the South Bay recently was Fusion Youth Formation. This talented Bill? What Plan?” And Rep. Joe Wilson Ain’t the gospel, just the ruminations of won championships in San Jose, California. group of girls was coached by Tiffany Shih of South Carolina, either overcome with Ms. Palin. But it had been a month or so Divided into three divisions including the and Saori Minami. This was this team’s first emotion, or acting out a well-scripted rant, since I gratuitously referenced her in the PP, Tot, Youth and Jr. Youth, the Fusion Youth, year competing and it made the most of it. blurted out, “You lie!” as Mr. Obama noted and I need to keep her myriad supporters Fusion Youth Formation and Fusion Junior Team members included Kerry Ann Haggerty, that his healthcare plan would not cover il- and detractors happy, right? • Youth Formation all won gold medals at the Lea Megan Hood, Natasha Sciupac, Megan 2009 ISI (Ice Skating Institute) Recreational Raventos, Mackie Lauzon, Debbie Lee, World Championships. Melat Genene Lulseged, Carmen Michlovich, Cups from front page Fusion Youth competes at the highest Danielle Sarraf and Natasha Anders. level of the three teams and successfully Fusion Junior Youth Formation is the Costa Chorale in December. A representative churches. He is now marketing and public defended its gold medal championship from youngest of the three teams and like the from Clothes the Deal will appear in January, relations director for John Elway Toyota, a 2008. The team, which was organized by Fusion Youth Formation team, it was its first LAX historian Ethel Pattison in February, community activist helping at-risk youth, and coach Jenny Rose Hendrickson in 2006, has year competing. an Irish dance troop in March, and Annie an adventure enthusiast who is happy fight- blossomed into one of the top synchronized Coached by Danielle Ugarte and Barbara from Annie’s Garden in April. A final party ing off monkeys in the Panamanian jungle teams around. This year’s team consisted of Blada, the Fusion Junior Youth Formation in December will celebrate the culmination or grabbing the tail of a shark while scuba girls between the ages 9 to 13 and included team consisting of Rebecca Zeitzew, Sarah of the Neptunian’s 100th anniversary year, diving. Wise claims that to lead a balanced Ann-Marie Franko, Jenny Sanchez, Victoria Zeitzew, Desiree Sarraf, Monica Bullwinkle, the first social philanthropic group in Man- life, we need to incorporate four sources of Flores, Olivia Massey, Cally Kilcollins, An- Hannah McDonald, Martina Povolo, Allison hattan Beach. energy: Physical, emotional, relational and nika Maruya, Anna Marotzke, Andi Rados, Bythe, Aileen Haggerty, Katie Champion, In addition to several college scholarships spiritual. For the Neptunians, he chose to Kamryn Coffey, Jenelle DeMedio, Carolyn Amanda Galley and Shannon Kawalee is for Mira Costa seniors, Neptunians donate focus on relational energy. Relational en- Chang, Hannah Romero, Cami Sloway, Mia another team to watch in the future. each year to the Roundhouse Aquarium, Sea ergy is shown in three ways: How we treat Yarbrough, Kajsa Kellberg, Lauren Perez, All three teams call the Toyota Sports Lab, Manhattan Beach Library, El Camino people, how we understand people, and how Lydia Lau, Chloe Shi, Shae Cole-Weiser, Center in El Segundo home and are already Book Fund, Botanical Gardens, Beach Clean- we bless people. Valentina Povolo and Lauren Tong. working together for another successful year Up, Heal the Bay, South Bay Light Opera, “Life,” he says, “is full of disappointments The second of the three Fusion teams in 2010. • and Star Home for Developmentally Dis- and sour people. Sometimes we just have to abled. To support this funding, Neptunians laugh at ourselves.” He adds, “The key is to Cleanup from page 5 raise money through the Hometown Fair, realize that a difficult person may be going the Downtown Business Association Open through a tough time. ter, so it’s not surprising we have the largest line are very dangerous items, but although House, Pier Lighting and Fireworks cookie But we do not have to let that sour person participation in the United States from the it might not be in the top five in California, sales, Holiday Gift Wrap at the Manhattan determine our attitude or sour ourselves.” State of California.” it’s incredibly harmful to ocean ecosystems Mall, “An Evening of Flowers and Song” He advises that we “find ways to make Aside from its size and scope, what makes and wildlife.” at Annie’s Garden Center, Spring Fashion others happy. Coastal Cleanup Day unique from many Although Los Angeles County operates Show and, new this year, a golf tournament, That will determine our legacy.” To that beach cleanup events is the implementation tractors that comb the sand, Lloyd said they garden tour, and the presentation of Cups. end, with lots of jokes and stories, he left of standardized data cards created by the are mainly to clear seaweed and large debris, September guest speaker Al Wise acknowl- everyone that day laughing and happy. Ocean Conservancy. Every volunteer will missing smaller items that are easily ingested edged that the Neptunians were already For more information on the Neptunians list the types of trash collected, which will by wildlife like fish and birds. “The biggest on the right path toward his philosophy or to attend a meeting, call Grettel Fournell be entered into a database and analyzed. problem we have with marine debris pollution that “true happiness involves making other at 310-545-8589. The Conservancy publishes the data once a is plastics, and the reason is plastics never people happy.” Wise holds a master’s degree Karen Russo can be reached at kkruso@ year, giving a breakdown of the trash going go away, even though people think they are in divinity and served as pastor for several aol.com • into the ocean on a state by state, county by biodegradable,” Lloyd said. “They break into county breakdown. “The Ocean Conservancy small pieces, even microscopic pieces…and uses the data for ocean pollution research and cause all kinds of problems.” basically for policy development—plastic bag Aside from cleaning trash from the beach bans, bans on smoking at the beach,” Lloyd and gathering data, Lloyd said the event is a said. “And there are [other] policy laws that great way to spread information about keep- have been passed because of this data.” ing the ocean and waterways clean. Using data from last year’s cleanup day, “Even if people don’t participate, they Sherman found Californians collected nearly see people on the beach with a bag and a million pieces of waste, the three largest they become more aware of the problem,” categories being 340,221 cigarette butts, Lloyd said. followed by food wrappers and containers, Sherman thinks ocean pollution might be and caps and lids. She pointed to the greater the second largest threat to earth’s oceans, awareness in California about plastic bags aside from over-fishing, which is why she to explain why they rank fourth on the list thinks Coastal Cleanup Day is so important. compared to the rest of the world where “The point is we don’t want to be picking plastic bags come in second. up cigarette butts and plastic bags for the “Anytime there’s a focus on any particular next 20 years--we want to end the problem,” item you hopefully see a result, but our goal Sherman said. “…The good news is this is is to end marine debris,” Sherman said. “For entirely preventable; trash does not fall from instance, abandoned fishing gear and fishing the sky. It falls from our hands.” •