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Sports: Celebs and AVP Stars Volley for a Cause at the Jayo Invitational
A great event took place at Dockweiler Beach in El Segundo on Saturday, September 12, 2009. The seventh Annual Jayo Invitational Celebrity Pro-Am beach volleyball tournament (www.volleyforacause.org) helped to raise funds and awareness for three worthy charities. Read More »
Vehicles: 2010 Fords – Performance and Innovation
Being the lone American carmaker not in dire financial trouble should be a significant competitive advantage for Ford (www.ford.com). However, they still have to deliver attractive cars to a demanding public that can choose from a multitude of multinational options. The newest Ford models offer an attractive combination of styling, technology, safety, and fuel economy. I test drove some of their premium models and came away impressed. Read More »
Sports: The LA Tennis Open
“I went to the ATP tennis event and nobody showed up.” That could have been what people said upon leaving the disappointing LA Tennis Open Presented by Farmers Insurance Group at UCLA (www.LATennisOpen.com) in late July. No top 10 players. Sparse crowds. Player defaults. Not exactly the showcase hoped for by the Southern California Tennis Association (http://www.scta.usta.com) and the Association of Tennis Professionals (http://www.atpworldtour.com), the organizers of the event. However, there was good news amid the bad. The setting was beautiful, the weather was great, and it was a rare opportunity to see some local, and not so local, pros compete in southern California. Read More »
Vehicles: Mazda's "Zoom-Zoom" Lives On with a New Crop of Happy Cars
The people at Mazda must be a fun group to work with. They keep building cars that make driving an almost childlike experience. More than just transportation, the new Mazdas practically scream, “Take me for a ride, I want to go out and play!” I had the opportunity to test drive four of the new Mazda vehicles that will surely put a happy smile on the face of most drivers, not unlike their newly redesigned front ends, like on the grinning 2009 Mazda6 shown above. Read More »
Fitness: YogaWorks
In 2008, YogaWorks celebrated twenty years of helping women (and men as well) to tap into their inner beauty, with programs using yoga, Pilates, dance, meditation, and tai chi that create an overall internal and physical balance. Read More »
Vehicles: Luxury Sedans
Sliding into the cockpit of the new Jaguar 2009 XF sports sedan just feels like trouble. The trouble, that is, of being in a sleek high-performance cat that is very likely to get you in hot water with the police, as you cannot help but hit it as you find an open stretch of road. Read More »
