The Weekly Newspaper of Manhattan Beach Herald Publications - El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 Vol. 10, No. 4 April 7, 2016 Inside This Issue Certified and Licensed Professionals...................4 Classifieds............................5 Pets.................................... 8-9 Real Estate....................... 6-7 Sports....................................4 Weekend Forecast Little League Tournament Goes Global Little League World Champions Played in Tournament at Beach City Baseball Academy Cleaner Jet Fuel Debuts at LAX See Jet Fuel, page 2 Friday, April 8 Showers 66˚/56˚ Saturday, April 9 P.M. Showers 65˚/54˚ Sunday, April 10 A.M. Showers 64˚/54˚ By Rob McCarthy United Airlines flights at Los Angeles International have started using a low-carbon jet fuel made from renewable waste, giving new meaning to “when pigs fly.” United Airlines made U.S. commercial aviation history on March 11 when San Francisco-bound flights from LAX began using a low-carbon fuel made from a refining process that uses farm waste and non-edible oil in the blend. The biofuel is a 70-30 mixture, with the higher amount being ordinary jet fuel and the remainder the organic material, according to an airline spokesman. United has taken the lead on the issue of greenhouse gas emissions from jetliners by voluntarily switching to biofuels on a limited number of daily flights, all originating from LAX. The federal government eventually will force the U.S. airline industry to curb jet-engine emissions, which are believed to be a contributor to climate change. Federal regulations on carriers are believed to be years away. “We are committed to operating an environmentally sustainable and responsible airline,” spokesman Charles Pannuzio told the Herald. “The advancement of biofuels is not only good for our environment, but it provides us with the opportunity to hedge against oil volatility and helps the communities we serve.” At least three domestic carriers - United, Alaska Airlines and Southwest - have shown interest in converting jet-fuel supplies to include biofuels. United was the first to demonstrate a commercial jet flying on biofuel back in 2009, and then in 2011 it flew one of its planes using a fuel partially derived from algae. Three weeks ago, United began fueling up to 14 West Coast flights per day with biofuel, made and delivered to LAX from a Paramount refinery operated by AltAir Fuel. The Federal Aviation Administration has approved jet biofuel and considers it safe. The fuel for United passenger planes meets the same performance standard as traditional jet fuel, ASTM Standard D-1655. The AltAir biofuel is chemically similar, but instead of The Kitasuna team, that plays in this weekend’s tournament, poses with the Beach City Academy banner before coming to El Segundo. See World Champions, page 2 By Gregg McMullin Beach City Baseball Academy of Los Angeles sponsored a very special event this month, which started Friday April 1st through Sunday April 3rd and took place in Manhattan Beach at Marine Field and at Brett Field as well as the softball field at Rec Park. Beach City Baseball Academy brought back the 2015 Little League World Series championship team from Japan to play in its annual International 12U baseball tournament. Twelve local teams participated together with the German National team and the Kitasuna Little League World Champions. Both the Kitasuna team and the German National teams, will have a weeklong visit that will include a trip to a Dodger game today. During their weeklong stay twentyfour kids from Japan and twelve kids from Germany stayed in local homes and took a trip to Disneyland as well as surfing lessons at a nearby beach. Players from these far away countries got a taste of American culture while their host families got to experience the brilliance of entertaining a child from another country and creating a lasting bond. Both teams spent quality time at Beach City Academy enjoying the generosity of the facility and its staff with an overnight party and breakfast before returning to their homeland. Kitasuna is a championship Little League Academy that has enjoyed international success. Besides winning the 2015 Little League World Series they have played in the Little League World Series a total of five times and have three World Championships. The team that is coming will consist of Kanta Osada, Hironori Osaka, Mizuki Uchida, Seongrae Kim, Hayato Yumisashi, Aoi Takahashi, Kento Takeda, Masaya Baba, Yoon Choe, Ginji Nakatani, Fukutaro Kiyomiya, Keita Nagami, Ryota Yamaguchi, Yamamoto Ueshima, Asuka Ono, Tsubasa Mochizuki, Taiyo Kuwana, Kanau Sudo, Yuta Kamiya, Kohei Matsuda, Tokito Imano and Irainori Yamaguchi. Two members, Kengo Tomita and his brother Shingo, from last year’s championship team will accompany this year’s team. The Kengo twins were responsible for hitting mammoth homeruns in the World Series final against Pennsylvania. If you watched the Little League World Series championship game last summer you may have noticed Yoichi Kubo, the GM for the Tokyo Kitasuna Little League, wearing a Beach City Baseball Academy cap. Kubo is the legendary coach in Japan who has helped guide the Kitasuna teams to their successes over the years. Coach Kubo honored Beach City Baseball Academy by wearing their cap during the final game of the Little League World Series. Team Germany trains at the Deutsche Baseball Akademie in Paderborn, Germany, which serves the entire nation. The academy scouts, develops and coaches kids from Germany to play baseball. The academy’s highly specialized, world-class training prepares students for play in the European Baseball Championships, the Baseball World Cup and a variety of other high-level tournaments in Europe and around the world. U.S. Major League Baseball players who are former Deutsche Baseball Akademie graduates include Donald Lutz (Reds) and Max Kepler (Twins). Team Germany, which was sponsored by the Nixdorf family, included Anton Maximilian de Angelis, Joshua Harrison, Rex Helmig, Lou Helmig, Luca Horger, Ron Hungreder. Tim-Luca Lindemann, Michel Kalle, Paul Schmitz, Moritz van Berger, Yannic Walther and Jacob Boldt. The Nixdorf family is the same family that founded the West German computer company founded by their father Heinz Nixdorf in the early 1950s. It became the fourth largest computer company in Europe, and a worldwide specialist in banking and point-of-sale systems. This is the fifth year that Beach City
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