The Apprentice is Coming to Los Angeles
 DONALD J. TRUMP Executive Producer/Host
Donald J. Trump is the very definition of the American success story, continually setting the standards of excellence while expanding his interests in real estate, gaming, sports and entertainment. He is a graduate of the Wharton School of Finance and started his business career in an office he shared with his father. In New York City, the Trump signature is synonymous with the most prestigious of addresses, among them the world-renowned Fifth Avenue skyscraper, Trump Tower, the Trump International Hotel & Tower, voted the best U.S. Hotel by Conde Nast Traveler, Trump World Tower at the United Nations Plaza, 40 Wall Street, and Trump Park Avenue. Besides New York, he is involved in developing properties across the nation, with projects in Chicago, Las Vegas, Miami, New Orleans, Honolulu, Jersey City, Los Angeles, and Palm Beach. Mr. Trump’s portfolio also includes four award-winning golf courses in New York, New Jersey, Florida and California, and the historic Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. His first project in Dubai was announced in 2005, to be called The Palm Trump International Hotel & Tower, and a new golf course in Scotland is currently in development. Trump Island Villas and golf course on Canouan Island, the Trump Ocean Club in Panama, and developments in Seoul, Korea; Sao Paulo, Brazil; and Toronto, Canada round out his portfolio of international holdings. In a departure from his real estate acquisitions, Mr. Trump and the NBC Television Network are partners in the ownership and broadcast rights for the three largest beauty competitions in the world: the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA Pageants. He is also the star and executive producer of the hit television series, "The Apprentice," which has received national and worldwide attention. In the summer of 2004, his radio program on Clear Channel made its debut and broke all syndication records. Mr. Trump has authored seven books, all of which have become bestsellers. Trump Magazine was launched in 2004, Trump University Online in 2005, and the Donald J. Trump licensing program currently includes men’s suits, dress shirts, neckwear, cuff links, watches, eyewear and fragrance. In 2006, GoTrump.com, an online travel agency, made its debut, as did Trump Productions in Los Angeles. In August of 2006, Mr. Trump was voted by Business Week magazine as "the world’s most competitive businessperson."
 IVANKA M. TRUMP
Vice President, Development and Acquisitions
Ivanka M. Trump joined The Trump Organization in 2005 as a member of the development team. Ms. Trump actively participates in all aspects of real estate development from deal evaluation, analysis and pre-development planning to construction, marketing, operations, sales and leasing. She has expanded the Trump Organization’s interests internationally, bringing the highly acclaimed Trump International Hotel & Tower brand to the global market. Current projects include the Trump International Hotel & Tower on the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, which will be the flagship building of the island, and the Trump Ocean Club in Panama City, Panama, as well as other locations throughout Europe, South America and Asia. Ms. Trump has also worked extensively on the new Trump International Hotel & Towers going up in Chicago and Las Vegas. Prior to joining The Trump Organization, she was a project manager in the retail development division of Forest City Ratner Companies. Ms. Trump received her bachelor’s degree in real estate from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating magna cum laude.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2007, 4:38 PM ET
Saban leaves Dolphins for Alabama jobSportsTicker National Football League-
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Nick Saban spent the last few weeks denying he would leave the Miami Dolphins to take over at Alabama. Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga found out on Wednesday that was a lie. Alabama succeeded in its quest to lure Saban away from the NFL with a lucrative multi-year deal. Terms were not disclosed, but the school reportedly signed Saban an eight-year deal worth $32 million. Saban did not address the media on Wednesday. Less than two weeks ago, Saban told reporters that he "was not going to Alabama." However, Huizenga confirmed Wednesday morning that the coach indeed was headed to Alabama. "It is what it is," Huizenga said. "I met with Nick at his home this morning. There were a lot of reasons why decisions get made in life. I don't think it was about the money for him and his wife." Saban had three years left on his five-year, $22.5 million contract with the Dolphins. Along with serving as coach, Saban also had final say on personnel decisions. But Miami failed to make the playoffs in two seasons under Saban, who compiled a 15-17 record in the NFL. After closing Saban's first year with a six-game winning streak to finish 9-7, the Dolphins slipped to 6-10 this past season. "I thought Nick could have won here," Huizenga said. "But we have to go from here and get back to being a winning team sooner rather than later." Miami has not made the playoffs since 2001. While the Dolphins begin a coaching search, Alabama is basking in the glory of landing a coach that won a national championship at Louisiana State in 2003. Saban will be introduced at a news conference on Thursday morning. "When I set out on this search, I noted that I was seeking a coach who had a proven record of championship success and achievement," Alabama athletic director Mal Moore said. "Coach Saban brings that proven record of accomplishment and leadership to our program. "The hiring of coach Saban signifies a new era of Crimson Tide football." The hiring of Saban also wipes off the sting the Crimson Tide felt when West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez turned them down last month. After firing coach Mike Shula in late November, Alabama contacted Saban's agent Jimmy Sexton to gauge the coach's interest in the job. The Crimson Tide then started to court Rodriguez, who decided to stay with the Mountaineers. Alabama eventually steered back to Saban and its persistence paid off. "I'm very excited," Alabama quarterback John Parker Wilson said. "All the guys are very glad to have coach Saban coming to Alabama. He has won a lot of football games and he won the national championship at LSU. That makes it even more exciting for us." Saban compiled a 48-16 record at LSU from 2000-04 before Huizenga lured him to the NFL. From 1995-99, Saban was 34-24-1 at Michigan State and went 9-2 at Toledo in 1990. Alabama is coming off a 6-7 campaign after losing to Oklahoma State in the Independence Bowl The previous season, the Crimson Tide went 10-2 under Shula and won the Cotton Bowl. But after starting 6-3 in 2006, Alabama lost its last three games under Shula and then fell to Oklahoma State in the Independence Bowl with Joe Kines serving as interim coach. Saban becomes Alabama's fourth coach since 2000. Shula took over at Alabama in 2003 after Mike Price was fired for an incident at a Pensacola, Florida strip club. Price had taken over for Dennis Franchione, who left after two seasons in Tuscaloosa to take the job at Texas A&M.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British people rank bottom in energy efficiency versus France, Germany, Italy and Spain, according to a count of average energy wasting actions per week by a UK research group, the Energy Saving Trust, on Monday. Climate change looms ever bigger in the public eye as scientists detail ever stronger evidence of rising temperatures and its effects such as Arctic ice melt. But But it seems the general public are struggling to change everyday habits, the independent group found from a survey of 5,000 Europeans. "The UK is at the bottom of the energy efficiency league compared to (the) other European countries," said Philip Sellwood, chief executive. The wasteful habit the British found it hardest to kick was leaving appliances on standby -- which applied to 71 percent of respondents. Other guilty secrets included boiling more water than needed, leaving electrical chargers plugged in, forgetting to turn lights off and using the car for short journeys. According to the research, Britain was worst out of the five countries at an average 32 energy wasting actions per week, more than double most efficient Germany, at just 14.
USA News Weekly Trivia Bullets
A chameleon’s tongue is twice the length of its body Pierce Bronsnan started his career at the circus as a fire eater
The average person walks the equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime
The earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
A person swallows approximately 295 times while eating dinner Someone on Earth reports seeing a UFO every three minutes
You are more likely to get attacked by a cow than a shark
A blue whale’s aorta ( the main blood vessel) is large enough for a human to crawl Through.What is….
“Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you’re scared to death” Harold Wilson
“ Courage is fear that has said its prayers.”….Dorothy Bernard
“Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared.”… Eddie Rickenbacker
Take Note:
“Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who ever tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it”.. Oprah Winfrey
Smiling uses 17 facial muscles, improves your immune system and reduces the amount of stress hormones released into your body. On top of that, people will always relate quicker to a person who is smiling than one who is not!
I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.”…. Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943Who invented the Safety Pin
In 1849 engineer Walter Hunt was trying to figure out a way he would be able to afford to pay of his £15 debt. Whilst pondering this problem hw was twisting a piece of wire, when suddenly he realised he had just invested the first safety pin.! He had his new invention patented on 10th April 1849 but decided it wasn’t a very good invention so sold his patent soon after for £400. Throughout his life Hunt also invented numerous everyday items including a knife sharpener and ice ploughs, however apart from the safety pin, Hunt’s most notable invention was in 1834 qhwn he invented the first ever eye pointed needle sewing machine. Hunt abandoned this invention though as he believed it would result in unemployment, which led to Elias Howe patenting a reinvented version of the machine in 1846.Trivia
1. Do identical twins have the same finger print? 2. One year is a dogs life is equal to how many human years? 3. Do Strawberries or Oranges contain more Vitamin C? 4. How many years did it take to build the Taj Mahal? 5. What is Barbie’s full name? 6. How many bones are there in the human head?
What they have to say:
C.S. Lewis. “Aim at heaven and you will get Earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get nothing.” Goldie Horn: “I have witnessed the softening of the hardest of hearts by a simple smile.”
William Blake: “Truth that’s told with bad intent, beats all the lies you can invent.”
Mark Twain: “Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.” Vlade Divac: “We all get heavier as we get older because there’s a lot more information in our heads.”
Brad Pitt: “Being married means I can break wind and eat ice cream in bed.”Happy Birthday:
2nd October: Graham Greene and Sting 3rd October: Gwen Stefani and Tommy Lee 4th October: Louis X and Alicia Silverstone 5th October: Bob Geldof and Kate Winslet 6th October: George Westinghouse 7th October: Simon Cowell and Rachael McAdams 8th October: Chevy Chase and Sigourney Weaver
Feeling Seedy?
Scientists from the Millenium Seed Bank have managed to successfully resurrect three 200 year old seeds found in a Dutch merchants notebooks in the National Archives. The seeds were originally brought to Britain in the time of George III from South Africa. “They had been kept under poor conditions.” Said Matt Daws, a seed ecologist with the Millennium Seed Bank. “They’d been in a ship for a year, certainly for months, coming back from the Cape, then they’d been kept in the Tower of London for a number of years; only in the last 10 years have they been in controlled conditions. So I didn’t expect any of them to germinate,” he told the BBC News website, “ and the three that did really are tough seeds.” Recently scientists in the US successfully germinated lotus seeds which had been carbon-dated as 500 years old, and an Israeli Team claims to have been successful in growing a date palm from a 2,000 year old seed.Tough Times
A homeless man in Florada jumped from a 50ft bridge into a river after a $20 bank note blew out of his hand. “Mark Giorgio, 47, of Palmetto, leapt into the mile-wide Manatee River and swan 100 yards to reclaim his money, reports the Herald Tribune. He was fished from the river and taken to shore by a passing Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission boat. “I got my money back, hell yeah.” A soaking wet Giorgio said as paramedics checked his pulse. : Twenty bucks is a lot of money when you’re broke.” Giorgio said he lost the bill – worth about 10 pounds and.50 pence while counting as he walked across the bridge. He suffered a couple of cuts and refused medical treatment after his jump. Zidane Cinemas: www.curzoncinemas.com
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