NOVEMBER 21 2007 UPDATE
COMMITMENTS
Shana Westover, Tulsa Elite Gold, has committed to Chattanooga State, which is ranked #4 in NJCAA Division 1
Pacific Coast Predators 18U Gold: 1B / OF Carley Rudloff has committed to Sacred Heart University
Clare Wamsley, Jacksonville Players, First Coast Fire, and North Florida Elite, signed NLI to play for Valdosta State
NEW JERSEY BREAKERS GOLD 2008 SIGNINGS
1. GIANNINA CIPOLLONI INF/OF UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
2. ALEXIS NOWELL INF/OF UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
3. NIKI COGNIGNI INF/OF UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
4. LINDSEY CURRAN OF/INF RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
5. KIRBY WRIGHT C/INF UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
6. KATIE CALVERT C/INF DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY
7. EMILY ROTOLO C/OF GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
8. KATIE WATTS INF/ CORNELL UNIVERSITY
9. KATIE WARRINGTON P/ 2009 VERBAL'S TO LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
The Miami Stingrays 18-U team, coached by Gator Rebhan, is pleased to announce the following players recently committed:
1)Lauren Guzman, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, 2008 - SS - Auburn University
2)Kelly Saco, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, 2008 - 1B - Syracuse University
3)Olivia Alvarez Gulliver Preparatory High School 2008 2B/3B - University of Central Florida
Olivia made her verbal commitment while playing for Davie Power
George Washington University softball coach Kim Staehle has announced that four high school seniors have signed National Letter-of-Intents to play softball for the Colonials in 2008-09. Among the signees are Kristina Mackiewicz (Arroyo Grande, CA), Jordyn O’Donnell (Irving, TX), Jillian Stanley (Mission Viejo, CA) and Lauren Wilson (Arlington, VA).
November 20, 2007
NEW YORK — At a locked-down news conference in Manhattan last month, the cast for "Celebrity Apprentice" was introduced to members of the press. Everyone was sworn to secrecy.
Now the secret can be told, says NBC, which made public Monday the names of the cast members.
Not that they needed any
introduction. Not all of them, anyway.
Not Omarosa, remembered for making everybody mad as a contestant on the first
"Apprentice" season in 2004.
Why did Omarosa agree to come back?
"I did it for redemption," she told reporters.
Vincent Pastore (aka "Big Pussy" from "The Sopranos") was also instantly
recognizable.
So was Stephen Baldwin, who explained his participation by noting he already had
"done a bunch of reality ... I thought it would be fun to play the game."
Likewise Gene Simmons of Kiss, star of his own reality series and unabashed
self-marketer.
"I'm in the Gene Simmons business," he said, so doing "The Apprentice" can only
help promote his many other ventures. "Everything helps everything."
But others on hand did need a bit of introduction.
Like Nely Galan, former entertainment president of the Telemundo network and
executive producer (and "life coach") of "The Swan," an extreme makeover program
that aired on Fox a few years back.
Or the vaguely familiar-looking woman introduced as Marilu Henner, best-known
from the sitcom "Taxi" a quarter-century ago.
The 14 celebrities won't be vying for a job with Donald Trump, as in the
previous six "Apprentice" seasons, but instead will compete in business-oriented
tasks around New York City to raise money for their favorite charities. The
official "Celebrity Apprentice" will win a $250,000 bonus to donate.
Tasks will be judged in the boardroom by executive producer-host Trump and his
advisers, including, once again, his children/colleagues Ivanka and Donald Trump
Jr.
As they met with the press in mid-October, the gathered rivals were set to face
their first challenge the next day, when taping began. The show debuts Jan. 3.
Cast members for this rejiggered "Apprentice" — which in the past relied on
scrappy, ambitious star-wannabes — were selected from a field of some 125
celebrity applicants, Trump told reporters.
"They were all begging to be on the show," he said. "The hardest thing was
breaking it down to these 14."
One deciding factor: Each of the chosen has had experience in business, Trump
said. "These people have all done something very dramatic with money."
Can they do it again, with cameras watching every move?
Actress-model Carol Alt acknowledged some initial nervousness.
"They're going to follow us in real time and that's scary, of course," she said.
"I think with most all of us, we want control of our image — it's part of the
work that we do."
Galan echoed Alt's trepidation.
"I've produced reality shows," Galan said. "To be on the other side is a little
creepy. It's my karmic boomerang."
Other cast members include country music star Trace Adkins, Olympic gymnastics
gold medalist Nadia Comaneci, Playboy Playmate of the Year Tiffany Fallon,
Olympic softball gold medalist Jennie Finch, heavyweight boxing champ Lennox
Lewis, "America's Got Talent" judge Piers Morgan and Ultimate Fighting Champion
Tito Ortiz.
November 21, 2007 by MissionViejoDispatch.com
Last night the Community Services Commission conducted its second and final public workshop regarding the idea of a dog park. About 60 residents attended, with 26 public comments addressed to the Commission. The majority of speakers seemed to favor a dog park, but the Commission heard that a dog park shouldn’t be placed near residences, schools, or sports parks.
Two locations suggested to the Commission previously by an ad hoc study group were adjacent to Alicia Park and Oso Viejo Park. Both locations are near residences. Alicia Park is primarily a sports park with softball fields. Alicia residents and softball participants told the Commission parking was already a problem in the area around Alicia Park, so any expansion should be for additional parking rather than a dog park. There have been past concerns from park users because vehicle overflow from the nearby Islamic Mosque was using the parking lot at Alicia Park.
Associates of the Mission Viejo Animal Shelter continue to oppose a site near their facility, even though it is not near residences, schools or public parks. They complain, for example, that animal control officers would be sidetracked breaking up dog fights at the dog park and that animals injured at the park would be brought to the shelter.
Mission Viejo has 52 parks and open spaces, a high number comprising a large total area when compared to cities with similar populations. Some residents have therefore questioned the need for a dog park - especially one costing a million dollars. They also point out the city is built-out, leaving no good place for a dog park.
If the Commission accepts criteria which would exlude sites near residences and sports fields, both locations advanced by the study group would seemingly be eliminated. No resolution or action was taken at the Workshop, however. The Commission will meet on January 15 to consider whether to make a recommendation to the City Council.
We re grateful to Gary Hennings for the foregoing clarification.
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