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1. Scott Turow Author Biographies September 15, 2009 Scott Turow was born on April 12, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois. After graduating from New Trier High School, he attended Amherst College where he graduated in 1970. He won a scholarship to attend Stanford College Writing Center where he graduated in 1975. He attended Harvard Law School from 1975 to 1978. Scott says that he knew he wanted to be a writer from the time he was 17 years old. He said he decided to write and practice law when he realized that he wasn’t going to support himself as a writer. During his first year at Harvard, he was commissioned to write a book about his experiences ... (read more) Author: Elizabeth Lindsey

2. Title 24 Services: 2008 Building Energy Efficiency Standards will be in effect as of August , 2009 July 27, 2009 The Energy Commission adopted the 2008 Standards on April 23, 2008, and the Building Standards Commission approved them for publication on September 11, 2008. The 2008 Residential Compliance Manual was adopted by the Commission on December 17, 2008, and the 2008 Non-residential Compliance Manual is scheduled for adoption in January 2009. These new Standards will be in effect as of AUGUST 1, 2009. The requirement for when the 2008 standards must be followed is dependent on when the application for the building permit is submitted. If the application for the building permit is submitted on... (read more) Author: greg hobbin

3. Noida Prperty in India July 16, 2009 Many people, perhaps, have forgotten or don't want to remember (witnessing the developments at Noida thanks to private initiatives) that the entire area did develop on account of government initiatives. Noida came into existence on 17 April 1976 owing to the sole initiatives of the then Union Government of India and especially because of Sanjay Gandhi (the infamous Gandhi scion) who did set it up as part of an urbanization thrust during the controversial Emergency period (1975-1977). The city is located in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh state and there is no doubt in it, New Ok... (read more) Author: vanky Raman

4. Feldman Law Center - California Foreclosures and the Godot of Government Programs June 30, 2009 Feldman Law Center - News by Feldman Law Center -- California foreclosures which were taken to sale at auction reached 17,871 in May, a 31.9 percent increase from April, according to a report Tuesday from ForeclosureRadar, a Discovery Bay-based company and online seller of California default data. The number could be much higher but lenders continue to voluntarily postpone the majority of foreclosure sales, the report says. Still, “Notices of Trustee” sales, which set the auction date and time, rose 42 percent from April, breaking a record set in July of 2008. The new record indicates... (read more) Author: Feldman Law Center

5. Housing market is getting better, or is it June 23, 2009 Is the housing market ready to rebound? Depending on which statistic you want to believe, it may be, or it might not be. Let’s look at some things. First, on June 16th, the Commerce Department came out with a statistic that said housing starts were up 17%, a reversal of fortunes that have dogged the industry for more than four years. They believe that lower prices and tax incentives are attracting buyers. But are lower prices and tax incentives attracting buyers? Home sales in both April and May were relatively flat, May even a little lower than April, while home prices were stil... (read more) Author: Paul Escobedo

6. Pink Concert 2009 June 18, 2009 Pink the pop-singer is performing in UK, during 17 Oct 2009 -13 Dec 2009. Pink wrote more than forty songs for her albums. Funhouse Tour (2009) is the tour name it’s her fourth tour Pink is promoting her fifth, latest studio album, Funhouse. Her other three tours are: I'm Not Dead (2006/07) Tour, Try This Tour (2004) and Party Tour (2002). Can't Take Me Home is the debut album of Pink, released in United States on April 4, 2000. Her other studio albums are, Misundaztood Album(2001) Try This Album(2003) I'm Not Dead Album(2006) and Funhouse Album(2008). Pink stated that "Glitter in the Air" was... (read more) Author: ALexa Keri

7. The REAL inventor of baseball June 11, 2009 On June 3rd 1953, Congress officially recognized Alexander Joy Cartwright, Jr. as the man who invented modern baseball. Born in New York City on April 17 1820, Alexander Cartwright's first job after leaving school at the age of 16 was as a clerk at a bank. Later on, he became a bookseller and a volunteer fireman. Alexander Cartwright founded the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club in 1842. The Knickerbocker's played a game called the town game. In 1845 he and a few others from his club started to draw up rules for a newer and better version of the game, to be known as base ball. The old b... (read more) Author: Nathan Park

8. Physical Therapists Hold the Answer When Supplements Do Not June 08, 2009 Despite widespread use, the supplement chondroitin does not appear to help a majority of individuals with hip and knee pain caused by osteoarthritis. According to the April 17, 2007 edition of Annals of Internal Medicine Stephan Reichenbach, MD and associates in Switzerland and Germany discovered that while previous meta-analyses described moderate to large benefits of chondroitin in patients with osteoarthritis, recent large-scale trials did not find evidence to support that theory. "Fortunately," according to Dr. Timothy Flynn from Regis University, Denver, and board member of th... (read more) Author: Landon Wisser

9. The 17 April Amendment- Canadian Citizenship Act May 22, 2009 Bill C-37 that passed on 17 April 2008 and finally came into effect on 17 April 2009 is a very interesting amendment to the Canadian Citizenship Act. This document gives Canadian citizenship to those who lost or never had it, due to outdated provisions in existing and former legislation. The government believes that this could restore citizenship of hundreds of thousands unsuspecting foreigners. The biggest part (over 240.000) is believed to be in America, and these are just people born from 1947 to 1977. This amendment not only automatically restores Canadian nationality to many people that w... (read more) Author: Kevn Smith

10. Free Realms goes from 0 to 1 Million in 17 days May 19, 2009 Source: Free Realms Online The long awaited arrival of SOE’s (Sony Online Entertainment) Free Realms seems to be worth the wait which launched April 29th 2009. Free Realms is described by Sony as “a free 3D virtual world where you can do whatever you want, whenever you want! In Free Realms, YOU RULE!” Amazingly within 17 days Free Realms has registered 1 million users which may also have even surprised SOE’s president John Smedley. “The excitement surrounding Free Realms, and the positive response the game has already received, is overwhelming,” SOE president John Smedley stated. Free ... (read more) Author: Free Realms Online

11. 5-Star Rated Bank, FNBPasco, Stays Grounded In Its Fast-Growth Community May 19, 2009 As the Board of Directors for FNBPasco strategize for continued growth to remain viable for its shareholders and community, they recently named its new interim President, Robert Sumner, to keep them firmly grounded in their county. April 17, 2009, Clearwater, FL – Pasco County has been reported as the 38th fastest growing county in the country with a 30.6% increase since the year 2000. Its hometown bank, FNBPasco (First National Bank of Pasco), has been known for its reputation of financial strength and stability, having been honored consecutively by BAUERFINANCIAL with a 5-Star Superio... (read more) Author: FNB Pasco

12. Maytas Infrastructure may divest some projects April 30, 2009 To raise funds to complete other assignments; board to formally approve corporate debt restructuring A two-day board meeting of Maytas Infrastructure’s six-member new board, which comprises four government-nominees, is likely to divest some projects nearing completion in a bid to raise funds to complete other assignments.The projects will be selected in consultation with a six-member project management committee that the board appointed on April 17 after the company proposed a corporate debt restructuring (CDR) exercise. The board meeting, which began today, is also expected to formally approv... (read more) Author: mahendra varma

13. Jumper 2.0 Tags the Enterprise April 30, 2009 Originally published in the Web 2.0 NewsApril 17, 2009 Jumper 2.0 Tags the Enterprise We live in an era of massively abundant data. The volumes of data continue to grow at an astounding rate, and there is no end in sight. Managing this deluge requires new ways of thinking. We have moved along an analogy progression from the folder, to the file cabinet, to the library, to — well, what is next? The deluge of data has simply overwhelmed the traditional data architecture and knowledge management approach. “Finding the right data in a huge stash of distributed and heterogeneous informa... (read more) Author: John Udell

14. Poop for Peace - Coming to StinksnThings.com! April 28, 2009 While it’s not always easy to find unity between those with differing religious beliefs, there are still a few commonalities that every human being shares, and that’s the starting point to a peaceful society. So on April 17, 2009, “take some time to think when you take your time to stink” as you celebrate the sixth annual Poop for Peace day with StinksNThings.com, one of this year’s proud sponsors! Created five years ago in a bid to unite evildoers in bathrooms across the globe, Poop for Peace Day is just a drop in the proverbial bucket toward achieving a harmonious society. There’s no bette... (read more) Author: Lyndon Bradley

15. Major Asia Airline Announces Service, Staffing Cuts April 20, 2009 One of Asia's biggest airlines says it will reduce international flights and ask staff to take unpaid leave. Tony Tyler, chief executive of Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. speaks at the news conference in Hong Kong Friday, 17 April 2009Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways will cut capacity, delay plane deliveries and ask staff to go up to four weeks without pay this year. It is the latest casualty, as world airlines are set to lose billions of dollars in 2009.Cathay Pacific chief executive Tony Tyler says the current crisis is worse than the SARS pandemic of 2003, which also crippled air travel in ... (read more)

16. 'Obama Effect' Stirs Dialogue on Race in Latin America April 18, 2009 For black populations in Cuba, Brazil and other Latin American nations, President Obama's election has opened new dialogues about race. These black communities are responding to what some call the "Obama effect." President Obama at Summit of Americas in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 17 April 2009When American heads of state gather at a weekend summit in Trinidad and Tobago, it will be the first time a African-American president is among them. Race may not figure on the summit's agenda, which is focused on economic problems and poverty. But across the region, the election of an Afr... (read more)

17. South Africa Readies for Election April 17, 2009 A woman passes posters at ruling African National Party's headquarters in Johannesburg, 17 April 2009, ahead of country's election Some 23 million South Africans are preparing to go to the polls Wednesday to choose a president, parliament and provincial leaders. The campaigning reached a feverish pitch in the final days leading up to the vote as candidates crisscrossed the nation seeking votes. It is well past midday in Ngwelezane, a township 160 kilometers up the coast from Durban.Thousands of supporters of the ruling African National Congress have been waiting for hours under a burning... (read more)

18. Obama: US Seeks 'New Beginning' With Cuba April 17, 2009 President Barack Obama attends opening session of 5th Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 17 April 2009U.S. President Barack Obama says the United States is seeking a "new beginning" with Cuba and is willing to engage the government in Havana on issues ranging from human rights to migration and the economy.President Obama made the comment Friday in remarks prepared for the opening session of the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago. Mr. Obama said he is not interested in talking for the sake of talking, but that he believes U.S.-Cuban relations can be moved ... (read more)

19. South Africa's ANC Anticipates Comfortable Election Victory April 17, 2009 A woman passes posters at ruling African National Party's headquarters in Johannesburg, 17 April 2009, ahead of country's election South Africans go to the polls April 22 in general and provincial elections which many see as the most important since the advent of democracy in 1994. The past 18 months have seen the ruling African National Congress come under sharp criticism, mostly centering on a now-abandoned prosecution of party president Jacob Zuma, who had faced charges of fraud and corruption. But, all indications are that the ANC will once again achieve a resounding victory in this poll... (read more)

20. Daimer Industries Announces Cold-Water Power Washers with Automatic Shutoff Technology® April 17, 2009 WOBURN, MA - April 17, 2009 - Daimer Industries, a leading manufacturer and distributor of commercial cleaning products, introduced two new electric-powered, cold-water power washers, the Super Max® 8780AST and 8790AST. The machines feature Automatic Shutoff Technology® (AST®) that switches off key components in electric-powered, power washers after 30 seconds of inactivity. "AST® shuts off the pump and motor when the power washer is idle," said Matthew Baratta, Daimer spokesman. "This is a huge time-saver for power washer operators who are working with a long hose far from the machine. Aut... (read more) Author: Lauren Zwiebel

21. Bormioli Rocco, official Slowfish sponsor April 07, 2009 The company will have a stand of its own in the event dedicated to the sea and its produce in Genoa from 17 to 20 April, and will also provide the wine glasses for the Water Laboratories and the Wine Shop. The partnership between Slow Food and Bormioli Rocco continues, in the spirit of regional and environmental protection. After the Salone del Gusto, the food and wine event in Turin, comes Slow Fish, the show dedicated to seafood and fish in Genoa from 17 to 21 April. The company will be an official sponsor for the 2009 edition and will provide wine glasses for the Water Laboratories and... (read more) Author: simona bonati

22. Anniversary for the end of discrimination and equality March 23, 2009 Right from the last week discrimination issues we will move to some more positive things. This spring will be full of anniversaries for one of Canada provinces – New Brunswick. This spring will mark the 90th anniversary of women obtaining the right to vote in New Brunswick elections (April 17, 1919), and the 75th anniversary of women obtaining the right to be a candidate in New Brunswick elections (March 9, 1934). For those who are not familiar with the history of women’s’ right to vote in Canada we’ll take a short look back. The rights for widows and unmarried women were granted in munic... (read more) Author: Kevn Smith

23. Sign Up To The 2009 World Schools Golf Challenge! December 03, 2008 After the huge success of last year’s inaugural World Schools Golf Challenge (WSGC) in New Zealand, this exciting competition for under-18s returns in 2009, in Australia. The five day golf challenge, which is open to males and females, is to be held in Adelaide from 13 to 17 April 2009 and leading sports travel operator, Gullivers Sports Travel is offering official tour packages to schools and colleges for the event. Gullivers’ golf tour co-ordinator, Rob Langley said: “Our WSGC tour packages include sightseeing and activities to ensure the teams enjoy the trip of a lifetime! It’s n... (read more) Author: Erin Kelly

24. Coachella Music Festival Tickets-Dates for 2009's Coachella Bumped Up November 03, 2008 Are you suffering from the end-of-music-festival-season-blues? If so, then the recent announcement that the dates for the 2009 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival will be pushed up two weeks to April 17-19 will come as a source of relief. Empire Polo Field in Indio, CA will play host for the festival as always, although the 2009 lineup won’t be revealed until early next year. Once the sure-to-be-awesome lineup is posted try http://www.stubhub.com for Coachella Music Festival tickets. Say Coachella and see the eyes of alternative music fans instantly light up. The Goldenvoice-sponsored festi... (read more) Author: Kirby Brooks

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