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    JackMcCallumInside The NBA 'Tis the season for a handful of intriguing new basketball books.  Nov 20, 2009
    During an interview with the New Yorker's Avi Zenilman a few months ago, Bill Simmons, an ESPN columnist/author and a man who doubtless dashed off 3,000 words this morning before I managed to get the brown sugar and banana on my oatmeal, was asked about the paucity of great basketball books ... (Obligatory admission: Ballard is a colleague whose work I respect so much that I furnished an honestly rendered blurb for his book; MacMullan is a former colleague, a current friend and a non-stop source... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)

    R.AGE catches up with some of the people featured way back when  Nov 18, 2009
    Of course, you'd all know her better by her current stage name, Zee Avi ... Having great looks and being a genuinely nice person has also helped boost Leonas stature as a local personality - shortly after her racing debut she was chosen to become the ambassador for the Puma Motorsports division (four wheels category) ... A year later she talked to R.AGE about writing songs, coping with college work and having famous brothers (hockey players Logan Raj and Keevan Raj). (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    106 Comments  Nov 15, 2009
    Despite reduced resources, more than three-quarters of the close to 600 respondents to the new survey expect that the field of philanthropy will become more strategic as a result of having weathered the crisis ... "Climate change needs to be addressed now. The poor will bear the brunt of the impacts. The frontline experience of many of us working in international development indicates that communities are having to combat more extreme weather conditions." Climate change will play havoc with... (PNN Online)

    Thai Spicy Fish McDippers, and other examples of fast-food you cant get in the United States  Nov 11, 2009
    In Singapore, the national obsession with rice extends to having rice cakes in your burger ... David Gardner shares his experience: "Did you know you can get Spam, eggs, and rice for a McDonalds Breakfast in Honolulu? Yup. Right there on Kalakaua St facing Waikiki. Totally cool!" ... (There is a great explanation of why eating at McDonald's while traveling is not to be sneered at by , with an equally interesting addendum by , both of which save me having to rewrite it here). (Harper's Magazine)

    Joseloff wins second term; Democrats keep control  Nov 6, 2009
    BY TOM HENRY Joseloff and Kassen garnered 3,676 votes, or 53 percent, to 3,242 votes, or 47 percent, for Republican challenger Gavin Anderson and his running mate Kristin LaFleur ... " Corwin wins In another closely watched contest, Planning and Zoning Commission chairman Ronald Corwin and fellow Democrats Nora Jinishian and Howard Lathrop were elected, while Desiree Soli, who ran on the Republican and Save Westport Now lines, failed to win a seat on the P vote was Lathrop 3,879; Corwin 3,877;... (Westport Minuteman, CT)

    The right question on gang rape  Nov 3, 2009
    By Ron Avi Astor, Special to CNN ... Editor's note: Ron Avi Astor, Ph ... "The most powerful form of prevention is believing that students can help stop crime from happening."--Ron Avi Astor RELATED TOPICS. (CNN -- US)

    Labour of love  Oct 30, 2009
    From scene mainstays such as Pete Teo and Meor, rising talents such as Yuna and Otam and newbies such as Wani Ardy and Nick Davis, this years KL Sing Song 2009 promises to be yet another eclectic and unique experience ... Najwa, Nick Davis, Yuna and Melina William are set to appear at the KL Sing Song fest ... For instance, Zee Avi, now signed to a prominent US label and based in New York, started off her career at some of the open-mic sessions in the Klang Valley in 2007 while pioneers like... (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Verizon, Motorola Unveil the Droid  Oct 29, 2009
    John Stratton, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless, said he had used the navigation service just yesterday on a trip to Arkansas ... And the phone does not have Verizon's VZ Navigator, since it comes bundled with the Google Android navigation ... The good news is that some of the services, such as navigation that Verizon charges for on devices running VZNavigator, will be free to users of the Droid. (CBS News)

    Ghost in the Shell News  Oct 24, 2009
    DreamWorks will oversee the project, with Avi Arad, Ari Arad and Steven Paul producing. Kalogridis has previously written the scripts for and , while she also penned the forthcoming feature. (IGN FilmForce)

    Muscular Dystrophy: Exon Skipping Shows Dramatic Effects In Preventing, Treating Muscle-wasting Disease In Mice  Oct 22, 2009
    UWA Professor Steve Wilton, head of the Molecular Genetic Therapies Group at UWA's Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, was part of a team which included researchers at The University of Oxford and biotech company AVI BioPharma ... Aur;lie Goyenvalle, Arran Babbs, Dave Powell, Ryszard Kole, Sue Fletcher, Steve D Wilton and Kay E Davies. (Science Daily)

    200,000-year-old Meat: Before Delicatessens  Oct 15, 2009
    Now, new archaeological evidence is getting the same scrutiny by scientists at Tel Aviv University and the University of Arizona ... Their research is providing new clues about how, where and when our communal habits of butchering meat developed, and they're changing the way anthropologists, zoologists and archaeologists think about our evolutionary development, economics and social behaviors through the millennia ... Avi Gopher of TAU's Department of Archaeology. (Science Daily)

    Jerusalem diary  Oct 13, 2009
    Avi Levy is keen to remain as discreet as possible ... But Avi Levy's self-proclaimed work on co-existence is not just handsomely rewarded, it also could not be more out there ... In a saturated market, he believes he has identified a niche: Israeli men and women having "real sex", as he describes it. (BBC News -- Africa)

    Chefs Food Fest in Laughlin, Nevada  Oct 12, 2009
    This year we re doing something a little different, says Connie Davis, with the Laughlin Chamber of Commerce and one of the organizers of the event ... " Win a Dinner Party for Eight People We re also having a fund-raising raffle for 8-year-old Lauren Terry who is battling leukemia for the second time," Davis says ... "We re actually giving away three grand prizes three different teams of chefs will come to your house and prepare dinner for eight. The three teams will consist of chefs from the... (Suite101.com)

    Library corner 10-10  Oct 9, 2009
    For children: ;Silly Street; by Jeff Foxworthy; ;A Season of Gifts; by Richard Peck; ;The Seer of Shadows; by Avi; ;Before Columbus: The Americas Before 1942; by Charles C. Mann; ;The Sorcerer of the North; by John Flanagan; ;Al Capone Shines My Shoes; by Gennifer Choldenko; and ;The Land of the Silver Apples; by Nancy Farmer. DVDs: ;Monsters vs. Aliens,; ;The Soloist,; ;17 Again,; ;Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death; and ;Last Chance Harvey. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)

    Gary Ross in talks for 'Venom'  Oct 8, 2009
    Marvel Entertainment, Avi Arad and Ross will produce ... Ross, who is rewriting a Spider-Man 4 script originated by Vanderbilt and David Lindsay-Abaire, is also working with Columbia on rewriting to direct the film about cyclist Lance Armstrongs recovery from life-threatening testicular cancer to win a record-breaking seven Tour de France titles. (Variety)

    City Beat (158)  Oct 3, 2009
    Magician David Copperfield performs four shows at the State Theatre at PlayhouseSquare through Oct. 3 ... The Temple-Tifereth Israel and The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) present Avi Jorisch speaking on Hezbollah: A primer to the A-Team of terrorists 7:30 at The Temple, Beachwood. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)

    Columbia revs up second 'Ghost Rider'  Sep 24, 2009
    David Goyer is in early talks to create the story and supervise writers for a film expected to once again star Nicolas Cage, who played the highly flammable cyclist in the 2007 original ... Ghost Rider will be produced by former Marvel topper Avi Arad, Michael De Luca and Steven Paul, with Gary Foster executive producer ... Avi Arad didn't leave Marvel- what kind of journalism is that. (Variety)

    Zees so lucky  Sep 21, 2009
    com - Zees so lucky. Entertainment Features. (Channelnewsasia.com)

    Our Irredeemable International System  Sep 21, 2009
    As they convene, their agenda will demonstrate the failings of the UN. On the one hand, they will consider the UN Human Rights Council's latest broadside against Israel, which comes this week in the form of the UNHRC's 575-page report of its probe of Israel's behavior in its military campaign against the Hamas terror regime in Gaza this past December and January ... Avi Bell from Bar Ilan University law school notes, Richard Goldstone's report does not present Israel and Hamas as moral... (Townhall.com)

    Obama to meet with Netanyahu, Abbas in Washington  Sep 20, 2009
    (AP Photo/ GPO, Avi Ohayon, HO) ISRAEL OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY ... Abbas is locked in a power struggle with the Islamic militant group Hamas, which overran the Gaza Strip in 2007, leaving him only in control of the West Bank. (USA Today)

    On the calendar in Somerville: Sept. 10-16  Sep 12, 2009
    NOTLOB FOLK CONCERT 8 p.m., Unity Church of God, Davis Square ... COVER UP The Burren, 247 Elm St., Davis Square ... SPITTIN VINNIES The Burren, 247 Elm St., Davis Square. (Somerville Journal, MA)

    Daily television listings  Sep 11, 2009
    Also: back-to-school fashions by Avril Lavigne ... Late Show With David Letterman at 11:35 p.m. on Chs ... Tavis Smiley at midnight on Ch. (Boston Globe)

    Warner Bros. out of 'He-Man's' world  Sep 10, 2009
    Paradox aligned with Avi Lerners Millennium Films, with Marcus Nispel directing. That deal has strict progress to production stipulations. (Variety)

    Zim diamond report wanted  Sep 9, 2009
    WFDB president Avi Paz made the call after the WFDB executive committee's meeting at the London Diamond Bourse on Monday. "We have been following the situation in Zimbabwe with considerable concern," said Paz in a statement. (iAfrica.com)

    JSE ends higher  Sep 8, 2009
    15 rand, having added 8 ... Food group AVI Limited declined 1 ... AVI said it has delivered solid earnings growth and maintained a strong balance sheet despite the challenging environment with both increasing pressure on consumers' disposable incomes and high costs of key raw materials. (iAfrica.com)

    Motorola to sink or swim on Android phones  Sep 5, 2009
    NEW YORK - Motorola needs to spark some serious gadget lust next week when it unveils new phones to convince consumers and Wall Street that it's still a player in the global mobile industry, but the odds may be heavily stacked against it ... "It's going to be extremely significant to the company's future," said Current Analysis analyst Avi Greengart. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Unsolicited Advice for Diane Sawyer  Sep 4, 2009
    I'd like to see Avi Zenilman in the chair. Send your nominations to and listen to my broadcast. (Slate)

    Ruling on Airbus-Boeing dispute expected Friday  Sep 4, 2009
    2 trillion global avi 00001FED ation market over the next 20 years ... But the ruling could lay the groundwork for how far governments can go to aid plane manufacturers, including in nations like China that hope to build their own aviation industries to rival Boeing and Airbus ... China announced plans last year to build jumbo jets under a partnership between two planemakers that were split off from state-owned China Aviation Industry Corp. in 1999. (WCAX.com, VT)

    FinePix REAL 3D W1  Aug 31, 2009
    Three-dimensional videos are shot and created in a similar manner by dual AVI video files together. In a nifty repurposing of hardware, 2-D dual-capture shooting mode also allows users to taking two shots simultaneously with different settings. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    Sourcing Innovative Products to Imp...  Aug 27, 2009
    The watch has 2 megabytes of memory built in, while the video camera uses AVI format which can be uploaded to YouTube. The video-camera watch comes with a rechargeable battery, an online manual on disc, a USB cable plus a battery charger. (Suite101.com)

    Share your thoughts  Aug 27, 2009
    FirstPerson: Send your thoughts on Ted Kennedy - FirstPerson- msnbc. Remembering Ted Kennedy. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival band list  Aug 24, 2009
    A '60s Brazilian psychedelic rock band long defunct, rediscovered by David Byrne and reunited with the band's first new album in 35 years due this fall ... "Raise Up the Tent Now," the new album from the San Francisco jam band, was produced by David Lowery of Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Early Human Hunters Had Fewer Meat-sharing Rituals  Aug 19, 2009
    "Qesem" means "surprise." The cave was discovered in hilly limestone terrain about seven miles east of Tel-Aviv not quite nine years ago, during road construction. Stiner was invited by Ran Barkai and Avi Gopher of Tel Aviv University's Institute of Archaeology to participate in the Qesem Cave Project ... Her novel approach was to analyze the cut marks to understand meat-sharing behaviors between the earlier and later cooperative hunting societies. (Science Daily)

    HIGHER RATES FOR HOMECOMING STANDARD FOR SPECIAL EVENTS  Aug 18, 2009
    He said city officials have met with UAPB representatives, including Dr. Lawrence A. Davis Jr., chancellor, and John Kuykendall, director of alumni affairs, to discuss former students concerns ... Davis said some UAPB graduates he has spoken to even have suggested moving homecoming to Little Rock, where he said some chose to stay this year ... Davis said he believes the local economy will suffer. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)

    * Technology  Aug 9, 2009
    But if you want to watch videos, you must convert your files into the AVI format, using the included Mac and Windows software. The company claims that the projector can create an image up to 80 inches in diameter, but even in a dimly lighted room, the weak light output meant that I had to put the unit quite close to the wall to see a bright-enough image. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Israelis Rally After Murders at Gay Center  Aug 3, 2009
    TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 2, 2009 ... Police Hunt for Gunman Who Killed 2, Wounded 11 at Tel Aviv Center for Gay and Lesbian Youth ... Members of the gay community protest near the sit of a shooting attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009. (CBS News)

    Network Attached Storage units let PCs share data  Jul 30, 2009
    On World Edition I, Western Digital tried to make nice with Hollywood and record labels by disabling access to certain types of media files, including the ever-popular MP3, AVI, WMV and QuickTime. "We don't filter anymore," says Scott Rader, Western Digital's director of product marketing. (USA Today -- Tech)

    • Get more from BFDealMemo  Jul 28, 2009
    Having seen a steady diet of franchise pictures, the critics embraced the Kathryn Bigelow film indeed were ecstatic about the grim but suspenseful movie ... He should know, since he rewrote the David Murray script himself ... They came up together as line coaches for the New York Giants, with Lombardi leaving after that team lost the famed 1958 championship game. (Variety)

    EA shapes 'Deadspace' franchise with D.J. Caruso  Jul 25, 2009
    EA's The Sims is being developed by producer John Davis and Mass Effect by "Spider-Man" producer Avi Arad ... EAs repped by UTA and attorney David Fox, while Carusos repped by CAA and Media Talent Group. (Variety)

    The Week Ahead: Music  Jul 23, 2009
    The charming folk-pop newcomer Zee Avi opens ... SAFFIRE THE UPPITY BLUES WOMEN Retiring as a group after 25 years, the earthy acoustic trio of Gaye Adegbalola, Andra Faye, and Ann Rabson makes its final swing through the Hub in the wake of its fine final recording, Havin the Last Word ... Meanwhile, the forward-thinking conductor David Robertson picks up the BSO s Sunday matinee concert, leading works by Harris, Thomson, Barber, and Bernstein. (Boston Globe)

    Several Gannett Wis. newspapers change top jobs  Jul 10, 2009
    The 48-year-old replaces former president and publisher Bill Hackney and former executive editor Avi Stern. Roesgen worked at The Reporter from 1991 to 2000, as news editor, managing editor and later publisher. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)

    Are you at memorials for Michael Jackson?  Jul 7, 2009
    Are you at memorials for Michael Jackson. - FirstPerson- msnbc. (MSNBC -- Music)

    Who's Getting In Your Pocket, Now? Foxton's and Iggy's House  Jul 5, 2009
    Joseph and Avi Fox started an online stock brokerage company in 1996 and sold it to eTrade two years later ... You must enable Javascript to view the Video content and Navigation on this site. (RealtyTimes)

    Write On trip to Israel trains new advocates  Jul 3, 2009
    But the Israelis who met the teen advocacy group Write On for Israel, co-sponsored by The AVI CHAI Foundation and the Cleveland Jewish News, really delivered ... Media bias was a recurring theme from David Horovitz, editor of the English-language newspaper The Jerusalem Post ... Israeli advocacy isn t just about arguing about the security situation or rights to the land, pointed out Zavi Appelbaum of the Israeli foreign ministry. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)

    Condo Trends: From Luxury Condo to Homeless Shelter  Jun 29, 2009
    Avi Shriki, the developer of the project, says leasing the building for the next 10 years to the Bushwick Economic Development Group, a non-profit homeless shelter group, was the best Plan B he could find ... You must enable Javascript to view the Video content and Navigation on this site. (RealtyTimes)

    Mystery of the third man  Jun 28, 2009
    Geiger discovered aviator Charles Lindbergh's account of on-board "phantoms" during his 1927 attempt to make the first solo non-stop trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris ... " If the "third man factor" had been confined to climbers, the writer concedes, he might have been less intrigued by it because a clear and logical explanation for the phenomenon altitude sickness-induced brain malfunction seemed so readily at hand. Once he started to discover more examples of "third man syndrome" at... (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)

    Lawsuit brings murky West Bank land deals to light  Jun 21, 2009
    They even won a rare and controversial dispensation from Ofra's rabbi, Avi Gisser, to allow construction to continue on the Sabbath, the Jewish day of rest, using non-Jews as workers. Palestinians and Israeli right groups say the case is nothing unusual, and that settlements are often built on private Palestinian land. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Vigil honors lives lost in Mumbai  Jun 19, 2009
    I would like to bring to your attention the police officers and the [national security guards] who lost their lives helping out the victims of the attack, said Ravi J. Thakkar, a representative of the Hindu Student Council ... Rutgers Hillel President Avi Smolen, a Rutgers College senior, said he hoped and prayed the University community could unite in the aftermath of this attack to counteract the mission of the terrorists. (The Daily Targum, NJ)

    Are you in Iran? Send us photos, video  Jun 17, 2009
    Protests in Tehran, Iran - FirstPerson- msnbc. Protests in Tehran, Iran. (MSNBC -- International)

    Are you on the scene?  Jun 16, 2009
    Are you on the scene. - FirstPerson- msnbc. (MSNBC -- International)

    YouTube leads to fame for singer  Jun 3, 2009
    Zee Avi posted her songs to YouTube, developed following ... Zee Avi posted her songs on YouTube and attracted the interest of a record label ... Such is the buzz around Zee Avi, a 21st-century chanteuse in the most literal sense. (CNN -- Showbiz)

    AMD Introduces Next Generation AMD Athlon II Processor, Adds Dual Core to Record-Setting AMD Phenom II Processor Lineup  Jun 2, 2009
    Photoshop Elements applies 5 auto-filters on 48 1600x1066 jpg-files and measures elapsed-time-in-seconds; Windows Movie Maker renders a photo slide show as an AVI from a dataset of 97 1600x1066 JPEG images ... AMD Global Communications Matt Davis, 512-602-2808. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    AMD Launches New Chip For Worldwide HDTV-on-the-PC Reception -- Transforms Notebook and Desktop PCs Into Media Entertainment Centers  Jun 2, 2009
    Take recorded content on the go by capturing and converting recorded TV shows into popular video formats such as H.264, AVI, MPEG, DivX, WMV and MPEG4 for use on portable media devices. 3 For fast and seamless transcoding, consumers can use ATI Stream enabled video conversion software when they pair an ATI Theater HD 750 with an ATI Radeon graphics card. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    SB Star Shines for Pro Club  May 27, 2009
    Chris Pontius is having a sensational rookie campaign for DC United ... Earlier this year, he and former Gaucho standout faced off against each other in a game between D.C. United and Avila's F.C. Dallas ... "Avi fouled me, actually. He's a hack.". (Ucsbgauchos.com)

    Friends remember fire victims  May 27, 2009
    Hillel Rabbi Avi Heller, who helped organize the vigil, asked how many students had attended Adelipour's Monday funeral in Great Neck, N.Y. Most who were present silently raised their hands. "[The funeral was] one of the saddest things I've seen in my life," Heller said. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)

    Wilmington library travels through time  May 26, 2009
    Children of all ages are invited to pick up their reading packets with a schedule of events and begin having fun leaving the here and now behind ... Ereth s Birthday by Avi, a title in the Dimwood Forest series, will be the book of discussion for this informal, drop in event. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)

    Review: Clipstart for Mac organizes video sans flashy features  May 21, 2009
    avi files created by the Flip series are incompatible with Apple's consumer-level video application ... Could you please take 30 seconds and to let us know a little more information about the problem you've been having. (Ars Technica)

    Wilmington library wins first place  May 19, 2009
    Ereth s Birthday by Avi, a title in the DimwoodForest series, will be the book of discussion for this informal, drop-in event. Feeling neglected on his birthday, Ereth, the cantankerous old porcupine, sets out looking for his favorite treat, salt, and instead finds himself acting as mother to three young foxes. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)

    Graduates:What's nextfor you?  May 14, 2009
    What are your post-graduation plans. What are your post-graduation plans. (MSNBC -- Business)

    Amazon launches $489 large-screen Kindle  May 8, 2009
    Avi Greengart, mobile devices research director at Current Analysis, agrees: "Broadening the product line is usually a very good thing. But in this case, they're broadening the line up rather than down. And the line started at a very high price." ... Scott Anthony, president of Innosight, an innovation consulting company, says no "individual platform can be the savior for the (newspaper) industry. But it presents possibilities for those who think in new and different ways." ... Though larger and... (USA Today -- Tech)

    Hundreds Of Rogue Black Holes May Roam The Milky Way, Swallowing Anything That Gets Too Close  Apr 30, 2009
    In fact, new calculations by Ryan O'Leary and Avi Loeb (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) suggest that hundreds of massive black holes, left over from the galaxy-building days of the early universe, may wander the Milky Way ... During the merger, directional emission of gravitational radiation would cause the black hole to recoil ... The stars in the cluster would be moving rapidly, their paths influenced by the gravity of the black hole. (Science Daily)

    » Swine flu fears a boon?  Apr 29, 2009
    -based AVI Biopharma Inc., which develops treatments for viral infections. The stock rose 16 cents, or 18 percent, to $1. (Northwest Indiana Times)

    Wilmington library hosts series on planning for retirement  Apr 28, 2009
    Poppy and Rye by Avi, the sequel to Poppy, will be the book of discussion for this informal, drop-in event. Poppy, the deer mouse, is heartbroken over the death of her fianc. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)

    Wilmington library announces poetry contest winners  Apr 28, 2009
    Mon Apr 20, 2009, 07:00 AM EDT. Poetry contest winners. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)

    NASA ISS Mission Intergation Contract Industry Day  Apr 8, 2009
    NASA/JSC is hereby notifying interested parties that NASA is planning to hold the MIC Industry Day on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, from 9:00 11:00 a.m., Central Daylight Savings Time (CDST), at the NASA/Johnson Space Center Gilruth Recreation Center in the Alamo Ballroom ... It can convert between DVD MPEG AVI WMV MP4 iPod 3GP MP3 WMA and so on. (NASA Watch)

    Author chats with local students through the Web  Apr 8, 2009
    Avi, a well known children's author, speaks to a class via a Webcast at St. Anne's School in Lodi on Tuesday morning ... About 20 sixth and seventh graders at St. Anne's School had the chance to talk to Avi, an award-winning children's book author, via a Web cast on Tuesday morning ... Avi said the session with the Lodi students served as a trial for him to connect with readers by using the Web. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Wilmington library presents 'Money Smarts'  Mar 30, 2009
    Eileen MacDougall, library trustee and avid reader, gave a book talk at the Wilmington Women s Club luncheon meeting held at the library on March 19 ... Avi creates a fantasy with a cast of woodland characters in Poppy, where a deer mouse challenges the authority of Mr. Ocax, a terrifying great horned owl, in her quest to find a new home for her family. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)

    Jeff Boudreau, the man behind local folk concerts  Mar 27, 2009
    CAMBRIDGE - Jeff Boudreau is struggling to be heard over the din of a crowd jammed into Toad to hear Avi & Celia, a Cambridge-by-way-of-Burlington, Vt ... "They're coming to shows not having heard the artist. Producing is like having a personal jukebox. It's a labor of love." ... Right before Avi & Celia take the stage, one half of the duo - Celia Young, who possesses a big, brassy voice and the personality to match - cheerfully asks Boudreau for a hand arranging lights. (Boston Globe)

    Win a free book bag at the Wilmington Memorial Library  Mar 24, 2009
    Avi creates a fantasy with a cast of woodland characters in Poppy, where a deer mouse challenges the authority of Mr. Ocax, a terrifying great horned owl, in her quest to find a new home for her family. Drop in for the discussion. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)

    Hardwicke Gets Maximum Ride  Mar 18, 2009
    Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer scribe Don Payne will handle the screenplay while Avi and Ari Arad will produce alongside Patterson. No word yet on casting, but we're certain to hear more in the very near future. (IGN FilmForce)

    Library: No shushing allowwed (177)  Mar 16, 2009
    By having an open library concept, she said, students are more apt to visit the library more often since it s open from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., remaining open even during students staggered lunches ... She said she has met such authors as Avi, Gordon Korman, and one of my favorite authors, Margaret Peterson Haddix. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)

    X-Men Trilogy  Mar 14, 2009
    Commentary by Lauren Shuler Donner, Ralph Winter, Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris and David Hayter ... Producer Commentary by Avi Arad, Lauren Shuler Donner and Ralph Winter ... Huge selection and savings. (IGN FilmForce)

    Canada Reads 2009 Winner  Mar 12, 2009
    Hill s book won out against four others: Fruit by Brian Francis, The Outlander by Gil Adamson, Mercy Among the Children by David Adam Richards and The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant (La grosse femme d'; c t; est enceinte) by Michel Tremblay Each novel was championed by a different Canadian celebrity during the battle of the books. Al Jazeera journalist, Avi Lewis called The Book of Negroes, an unforgettable, riveting book with an original voice ... Mercy Among the Children by David Adams... (Suite101.com)

    The Results of Canada Reads 2009  Mar 11, 2009
    The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill; The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant by Michael Tremblay; Fruit by Brian Francis; Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richards; and The Outlander by Gil Adamson were the five books to top the charts, and the event, this year ... Listeners met the all-star panelists which included singer-songwriter with a soulful take on CanLit, Sarah Slean; outspoken Quebec talk show host, Anne-Marie Withenshaw; improv actor, Nicholas Campbell; TV veteran with a gift for... (Suite101.com)

    The Cairo Key  Mar 10, 2009
    Egypt is waking up Photo: Avi Katz , JRep. Egypt is waking up after long years in adiplomatic coma. (Jerusalem Post, Israel)

    AVI management under less pressure after Tiger backs off  Mar 9, 2009
    AVI management will breathe easier when it reports interim results today following Tiger Brands' decision to withdraw its proposed offer for the company, but questions will continue to be asked about AVI's strategy. Analysts had expected a successful takeover would result in Tiger Brands focusing on AVI's core portfolio of food and beauty businesses and forsaking the smaller apparel businesses ... This would have resulted in Tiger Brands selling off the shoe components of AVI's fashion business,... (Business Report, South Africa)

    UH finishes second in national moot court competition  Mar 4, 2009
    "Once again our students worked very hard and did an outstanding job in this intense national competition," said Avi Soifer, dean of the law school ... The judges included federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Clifton, District Court judges David Ezra and Michael Seabright, and Magistrate Judge Leslie Kobayashi. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Would you, could you, read a book  Mar 3, 2009
    Jean Ann Bell read Poppy and Rye by Avi for Terri Vire's fourth grade class. I'm a frustrated actor, so I would have sat here all day doing it, Bell said. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)

    Kadima Hebrew Academy Announces Appointment of Bill Cohen as Head of School  Feb 27, 2009
    Cohen will work alongside the school's current stakeholders, including the Board of Trustees, community leaders, faculty, parents and the current school administration, including Yuri Hronsky, Principal for Grades K-8, Bobbie Primack, Director of the Early Childhood Center, Mickey Rabinov, Director of Judaic Studies and Rabbi Avi Navah, campus Rabbi. "The Committee recognized that Bill's demonstrated leadership success, sophisticated educational philosophy, positive energy, deep managerial... (PR Newswire)

    A HIDDEN AGENDA AT THE DAILY NEWS  Feb 24, 2009
    The author was one Avi Schick - "who served as president of the Empire State Development Corp. from 2007 to 2008," we were informed ... That's not all, says Schick: "Once this capital is set aside, a similar amount should be raised from union pension funds, banks and others." How about having fund-raisers stroll through subway trains to beg for any change we can spare. (New York Post -- Opinions)

    Short and sharp  Feb 21, 2009
    Biography Genevieve Clay has always wanted a career in the film industry, having her first taste of filmmaking at the age of 10 when she landed a small role in an Australian feature movie, 15 Amore ... Producer Chris Corbett and David Jaffe ... David Jaffe is an emerging producer working out of Melbourne. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    A helping of ‘Mazel Tov’  Feb 20, 2009
    Later when speaking with Avi Abikzer of Genadeen Caterers (exclusive to The Sephardic Temple), he confirmed that the dishes were selected by Meredith and Andrew, and they were sanctioned Glatt Kosher which means a stricter form of Jewish laws prevailed and the ingredients were recognized to have had superior supervision which all sounded like my kind of food. As the festive atmosphere swelled, the Kabbalat Panim (Receiving Faces) commenced. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)

    * The truth will out  Feb 19, 2009
    In an incredible twist of fate, the curly-haired woman with green eyes who was his date for the evening turned out to be his childhood savior, the girl who had thrown him apples all those years before: his angel at the fence ... But having already seen photos of the couple, I know it is them ... Later, Avi Mizrachi, the memorials executive director, shows me a black-and-white photo, reproduced as part of a permanent exhibition. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)

    Turkey angered by comments made by Israeli general  Feb 15, 2009
    Gen. Avi Mizrahi had made on Tuesday did not reflect Israel's official view ... Gen. Avi Benayahu, spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces ... Turkey's foreign ministry issued a statement calling Mizrahi's remarks "baseless" and saying they contained "unacceptable allegations and ravings" and that they were "directed against our prime minister.". (International Herald Tribune)

    Slain rabbi's kin want to rebuild Jewish centre  Feb 14, 2009
    Accompanied by their hefty Israeli escort, security expert Avi Cohen, the couple inspect the damage to the structure and stare at stains on the walls that appear to be blood. Rabbi Holtzberg picks up stacks of Hebrew books from the floor. (India Times, India -- Community News)

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