FTC Offers 'Red Flags' Web Site To Help Creditors and Financial Institutions Design ID Prevention Programs
"The Federal Trade Commission has launched a Web site to help entities covered by the Red Flags Rule design and implement identity theft prevention programs. The Rule requires “creditors” and “financial institutions” to develop written programs to identify the warning signs of ID theft, spot them when they occur, and take appropriate steps to respond to those warning “red flags.”
Fighting Fraud with the Red Flags Rule: A How-To Guide for Business

Petroleum Marketing Monthly, Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels
April 2009 Petroleum Marketing Monthly With Data for January 2009 (04/01/2009): Monthly price and volume statistics on crude oil and petroleum products at a national, regional and state level."
Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels 2007 (Part II-User and Fuel Data) (04/01/2009): "This report (Part II) contains data on the use of alternative fueled vehicles and the amount of fuel they consume."
Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels 2007 (Part I-Supplier Data) (04/01/2009): "This report (Part I) contains data on the number of onroad alternative fuel vehicles and hybrid vehicles made available by both the original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket vehicle conversion facilities."
Petroleum Supply Monthly (04/01/2009): "Supply and disposition of crude oil and petroleum products on a national and regional level. The data series describe production, imports and exports, movements and inventories."

Annual Energy Outlook 2009 with Projections to 2030: "The Annual Energy Outlook 2009 (AEO2009) presents projections and analysis of US energy supply, demand, and prices through 2030. The projections are based on results from the Energy Information Administration's National Energy Modeling System. The AEO2009 includes the reference case, additional cases examining energy markets, and complete documentation."

Dante, a nickname for Durante Alighiere (1265-1321), was an Italian poet, moral philosopher, and political thinker. He was very interested in politics, often to his disadvantage. He supported the political faction known as Bianchi Guelfi (supporters of the emperor) over the Neri Guelfi (supporters of the Pope). The Neri Guelfi triumphed and Dante was exiled from his beloved city of Florence. Much of his writing defends his actions and tries to appease the Pope but to no avail--he was never allowed to return to his beloved Florence. He is best known for the epic poem "La Divina Commedia" (The Divine Comedy), originally called "The Comedy." http://knowledgerush.com/kr/biography/313/Durante_Dante_Alighiere/

Quotes
If I rest, I rust. Placido Domingo (b. 1941) Spanish tenor
Let us read and let us dance—two amusements that will never do any harm to the world.
Voltaire (1694-1778) born Francois-Marie Arouet French playwright and poet

What happened on what day?
History of Today (brief entries) http://history-of-today.com/
On This Day (birthdays, history, musical events) http://www.on-this-day.com/

Panama hats are made exclusively in Ecuador and are woven by hand from a plant called the toquilla. The Panama hat has been worn for centuries with its origins being traced back as far as the 16th Century when the Incas were the first to use the toquilla plant to produce hats. The hat in fact only became known as the Panama when over a century ago the workers involved in the construction of the Panama Canal used the elegant fibre hats as protection against the burning sun. http://www.thehatsite.com/panama.html

The Avenue of Volcanoes in Ecuador refers to the parallel ranges that comprise some of the highest volcano peaks in the world. The entire land of Ecuador and Galapagos island is dotted with several volcanoes many of which are still active. “Avenue Of Volcanoes” was coined by Alexander Van Humbolt in 1802. Nine of the highest volcano peaks of Ecuador are inclusive of the Avenue of Volcanoes. http://www.mapsofworld.com/ecuador/sightseeing/avenue-of-volcanoes.html

ciceronian (sis-uh-RO-nee-uhn) adjective
In the style of Cicero, marked by ornate language, expansive flow, forcefulness of expression. After Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman statesman, orator, and writer (106-43 B.C.E.). Another eponym derived from Cicero's name is cicerone (a tour guide).
A.Word.A.Day

On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games opened in Athens. They were the first Olympics since A.D. 393. Fourteen nations sent 241 athletes. Last summer in Beijing, almost every nation in the world sent participants—about 11,000 athletes in total. The Writer’s Almanac