Piolet d'Or Piolet d'Or The Piolet d'Or (, French for "Golden Ice Axe") is an annual mountaineering award given by the French magazine "Montagnes" and The "Groupe de Haute Montagne" since 1991. Nominations are selected by GHM and "Montagnes", and the award is chosen by a jury consisting of Guy Chaumereuil (the chief editor of "Montagnes" when the award was inaugurated), (until 1998) Jean-Claude Marmier (president of GHM when the award was inaugurated), the current president of GHM, the current editor of "Montagnes", the previous year's winners and three members invited by GHM, one of whom becomes the president of the jury.
D Magazine publish "FrontBurner", a blog about things relating to Dallas. In 2000, Allison launched a sister magazine, "D Home", for the home furnishings industry, and in 2003 a magazine for local brides called "D Weddings". By 2007 there were five more magazines under the "D" brand, serving various communities of interest, as well as nine associated community weeklies serving affluent neighborhoods in Dallas. In 2008, "D Magazine" laid off 19% of its staff and closed three of its newspapers due to shrinking revenue from advertising. The magazine laid off an additional 12% of its staff in 2009. D Magazine D Magazine