Piolet d'Or took place in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (France) and Courmayeur in the Aosta Valley (Italy) on the 24th and 25 April 2009. The 2009 awardees were: For 2008, the Piolet D'Or was canceled. The co-founders of the award decided to initiate a new process for selecting the nominees and winner, and the process could not be completed on a timely basis for 2008. The 2007 Piolet d'Or was awarded on January 26, 2007 in Grenoble, France. The winners were: Other finalist were: Piolet d'Or The Piolet d'Or (, French for "Golden Ice Axe") is an annual mountaineering award given by the French magazine
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