Steve Martini was born in San Francisco and grew up in the Bay area and Southern California. He was an honors graduate of the University of California at Santa Cruz, and sought his first career in journalism; he worked as a newspaper reporter in Los Angeles and as a correspondent at the state capitol in Sacramento, specializing in legal affairs. In 1974, after receiving a law degree from the University of the Pacific's McGeorge School of Law, Martini entered private practice in California, where he appeared in both state and federal courts. During his legal career he was a legislative representative for the state bar, a special counsel to the California Victims of Violent Crimes Program, and an administrative law judge and supervising hearing officer.
In 1984, Martini turned his talents to fiction. He makes his home with his family in the Pacific Northwest.

Anthologies:

* Century of Great Suspense Stories, a (2001)

Novels:

* Simeon Chamber, the (1988)
* Compelling Evidence (1992)
* Prime Witness (1993)
* Undue Influence (1994)
* Judge, the (1995)
* List, the (1997)
* Critical Mass (1998)
* Attorney, the (2001)
* Jury, the (2001)
* Arraignment, the (2003)
* Double Tap (2005)
* Shadow of Power (2008)
* Rule of Nine, the (2010)
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LA Lakers Guard Arrested On Sunset Ave. Los Lakers guard Matt Barnes took to Twitter to defend himself against domestic violence charges after his arrest Wednesday night.The LA Lakers forward - Matt Barnes has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence by the police after the police received what they call an 911 call from Barnes neighborhood. The incident happened on Wednesday. Sep 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS)
When police got to the scene, they say they saw Barnes and an unidentified woman with visible bruises on their bodies but decided to arrest Barnes after they realized that he was the “primary aggressor”. The police did not identify the lady but they described her as someone who Barnes has a dating relationship with, implying they may be lovers of some sort.

The 30 year old was released on a $50,000 bond and he is billed to appear before a magistrate on September 13 on a possible charge of domestic violence and obstructing the use of a telephone. Barnes however maintains that he was the victim in the scuffle with his girlfriend. He revealed that the authorities never listened to whatever he told them.

Barnes signed a $3.6 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers in July. The deal is valid for two years. Barnes signed the contract as a free agent from Orlando where he played 58 games last season.
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Rich Cronin, the bleach-tipped "Summer Girls" songsmith from the late 1990s boy band "LFO," has died. He had leukemia and was 35.

The group's best known song, "Summer Girls" was a top pop tune for most of the summer of 1999 and the single sold more than 1,000,000 units.

The song peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard chart, mostly due to the catchy melody and syrupy sweet rap solo performed by Mr. Cronin.

"New Kids on the Block had a bunch of hits/ Chinese food makes me sick/ And I think it's fly when girls stop by for the summer, for the summer."

LFO, which was short for "Lyte Funky Ones," had some success with their second single, "Girl on TV." The music video for that song featured a cameo by Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Check out this video below for group's biggest hit. Mr. Cronin is the lead singer wearing the blue shirt and peroxide hair.
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As defending champion Tiger Woods teed off at the 2010 BMW Championship, the man hoping to replace him as the new FedExCup champion returned to the clubhouse at the Cog Hill Golf & Country Club. Matt Kuchar birdied his final hole to card an opening round of 64 (-7 for the round) and move one shot clear of compatriot Ryan Moore as the current clubhouse leader. Moore's round of 65 (-6) featured a new record for the back nine, including an incredible seven birdies. The best-placed Europeans after the morning's play are the English pair of Luke Donald and Justin Rose, who finished four shots behind the leader on -3.

Having secured one of Corey Pavin's four captain's picks for the US Ryder Cup team on Tuesday, Woods arrived in Chicago with a lot of work to be done if he is to retain any chance of defending his FedExCup title. In fact, Woods ranking of 51 after the first two play-off tournaments means he must produce a good result in order to even qualify for the season finale, the Tour Championship. The world number one tees off alongside South Korean K.J. Choi.

One man in a far better position going into the third play-off tournament is American Steve Stricker. Currently occupying third spot in the FedExCup rankings, the US Ryder Cup team member teed off at 12:30 hoping to keep leader Matt Kuchar in his sights going into the season finale. Stricker is followed onto the Dubsdread course by world number two Phil Mickelson (USA), who still has his sights set on Woods' number one ranking. A fascinating afternoon of golf is in store at the 2010 BMW Championship.
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