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TUCSON, Ariz., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- NOVA Home Loans is proud to announce that 6 of its Loan Officers rank as the Top Loan Originators in the country according to the Scotsman Guide, a national mortgage publication. Paul Volpe, Vice President and Senior Loan Officer with NOVA, was ranked 3rd in number of closed loans and 5th in most dollar volume.

Scottish musicians like Tommy Reilly and Midge Ure are set to perform at an event recognizing the end of Scotland's Year of Homecoming 2009, organizers say. Geoff Ellis, head of the DF Concerts promotional firm, said Homecoming Live: The Final Fling will bring to an end the Scottish campaign intended to draw people of Scottish ancestry to the country of their roots, The Scotsman reported Sunday. This is a homecoming gig, the kind of thing that is going to bring people back to Scotland, Ellis said of the Nov.

Energy officials say the Robin Rigg Wind Farm in Scotland's Solway Firth is set to produce electricity for the country's national grid. Jenny Hogan, a Scottish Renewables senior wind energy officer, said the Robin Rigg farm will represent the first offshore wind farm in Scotland's history when it begins producing electricity in the next few days, The Scotsman reported Friday. Scotland's first commercial offshore wind farm heralds the dawn of a new era in harvesting green energy from our seas, Hogan said. The Robin Rigg site will initially power up eight of the farm's turbines to produce electricity, but will continue activating additional turbines until the farm is fully activated. The wind farm is expected to produce electricity for nearly 120,000 homes in Scotland while significantly cutting back on the country's carbon dioxide emissions. Renewable energy firms also have plans for 10 additional wind farm sites in Scottish territorial waters.

Plans to create a six-star hotel in a 19th-century Scottish castle that once hosted Queen Victoria have crashed with the development company.