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1. When analyzing an alleged violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the United States and Kansas Supreme Courts employ three levels of scrutiny: strict scrutiny, intermediate scrutiny, and the rational basis test.
2. The level of scrutiny applied by the court depends on the nature of the legislative classification and the rights affected by that classification. Generally, a law will be scrutinized under the rational basis test unless the legislative classification targets a suspect class or burdens a fundamental right. Historically, Kansas courts have applied the rational basis test to sentencing classifications challenges.
3. Under the rational basis test, a law will be upheld if it is reasonably related to a legitimate State interest. Applying the deferential rational basis scrutiny, K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 21-3810 does not violate the Equal Protection Clause.
4. K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 21-3810(a)(7) and (c)(4), together with K.S.A. 75-5202, provide fair warning that escaping from a state correctional facility is a severity level 5, nonperson felony. K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 21-3810 is not unconstitutionally vague.
Appeal from Reno District Court; RICHARD J. ROME, judge. Opinion filed November 22, 2002. Affirmed.
Sam S. Kepfield, of Legal Services for Prisoners, Inc., of Hutchinson, for appellant.
Thomas R. Stanton, deputy district attorney, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, for appellee.
Before GERNON, P.J., GREEN and JOHNSON, JJ.
JOHNSON, J.: Christopher Logsdon appeals the denial of his K.S.A. 60-1507 motion, which claimed the statute under which he was charged, convicted, and sentenced violated his equal protection rights. We affirm.
Logsdon walked away from the Hutchinson Correctional Facility. He subsequently pled guilty to aggravated escape from custody in violation of K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 21-3810(a)(7) and received a presumptive sentence. Shortly after sentencing, he filed for postconviction relief, challenging the constitutionality of K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 21-3810.
As a preliminary matter, we note the record does not contain the transcript of the district court hearing or the district court's memorandum decision. Such omission hampers our review. "The burden is upon the appellant to designate a record sufficient to present his or her points to the appellate court and to establish the claimed error." Sterba v. Jay, 249 Kan. 270, 280, 816 P.2d 379 (1991). Nevertheless, in the interest of judicial economy, we will address the constitutionality question.
"Whether a statute violates equal protection is a question of law over which this court has unlimited review." State v. Mueller, 271 Kan. 897, 902, 27 P.3d 884 (2001). A statute is presumed to be constitutional, and if there is "any reasonable way to construe a statute as constitutionally valid, the court must do so." Boatright v. Kansas Racing Comm'n, 251 Kan. 240, 243, 834 P.2d 368 (1992).
K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 21-3810(a) sets forth seven scenarios constituting aggravated escape from custody; it is escaping while held in lawful custody:
"(1) upon a charge or conviction of a felony or (2) upon a charge or adjudication as a juvenile offender . . . where the act, if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony or (3) prior to or upon a finding of probable cause for evaluation as a sexually violent predator . . . or (4) upon commitment to a treatment facility as a sexually violent predator . . . or (5) upon commitment to the state security hospital . . . based on a finding that the person committed an act constituting a felony or (6) by a person 18 years of age or over who is being held on an adjudication of a felony or (7) upon incarceration at a state correctional institution . . . while in the custody of the secretary of corrections."
The penalties under the statute are based on two factors: (1) the individual's escape scenario and (2) whether violence or the threat of violence was employed. K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 21-3810(c). For instance, a sexually violent predator escaping from a treatment facility without using violence would be charged with a severity level 8, nonperson felony, while a sexually violent predator escaping from a treatment facility using violence would be charged with a severity level 6, person felony. K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 21-3810(c)(1) and (2). In contrast, an individual escaping from incarceration at a state correctional institution without using violence would be charged with a severity level 5, nonperson felony, while an individual escaping from the state institution using violence would be charged with a severity level 5, person felony. K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 21-3810(c)(2) and (4). Logsdon claims that the disparate penalties for similarly situated individuals, i.e., persons who escape from custody, violates his equal protection rights and renders the statute unconstitutional.
The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution demands that "[n]o state shall . . . deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." The guiding principle of the Equal Protection Clause is that similarly situated individuals should be treated alike. Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, 473 U.S. 432, 440, 87 L. Ed. 2d 313, 105 S. Ct. 3249 (1985); Chiles v. State, 254 Kan. 888, 895, 869 P.2d 707, cert. denied 513 U.S. 850 (1994).
When analyzing an equal protection claim, the United States and Kansas Supreme Courts employ three levels of scrutiny: strict scrutiny, intermediate scrutiny, and the rational basis test. Chiles, 254 Kan. at 891. The level of scrutiny applied by the court depends on the nature of the legislative classification and the rights affected by that classification. Romer v. Evans, 517 U.S. 620, 632, 134 L. Ed. 2d 855, 116 S. Ct. 1620 (1996). The general rule is that a law will be subject to the rational basis test unless the legislative classification targets a suspect class or burdens a fundamental right. 517 U.S. at 631. In Farley v. Engelken, 241 Kan. 663, 667, 740 P.2d 1058 (1987), the Kansas Supreme Court stated:
"When a statute is attacked on equal protection grounds, the general rule is that the statute is presumed constitutional, and the burden is on the party attacking the statute to prove otherwise. Only in cases involving 'suspect classifications' or 'fundamental interests' is the presumption of constitutionality displaced and the burden placed on the party asserting constitutionality to demonstrate a compelling state interest which justifies the classification."
Logsdon maintains that strict scrutiny should be used to analyze his equal protection claim because the legislative classifications in K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 21-3810 burden his fundamental "right to be free from cruel or unusual punishment" under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Logsdon argues that the sentencing disparities are so disproportionate as to shock the conscience and offend fundamental notions of human dignity.
Logsdon's strict scrutiny argument appears to combine the analyses for alleged violations of the Eighth Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause into one framework. However, Eighth Amendment claims are analyzed separately from equal protection claims. See State v. McDaniel & Owens, 228 Kan. 172, 612 P.2d 1231 (1980); State v. Freeman, 223 Kan. 362, 574 P.2d 950 (1978); State v. Sherk, 217 Kan. 726, 538 P.2d 1399 (1975).
The Eighth Amendment is violated by punishment that "is so disproportionate to the crime . . . that it shocks the conscience and offends fundamental notions of human dignity." Freeman, 223 Kan. at 367. The Eighth Amendment analysis focuses on whether the punishment is grossly disproportionate to the crime committed, i.e., whether the punishment fits the crime. 223 Kan. at 367; see also State v. Tyler, 251 Kan. 616, 645-46, 840 P.2d 413 (1992) (in Eighth Amendment case, court refused to consider whether defendant's sentence was disproportionate to other sentences for other crimes; instead, court looked to whether defendant's sentence was grossly disproportionate to his crimes). The Equal Protection Clause, in contrast, does not look to whether the punishment was proportionate to the crime; rather, it focuses on why similarly situated individuals received different punishments. Logsdon does not argue or allege that his sentence of 53 months is grossly disproportionate to the crime of aggravated escape from custody. He alleges that his sentence of 53 months is more severe than the punishments administered to other individuals who escape from facilities other than a state correctional facility. As such, Logsdon cannot show that K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 21-3810 burdens his right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment.
Without a showing that K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 21-3810 targets a suspect class or burdens a fundamental right, Logsdon's equal protection claim is examined under the rational basis test. Kansas courts have previously applied the rational basis test to equal protection challenges of sentencing classifications. See State v. Perez, 269 Kan. 340, 11 P.3d 52 (2000) (court applied rational basis test to sentencing guidelines classifications); Chiles, 254 Kan. 888 (classifications created by retroactivity provision of Sentencing Guidelines Act were subject to rational basis test); Freeman, 223 Kan. 362 (court applied rational basis test to statute that denied probation and parole to certain defendants).
Under the rational basis test, a law will be upheld if it is reasonably related to a legitimate State interest. Perez, 269 Kan. at 342. "'The rational-basis test contains two substantive limitations on legislative choice: legislative enactments must implicate legitimate goals, and the means chosen by the legislature must bear a rational relationship to those goals.' [Citations omitted.]" Chiles, 254 Kan. at 892. The legislature apparently believes that individuals who escape from state correctional facilities pose a greater threat to society than those who escape from security hospitals or county jails. Indeed, an argument may be made that a convicted felon imprisoned in a state correctional facility is not similarly situated to a juvenile offender in the custody of the juvenile justice authority or to a misdemeanant on work release from a county jail. Granted, Logsdon can concoct scenarios which might tempt us to opine on the appropriateness of the penalties imposed by the legislature. However, "[t]he power to prescribe the penalty to be imposed for the commission of a crime rests exclusively with the legislature, not the courts." State v. Keeley, 236 Kan. 555, 560, 694 P.2d 422 (1985). Applying the deferential rational basis scrutiny, we find that K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 21-3810 does not violate the Equal Protection Clause.
We note Logsdon's brief mentions that the statute is vague. Without a complete record, we do not know if the district court addressed the question of whether K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 21-3810 is unconstitutionally vague. Again, to expedite the judicial process, we find that K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 21-3810(a)(7) and (c)(4), together with K.S.A. 75-5202, gave Logsdon fair warning that when he made his nonviolent escape from Hutchinson Correctional Facility, he was committing a severity level 5, nonperson felony. The statute is not unconstitutionally vague.
1REPORTER'S NOTE: Previously filed as an unpublished opinion, the Supreme Court granted a motion to publish by an order dated November 13, 2003, pursuant to Rule 7.04 (2002 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 46).


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Free, supplemental malware for scanning from the cloud
While almost all major security products implement a variety of techniques to protect against unknown malware, so called "zero day" attacks have been especially successful in penetrating most security utilities. Most of us have security software that is frequently updated with the latest collections of the digital signatures that have been detected and analyzed by the security companies; these frequent updates, which we often see taking place, give us a sense of security that our protective software is busily at work protecting us from all of the evils that can threaten our computing safety. While we may be incrementally more secure with each of the frequent updates, we are typically vulnerable to the very latest threats prowling the net for victims.
A traditional analogy about security software updates is to our daily newspaper; today's newspaper in the driveway is actually yesterday's news; likewise today's security update may include malware discovered yesterday, but will not likely include new malware that just started circulating. These security updates are more often "reactive" and generally not "proactive." Published tests on the updates of the major security software indicate that it may often be hours, if not days, before newly detected malware is analyzed and countered, and updates are pushed to the user. An update just received may be for threats discovered several hours ago, leaving us little or no protection for new threats that appeared since the previous threats were detected.
Another type of threat that we are often vulnerable to is the "zero day" threat. According to Wikipedia, "A zero-day (or zero-hour or day zero) attack or threat is an attack that exploits a previously unknown vulnerability in a computer application, meaning that the attack occurs on 'day zero' of awareness of the vulnerability. ... Zero-day attacks occur during the vulnerability window that exists in the time between when a vulnerability is first exploited and when software developers start to develop and publish a counter to that threat." Since these threats are spread prior to detection and the implementation of protective measures, they can easily infect and compromise otherwise well protected computers. Many of the recent zero day threats are also designed and written to target weaknesses in specific brands of security software, thus rendering them helpless in stopping these attacks.
When malware infects an otherwise protected computer, it often neutralizes the installed security software, opening the computer to a coordinated follow-up attack. It is well documented that some of the better malware authors make enormous profits selling access to the computers that they have compromised, allowing identity thieves and other cyber crooks roaming access (for a fee) of the purloined machine. The victim is typically unaware, as their trusted security software gives no indication of the attack (it is often effectively dead, in terms of protection), but to the user, still appears to be alive and well, even looking like it is still completing its periodic updates. If the user performs either a scheduled or manual security scan using the unknowingly deactivated security software, the malware infection will not be detected. This is precisely why it is often vital to perform frequent security scans with unrelated third party security software.
In recent months, a new breed of third-party security scanner and malware removal utility has started to become popular. These new security products, generally free, are using cloud based technologies to perform fast and effective security scans. Being cloud based (on powerful Internet servers) allows these scanners to include in their databases a much larger number of potential threats than the databases typically included on PC based security systems. The threat data in the cloud is continuously updated, minimizing the threat gaps common in the PC based systems. Two of the free, cloud based scanners that I recently experimented with and found effective were Comodo Cloud Scanner and Panda Cloud Cleaner.
Comodo Cloud Scanner (www.comodo.com) was extremely fast. In addition to effectively scanning and removing viruses, worms, trojans, and other malware, Comodo can also detect junk files, suspicious items in the registry, and hidden processes that may be running on your computer, a possible indicator of an active malware infection. This utility can also detect and alert the user of privacy issues and threats, and can identify traces of private information on the hard drive that may possibly be waiting for retrieval by a cyber crook. Combining the power and features of two of Comodo's popular desktop utilities, Comodo Internet Security and Comodo System Utilities, Cloud Scanner connects to Comodo's servers to run the scan, rather than consuming the processing power of the PC, allowing it to run much faster. Comodo Cloud Scanner will run on all 32bit and 64bit builds of Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Server 2003 and Server 2008. As with all of the other on-demand scanning utilities, this is not a substitute for a full-time security suite, but instead an adjunct utility to verify protection, and to detect any malware that may have penetrated the installed security software.
The other free online cloud scanner that I experimented with was Panda Cloud Cleaner (pandacloudcleaner.pandasecurity.com). According to its webpage, "Panda Cloud Cleaner is an advanced disinfector based on Collective Intelligence (scanning in the cloud) that detects malware that traditional security solutions cannot detect." Once downloaded and installed, this utility has a very clean interface that requires no complicated configurations; simply clicking on the large "SCAN" button will start the process. As are most other cloud scanners, Panda Cloud Cleaner is very fast. In addition to scanning all types of files for malware, Panda also scans the registry for any additional indications of malware infection. Upon completion of the comprehensive cloud scan, Panda will present the user with a list of findings and threats that can be immediately neutralized. As with most of the other cloud scanners, Panda Cloud Cleaner is explicitly designed to coexist with the other security software installed on the computer, and will not interfere with it.
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Acclaimed chef-owner Jeff Cerciello's Farmshop restaurant is set to open May 6 at Marin Country Mart.
Cerciello was the culinary director for Thomas Keller Restaurant Group for 10 years before opening Farmshop in Los Angeles two years ago and is a James Beard Award nominee for best restaurant design and named one of Newsweek magazine's "100 Best Restaurants in the World" in 2012.
"We wanted to expand into Northern California, where many of the producers and purveyors we work with are based," Cerciello says. "I felt Farmshop would also be a perfect fit in the Marin Country Mart. On more of a personal note, with my family based in Napa, it feels like a welcomed homecoming for me to return to the North Bay."
Farmshop's restaurant director is Michel Darmon and the executive chef is Mark Hopper, who both have worked at Bouchon, Bouchon Bakery and Ad Hoc in Yountville Hopper has also worked at the French Laundry in Yountville. Jerry McInerney, who has worked at Bouchon Beverly Hills and Las Vegas, is the general manager.
The 6,500-square-foot space houses the dining room, patio seating, full-bar and lounge area as well as the kitchen, open-hearth grill and wood-burning oven. The menu, featuring California and local foods, highlights a variety of pizzas topped with such items as wood-fired mushrooms, sliced lomo, caciocavallo and Marin Roots arugula, and grilled items such as grilled Marin Sun Farms beef rib eye served with smashed potato, mushroom conserva, Jesse's watercress and green peppercorn salsa.
The restaurant will initially open for dinner from 5:30 to 10 p.m. daily, and expand hours in the summer for lunch and weekend brunch as well.
Farmshop is at the Marin Country Mart at 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle in Larkspur. Go to www.farmshopla.com.
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More juice? Last week, we mentioned that Pressed Juicery opened at the Marin Country Mart in Larkspur and Juice Shop is set to open at Corte Madera Town Center in the next two months. Well, San Rafael's Urban Remedy, offering juices, cleanses, meal replacements and raw treats, opened April 9.
Owner Neka Pasquale of Mill Valley initially started Evo Spa in Mill Valley with her mother, Gail Ann, at which Pasquale had an associated acupuncture practice. She then started offering three- to five-day retreats at Stinson Beach where she taught her clients how to incorporate dietary principles into daily meals to improve their health. Pasquale saw her clients transform as they incorporated raw foods and juicing into their diets. She decided to open Urban Remedy to offer juices, foods and classes to support a healthy lifestyle.
Pasquale says she's different than other juice shops. "We are creating more of a lifestyle brand rather than juicing," she says.
All items are 100 percent organic, vegan, and dairy- and gluten-free. Lemonades ($4.95), juices ($8.75) and meal replacement drinks ($6.99) are available, as well as juice cleanses for $59.99 a day. Raw treats include such things as brownies (from $5.50), lemon or ginger brittles ($7) and kale chips ($7). Other items such as vitamin booster shots ($3), live raw vitamins in a base of probiotics, will be available in the future.
Urban Remedy is at 1904 4th St. in San Rafael. Call 855-UR-JUICE, or go to www.urbanremedy.com.
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Audubon Canyon Ranch and Marin Audubon Society are featuring the 50th annual Mother's Day Barbecue from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 12 rain or shine at Martin Griffin Preserve on Bolinas Lagoon in West Marin.
The event coincides with the height of the great egret nesting season at the preserve, which is rarely open to the public. In addition to a lunch of barbecue chicken or vegetarian quiche with side dishes under the trees in Volunteer Canyon, there are also other things to enjoy such as viewing the nesting site, hiking trails, an abundance of spring wildflowers and craft activities for the children.
Tickets are $25 for adults, $12 for children younger than 12; reservations are required by May 5. Proceeds will benefit the habitat protection and nature education programs of Audubon Canyon Ranch and Marin Audubon Society.
Audubon Canyon Ranch's Volunteer Canyon is at 4900 Shoreline Highway One in Stinson Beach. Call 453-2216 or go to www.marin audubon.org.
Anna Haight is a longtime Marin resident and an even longer foodie who blogs at Anna's Cool Finds, www.annascoolfinds.com. Her bread and butter column appears Wednesdays. Have news about chefs, restaurants and other foodie goodies? Contact her at email@example.com or on Twitter at http://twitter.com/annahaight.


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Singer Taylor Swift has shut down ongoing rumors about her love life, insisting she didn't purchase a home next to her ex Conor Kennedy or buy Harry Styles Beatles memorabilia for Christmas.
The Love Story hitmaker was thought to have shelled out $4.5 million for an oceanside estate in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts last summer so she could be closer to the 18-year-old son of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
However, Swift jokes that's simply not the case, telling Spanish TV show El Hormiguero, "People say that I'm buying houses all the time that I'm not buying. It's like every time the press thinks I like a guy, they say I am buying a house next to them."
The media struck again just before the holidays, with reports suggesting the country star was shopping for autographed Fab Four items for her then-boyfriend Styles of One Direction, but the tabloids were all mistaken.
Swift continues, "And also they think they know what I'm getting people for Christmas, which they don't. I was thinking when I saw that one (rumor) that if they actually got it right I would be so sad because they would have blown my Christmas present, but they were all wrong."


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Audrey Nicole Smith of Supply is the proud parent of a son, Bladen Kyler Smith, born at 4:11 p.m. Aug. 18 at Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center weighing 5 pounds, 14 ounces and measuring 18½ inches long.
Paternal grandparents are Lindberg and Carrie Lane Smith of Supply.
Great-grandparents are the late Junior and Mina Smith of Shallotte and the late Bill and Rulane Lane of Supply.
John and Bessie Evans family reunion will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at United Vision Family Life Center, 2386 Al Clemmons Road SW in Shallotte.
Come with a covered dish and a friend, expecting good fellowship, food and fun.
For more information, call Cecilia at 754-6139 or Ilene at 754-4764.
Announcement is made of the forthcoming marriage of Ashley Victoria Bourland and Colin Regan of Charleston, S.C. The bride-elect is the daughter of Jimmy and Melody Bellamy of Shallotte and granddaughter of Grace Stone of Ocean Isle Beach and the late Hubert and Ophelia Bellamy of Shallotte. She is a graduate of West Brunswick High School and received a Bachelor of Science in business operations and marketing from UNCW. After a fall wedding, the couple will reside in Charleston, S.C., where she will continue working with the family business.
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Officers of the 252nd Coast Artillery/Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group Association in Wilmington have announced plans for the 35th annual reunion scheduled for Friday, Sept. 5, and Saturday, Sept. 6. All former members of HQ and HQ Battery, 252d CA/AAA or any subordinate units are encouraged to attend.
A business meeting and stag "shrimperoo" will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, at the Covil Farms Clubhouse, Covil Farm Road (off Military Cutoff) in Wilmington. Cost is $12 per person in advance or $15 at the door.
Immigrant families grace St. Brendan the Navigator Roman Catholic Church in Shallotte where the parish family celebrated the baptism of three children July 26.
Announcement is made of the forthcoming marriage of Natalia Deaton of Southport and Chad Dillahay of Supply. The bride-elect is the daughter of Valeria Causey of Southport. The prospective groom is the son of Mitch and Kelli Dillahay of Supply and Donna Luzader of Southport. An Aug. 30 wedding is planned at Sunset Harbour. A reception will immediately follow the ceremony.
Air Force Airman Adriana C. Mottola, daughter of Wayne Metters of Supply and niece of Pamela Williams of Leland, graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio.
Mottola completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Louis and Barbara Berinoto and Bill and Louise Gerber celebrate their 40th wedding anniversaries at Brunswick Plantation by renewing their vows before family and friends Saturday, July 19. They have been friends since their high school days in New Jersey where they resided until relocating here seven years ago.
Tayvion Gause is celebrating his first birthday Wednesday, July 23. Love from Mommy, MiMi, Papa, Aunt Selena, Aunt Nekevia and Uncle Malik.
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Peregrine Bucket List – Win your Bucket List Trip AUD$4,000 prize value
Terms & conditions
- Information on how to enter and the prize form part of these Terms and Conditions. Participation in this promotion is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
- Entry is only open to residents of Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, the United States of America, member countries of the European Union, Switzerland, South Africa and Canada (excluding Quebec) aged 18 years or over.
- Employees (and their immediate families) of the Promoter, Peregrine Adventures PTY LTD (ABN 54 006 831 974), and agencies associated with this promotion are ineligible to enter. Immediate family means any of the following: spouse, ex-spouse, de-facto spouse, child or step-child (whether natural or by adoption), parent, step-parent, grandparent, step-grandparent, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister or 1st cousin.
- Promotion commences at 12:00am Australian Eastern Standard Time ("AEST") on 14/8/2015 and ends at 11:59pm AEST on 31/10/2015 ("Promotional Period").
- To enter, individuals must complete one (1) of the following entry mechanics during the Promotional Period:
Website Entry:
- Visit www.peregrineadventures.com;
- Follow the prompts to the promotion entry page;
- Input the requested details (including their full name, country of residence, a valid email address);
- Agree to the Terms and Conditions by ticking the relevant tick box;
- And submit the fully completed entry form;
Typeform Entry:
- Visit the competition page directly at https://adventures.typeform.com/to/UFxi7r;
- Follow the prompts on the promotion entry page;
- Input the requested details (including their full name, country of residence, a valid email address);
- Agree to the Terms and Conditions by ticking the relevant tick box;
- And submit the fully completed entry form.
- Incomplete or indecipherable entries will be deemed invalid.
- Only one (1) entry permitted per person per email address.
- The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and entrants (including an entrant's identity, age and place of residence) and reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who the Promoter has reason to believe has breached any of these Terms and Conditions, tampered with the entry process or engaged in any unlawful or other improper misconduct calculated to jeopardise fair and proper conduct of the promotion. Errors and omissions may be accepted at the Promoter's discretion. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights. The Promoter's legal rights to recover damages or other compensation from such an offender are reserved.
- If there is a dispute as to the identity of an entrant, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine the identity of the entrant.
- The draw will take place at Peregrine Adventures, Level 4, 380 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, at 2:00pm AEDST on 04/11/2015. The Promoter may draw additional reserve entries and record them in order in case an invalid entry or ineligible entrant is drawn.
- In the event that the first valid entrant drawn is a Canadian resident, they will be required to correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question within 10 days of winner notification to be eligible to claim the prize. If the drawn entrant does not correctly answer the mathematical skill-testing question or does not provide the correct answer within 10 days of winner notification, they will forfeit their right to the prize and the next valid reserve entrant drawn will be awarded the prize (subject to the above).
- The winnerwill be notifiedin writing by email within two (2) business days of the draw and their name will be published online at www.peregrineadventures.com from 5/11/2015.
- The Promoter's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
- Subject to clause 11, the first valid entry drawn will win the following prize package: one (1) x spot on a Peregrine tour up to the value of AU$4000. If the tour is less than $4000 the remaining value of the prize is forfeited. Any tour over $4000 is excluded from the prize.
- In the event of war, terrorism, state of emergency or disaster, the Promoter reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion or suspend or modify a prize, subject to any written directions from a relevant regulatory authority.
- Subject to the unclaimed prize draw clause, if for any reason the winner does not take the prize (or an element of the prize) by the time stipulated by the Promoter, then the prize (or that element of the prize) will be forfeited.
- If the prize (or part of the prize) is unavailable, the Promoter, in its discretion, reserves the right to substitute the prize (or that part of the prize) with a prize to the equal value and/or specification, subject to any written directions from a regulatory authority.
- Total prize pool value is up to AU$4000.
- The prize, or any unused portion of the prize, is not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash.
- A draw for the prize, if unclaimed, may take place on 04/03/2016 at the same time and place as the original draw, subject to any directions from a regulatory authority. The winner, if any, will be notifiedin writing by email within two (2) business days of the draw and their name will be published online at www.peregrineadventures.comfrom 5/03/2016. The tour must be taken before 31 Dec 2016.
- Entrants consent to the Promoter using their name, likeness, image and/or voice in the event they are a winner (including photograph, film and/or recording of the same) in any media for an unlimited period without remuneration for the purpose of promoting this promotion (including any outcome), and promoting any products manufactured, distributed and/or supplied by the Promoter.
- If this promotion is interfered with in any way or is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter, including but not limited to technical difficulties, unauthorised intervention or fraud, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law: (a) to disqualify any entrant; or (b) subject to any written directions from a regulatory authority, to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the promotion, as appropriate.
- Any cost associated with accessing the promotional website(s) are the entrant's responsibility and is dependent on the Internet service provider used.
- The use of any automated entry software or any other mechanical or electronic means that allows an entrant to automatically enter repeatedly is prohibited and will render all entries submitted by that entrant invalid.
- Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits, excludes or modifies or purports to limit, exclude or modify the statutory consumer guarantees as provided under the Competition and Consumer Act, as well as any other implied warranties under the ASIC Act or similar consumer protection laws in the States and Territories of Australia or any statutory consumer guarantees as provided under consumer protection lawsin New Zealand("Non-Excludable Guarantees"). Except for any liability that cannot by law be excluded, including the Non-Excludable Guarantees, the Promoter (including its respective officers, employees and agents) excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of the promotion.
- Except for any liability that cannot by law be excluded, including the Non-Excludable Guarantees, the Promoter (including its respective officers, employees and agents) is not responsible for and excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of: (a) any technical difficulties or equipment malfunction (whether or not under the Promoter's control); (b) any theft, unauthorised access or third party interference; (c) any entry or prize claim that is late, lost, altered, damaged or misdirected (whether or not after their receipt by the Promoter) due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter; (d) any variation in prize value to that stated in these Terms and Conditions; (e) any tax liability incurred by a winner or entrant; or (f) taking/use of the prize.
- As a condition of accepting the prize, the winner must sign any legal documentation as and in the form required by the Promoter and/or prize suppliers in their absolute discretion, including but not limited to a legal release and indemnity form.
- The Promoter collects personal information ("PI") in order to conduct the promotion and may, for this purpose, disclose such PI to third parties, including but not limited to agents, contractors, service providers, prize suppliers and, as required, to Australian regulatory authorities. Entry is conditional on providing this PI. The Promoter will also use and handle PI as set out in its Privacy Policy, which can be viewed at http://www.peregrineadventures.com/privacy. In addition to any use that may be outlined in the Promoter's Privacy Policy, the Promoter may, for an indefinite period, unless otherwise advised, use the PIfor promotional, marketing, publicity, research and profiling purposes, including sending electronic messages or telephoning the entrant. The Privacy Policy also contains information about how entrants may opt out, access, update or correct their PI, how entrants may complain about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles or any other applicable law and how those complaints will be dealt with. All entries become the property of the Promoter. Unless otherwise indicated by the Promoter, the Promoter may disclose personal information to entities outside of Australia - see the Promoter's Privacy Policy for details).
- The laws of Australia apply to this promotion to the exclusion of any other law. Entrants submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Australia.
- The Promoter is Peregrine Adventures Pty. Ltd. (ABN 54 006 831 974) of Level 4, 380 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia and 24 Nuffield St, Newmarket, Auckland, 1023, New Zealand. Telephone: +61 (03) 9473 2626.
NSW Permit Number LTPS-15-06231, ACT Permit NumberTP 15/06978,
The winner was drawn at 2pm Melbourne AU time on Wednesday 4 November. The winner is N.Locke from Australia.


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Cruise Passenger Bill of Rights Introduced
(NEW YORK) -- Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the world's largest cruise industry trade association, announced earlier this week the adoption of a "Cruise Passenger Bill of Rights."
CLIA also will submit the bill to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), requesting formal global recognition and applicability under the IMO's authority over the international maritime industry.
The passenger bill of rights will be effective immediately for U.S. passengers who purchase their cruises in North America on CLIA's North American member cruise lines, regardless of itinerary, CLIA said.
Cruise lines already employ many of these "rights" when problems occur on their ships. For example, it is customary for cruise lines to issue full and partial refunds for cancelled or interrupted voyages.
"The Cruise Industry Passenger Bill of Rights codifies many longstanding practices of CLIA members and goes beyond those to further inform cruise guests of the industry's commitment to their comfort and care," said Christine Duffy, president and CEO of CLIA.
But are there elements in this bill of rights that would have changed things for the passengers on the Carnival Triumph, the ship that stranded more than 3,000 passengers at sea for five days under reportedly deplorable conditions? There's no way the passengers could have disembarked the ship: It was not docked when it lost power, as outlined as a requirement in the first part of the bill.
And as for refunds, Carnival cruise line did more than what was outlined in the new bill of rights: It refunded passengers for the cruise and travel expenses, plus offered another free future cruise.
In March, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) called on the industry to voluntarily adopt a bill of rights. "Cruise ships, in large part operating outside the bounds of United States enforcement, have become the Wild West of the travel industry, and it's time to rein them in before anyone else gets hurt," said Schumer at the time.
The bill of rights includes the following:
The right to disembark a docked ship if essential provisions such as food, water, restroom facilities and access to medical care cannot adequately be provided onboard, subject only to the Master's concern for passenger safety and security and customs and immigration requirements of the port. The right to a full refund for a trip that is canceled due to mechanical failures, or a partial refund for voyages that are terminated early due to those failures.
The right to have available on board ships operating beyond rivers or coastal waters full-time, professional emergency medical attention, as needed until shore-side medical care becomes available.
The right to timely information updates as to any adjustments in the itinerary of the ship in the event of a mechanical failure or emergency, as well as timely updates of the status of efforts to address mechanical failures.
The right to a ship crew that is properly trained in emergency and evacuation procedures.
The right to an emergency power source in the case of a main generator failure.
The right to transportation to the ship's scheduled port of disembarkation or the passenger's home city in the event a cruise is terminated early due to mechanical failures.
The right to lodging if disembarkation and an overnight stay in an unscheduled port are required when a cruise is terminated early due to mechanical failures.
The right to have included on each cruise line's website a toll-free phone line that can be used for questions or information concerning any aspect of shipboard operations.
The right to have this Cruise Line Passenger Bill of Rights published on each line's website.
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Go Ahead Honey Gluten-free Lunchbox Entry: Indian Tiffin Recipes
This month I happened to notice that Ali of the Whole Life Nutrition Kitchen was hosting the wonderful monthly blogging event called Go Ahead Honey, It's Gluten Free, and I was inspired to join! This event was created by the lovely Naomi Devlin of Straight into Bed Cakefree and Dried. Ali chose the inspiring theme Ideas for Packing a Healthy School Lunch! I always love planning lunches, especially when I can get inspiration from countries that have wonderful packed lunch traditions like Japan and India. I have waxed joyous many times on the Japanese onigiri, or rice ball, and the Japanese Bento Box. But India has quite a bit to offer the packed lunch as well with their practical but chic stainless steel tiffin lunchboxes. When I was lucky enough to go to India in person, I snatched up quite a few tiffin lunchboxes and started a personal small but treasured tiffin collection.
Once Ali threw down the challenge, I started thinking about what dishes would be good in a tiffin. Lately I've been eating more quinoa than rice, and so a quinoa dish was a given. I could have packed my favorite quinoa masala recipe, but this time I thought I'd make a more basic recipe that would be the base note for the meal, rather than the star component. I riffed on a favorite rice cooker recipe, adding more spices and peas for fun. Lately I've been reveling in the fresh offerings at the Farmer's Market, and I've got a serious crush on baby zucchini and zucchini blossoms. I decided to make a highly seasoned and decadent (but still healthy!) baby zucchini and baby pattypan dry curry that would travel well and complement the quinoa pilaf. And then, influenced by Japanese bento where a high-protein fried treat accompanies rice and vegetables, I decided to end on a slightly decadent note with a pakora (chickpea flour fritter) zucchini blossom. It tastes lovely hot, cold, with ketchup or simply kissed with salt, and marvelously blends the fresh flavor of the blossom with hearty, savory chickpea batter.
And so, a healthy Indian vegetarian (and vegan) lunch menu was born. Baby Yum is too little for such lunchbox menus as yet, but I think you're never too old to treat your adult self with a healthy and delicious lunch, whether it be in a paper (or eco-reusable) bag, tiffin, or bento box. And when Baby Yum is old enough for school, I hope she'll enjoy eating this type of International, vegetarian feasts as much as I will enjoy making them for her.
Here is Ali's roundup of gluten-free lunch ideas
I also entered this post in Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays
More International Lunches from the Book of Yum:
Vegetarian Bento with Burdock and Lotus Root and Inari Zushi
Fusion Tiffin with Thai Lemongrass Corn and Quesadillas
Spinach Sesame Onigiri (Japanese Rice Ball) for Bento
Assorted Avocado Fusion Onigiri recipes for Bento
Looking for more inspiration for your Bento or Tiffin Box? Here are some of my favorite sites which have recipes that can be adapted to be gluten-free:
Just Bento (Japanese recipes)
Just Hungry (Japanese recipes)
Maki of Just Bento and Just Hungry's Cookbook:
The Just Bento Cookbook: Everyday Lunches To Go
Cooking Cute (Japanese recipes)
The Cooking Cute cookbook:
Yum-Yum Bento Box: Fresh Recipes for Adorable Lunches
Lunch in a Box (no longer being updated)
Week of Menus (How about a Korean recipe bento?)
Hapa Bento (Japanese cuisine)
Indian Baby Zucchini, pattypan squash, and tomato dry curry recipe
1/2 lb baby zucchini
1/2 lb baby pattypan squash
2 small tomatoes or one medium tomato, cubed and dusted with salt
2 tbsp. of olive or canola oil, divided
Clean zucchini and pattypan squash and towel dry. Cut Baby zucchini in half lengthwise, and cut pattypan squash in half horizontally so that you have two circlets, one having a pumpkin-like stem and os one not.
Heat 1 tbsp. of oil in a large nonstick pan on medium high and then add your baby zucchini so that you have one layer in the pan. You may have to do this in batches. Let it brown for a minute or so and then lower the heat. Let brown for 8 minutes, turning halfway through to get even browning. Remove zucchini from pan and reserve. Heat the remaining oil on medium high again and put a single layer of your pattypan squash in the pan. After a minute or so, lower heat and brown for 5-6 minutes. Turn halfway through or as soon as the bottom layer is brown and brown the other side. Add the zucchini back into the pan and add your spices, mixing thoroughly. Let the spices heat up and brown slightly. Add the cubed tomatoes and mix again. Let the tomatoes cook down slightly and then take off burner. Taste and season with additional salt if needed. Serve!
*vegetables can be replaced with Okra if desired.
zucchini blossom pakora fritter recipe
1 cup chickpea flour
pinch baking soda
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (or 1/4 tsp paprika, 1/4 tsp chipotle pepper)
1 tsp roasted ground cumin
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup water
canola oil for deep frying
1 farmer's market package of zucchini squash blossoms
salt for taste
Combine pakora batter ingredients in a small bowl.
Pour enough canola oil in a small, deep pan for deep frying. Heat on high until hot but before reaching smoking point. If oil is too hot, fritters will burn. If not hot enough, the fritters will absorb too much oil. Oil is ready when a drop of batter rises to the surface immediately and sizzles. Lower heat to medium high to keep at correct temperature.
Dip your squash blossoms into the batter, coating all sides evenly. Drop them into hot oil, turning frequently so that the blossom browns evenly.
Remove fritters from oil with tongs or metal strainer and set on rack to drain. You can reheat them later in the oven on 375 and they will taste hot and fresh!
Sprinkle lightly with salt if desired.
Good with ketchup, chutney, or even plain!
*this photo is of whole baby zucchini and blossom from my first experiment with this recipe. However, I found it better to just batter and fry the blossom separately, and those are the versions pictured in the tiffin photos!
Special Indian Quinoa Recipe
5 tsp sesame oil
1 1/2 tsp black mustard seeds
1 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
2 cups quinoa, rinsed and drained
1/2 – 1 cup green peas
3 1/2 cups water
3 tsp fresh lime juice
1/2 tsp. turmeric
1/2-1 tsp sea salt
Heat sesame oil in your rice cooker and then add your black mustard seeds and cumin. Heat until seeds pop and then add your quinoa. Heat the rice cooker again (by pressing cook), stir the quinoa, and let it cook a few minutes. Open rice cooker and add your peas, water, lime juice, turmeric, and salt. Stir. Start your rice cooker cycle again and let cook. Can keep warm in the rice cooker for a bit or serve immediately. Enjoy!
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President Obama is seen through the screen of a teleprompter as he meets members of the audience following remarks in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Jan. 25, 2012.
A Virginia man was sentenced to seven years in prison for swiping President Obama's teleprompter and a truckload full of other White House press gear.
Eric Brown pleaded guilty to theft of government property in January. The 49-year-old Richmond man had a history of drug use according to court papers, and was a suspect in about a dozen other truck thefts.
"If I had to sum up Mr. Brown's character, it would be that he's a thief," U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney said at the Thursday sentencing, according to The Associated Press.
Brown picked up the White House communications staff van from a hotel parking lot in October 2011.
The man did not immediately realize whose van he had stolen until he began unloading the vehicle, prosecutor Laura Taylor said. Brown somehow missed the presidential seals on the exterior of the truck, but realized the mess his sticky fingers had gotten him into when he discovered the teleprompter, sound system, and other press office equipment, she said.
"The theft of government property is a serious offense," Assistant U.S. Attorney Roderick Young said. "It's all the more serious when the property belongs to the White House Communications Agency."
Reuters contributed to this report.


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For now, at least, same-sex couples will again be allowed to marry in California, likely within days. Less likely, given the high court's action Wednesday and the trend in public attitudes, is a repeat of the ballot measure that sharply divided the state and led to a drawn-out legal battle.
Proponents of Prop. 8 seemed stunned by the US Supreme Court action, which essentially let a US District Court ruling against the measure stand after finding that the case was improperly before the high court. The justices sent the case back to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth District in San Francisco with instructions for that court to reject the Prop. 8 proponents' appeal "for lack of jurisdiction."
"In a miscarriage of justice the US Supreme Court has refused to consider the decision of a single federal court judge to overturn the perfectly legal action of over 7 million California voters who passed Proposition 8 defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman," said Brain Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, the biggest contributor to putting Prop. 8 on the ballot. "The Supreme Court's holding that proponents of an initiative had no legal right to appeal ignores California law and rewards corrupt politicians for abandoning their duty to defend traditional marriage laws."
In a statement, Mr. Brown angrily noted that the original state court ruling invalidating Prop. 8 was not surprising because the case "was heard by a homosexual judge in San Francisco who himself was engaged in a long-term same-sex relationship."
Brown called the US Supreme Court decision "illegitimate," and he said, "We and millions of other Americans will refuse to accept this rogue decision rewarding corruption."
Andy Pugno, general counsel for ProtectMarriage.com, the official proponent of Prop. 8, said he was at least grateful that the Supreme Court had ruled narrowly on the measure – declining to declare the measure unconstitutional as supporters of same-sex marriage had hoped, but focusing instead on the question of legal standing for Prop. 8 supporters.
"We will continue to defend Prop. 8 and seek its enforcement until such time as there is a binding statewide order that renders Prop. 8 unenforceable," Mr. Pugno said in a statement.
Tony Perkins, president of the conservative Family Research Council, says the ruling "distorts the balance of powers between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government."
"The Court's decision allows the executive branch to effectively veto any duly enacted law, simply by refusing to defend it against a constitutional challenge," Mr. Perkins said in a statement Wednesday, referring to the decision by Gov. Jerry Brown and Attorney General Kamala Harris (both Democrats) to refuse to stand up for Prop. 8 in court.
At this point, opinions about the future of any Prop. 8 repeat are as divided as public attitudes about gay marriage.
"This is far from over, I can tell you," Chapman University law professor John Eastman, who supports the same-sex marriage ban, told the Los Angeles Times.
But Santa Clara University law professor Gerald Uelmen, an expert on the state constitution, told the LA Times, "I think they would be laughed out of state court."
Prop. 8 was a 2008 ballot measure that passed by 52 to 48 percent, with some seven million Californians voting in favor in a high-turnout election (79 percent).
But in the five years since then, public attitudes have moved toward more public support for gay marriage – a majority of Americans, according to recent polls – and it seems unlikely that Californians would want to go through that politically and socially wrenching exercise again.
In California, support for same-sex marriage has climbed to 59 percent, according to a recent Public Policy Institute of California poll – higher than the national average of 55 percent in a Washington Post-ABC News poll. (Both polls were issued last month.)
Attitudes are "changing quickly," says Attorney General Harris.
"More and more Californians are starting to understand that these couples are their family members, their neighbors, people who are leaders in their community, people who otherwise are in every way respected," Harris said at a press conference Wednesday morning. "We cannot as a civil society treat them differently because of the choices they make about who they love and want to marry."
Governor Brown was quick to move once the court decision was known, ordering officials in California's 58 counties to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples as soon as the Ninth Circuit lifts its stay on the District Court ruling. (Both courts had found in favor of Prop. 8 opponents, but the appellate court put a hold on same-sex marriages in California while the US Supreme Court heard arguments and considered the case.)
In San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, and other major cities Wednesday, supporters of gay marriage celebrated.
Hundreds of people gathered at San Francisco City Hall, including Mayor Ed Lee and former mayor (now lieutenant governor) Gavin Newsom, as news of the high court's decision was announced.
As some already-married gay couples rejoiced at Harvey Milk Plaza in the city's Castro District, others said they would soon get hitched, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. People hugged, wept, blew bubbles, donned costumes, and waved rainbow flags amid the honks of passing cars, ambulances and police cruisers.
"This country has changed and we are really seeing that change today," said Brandon Brock as he stood alongside his husband, whom he married two years ago in New York. "And man, what a day!"
Even though the Supreme Court's decision in the Prop. 8 case was not sweeping, it represents "a major victory for marriage equality," says Adam Winkler, a professor of constitutional law at UCLA.
"Today, only 18 percent of the American population resides in a jurisdiction allowing same-sex marriage," Mr. Winkler writes in a Daily Beast column. "Once California turns, however, that number rises to 30 percent. Marriage equality in California will also mean that nearly 40 percent of the nation's 650,000 same-sex couples will live in places where they can marry."


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Of the Beginning of Days
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Of the Beginning of Days is the first chapter of the Quenta Silmarillion section within The Silmarillion.
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Following the entrance of the Ainur as the Valar, Arda was still lifeless and had no distinct geographical features. The initial shape of Arda, chosen by the Valar, was of a symmetrical continent lit by two lamps: Illuin and Ormal; one in the continent's north, and one in the south. However the lamps were destroyed by the vicious Melkor. The Spring of Arda ended and the world was again darkened, and the lamps' fall spoiled the perfect symmetry of Arda's surface. Two main continents were created that are of concern to the story: Aman on the far West, and Middle-earth to the East, over the Great Ocean.
Following this, Melkor hid himself from the Valar in an enormous fortress, Utumno. He also surrounded himself with horrible beasts, many of them Maiar in the form of fell animals, known as Balrogs. Balrogs were to remain his most faithful servants and soldiers ever after.
The Valar then made for themselves a home at the utmost West, upon Aman. The chapter concludes with the description of Valinor, the Two Trees and the roles of the Valar, more or less like Valaquenta.


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Without a proper toolkit, running HPC applications and computations in the cloud can be a tedious exercise, especially for those who run those with relative infrequency.
StarCluster may help with that problem. StarCluster, according to Admin Magazine's Gavin Burris, is a project developed by MIT's Software Tools for Academics and Researchers team, hence the STAR. It caters to those in the scientific and researching fields and in particular those who wish to utilize clusters to perform computations but have not the tools in house to do so.
In order to get started on StarCluster, one must, according to Burris, have an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account, as the toolkit that codes in Python runs on Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2).
Burris proceeded to walk through the process of installing and configuring StarCluster before ultimately showing how a test computation would run. He used a fairly common test case, using a Monte Carlo simulation to approximate the value of pi.
Understanding how to set up these clusters and perform jobs and tasks on them on a case-by-case basis can be critical for system programmers who only intermittently require the use of an HPC cluster and thus have no use for an onsite cluster.
"The cloud has become a key resource in the support of HPC," said Burris has he discussed the value of StarCluster within HPC in the cloud in his conclusion. "Given the proper use case, cloud offerings are an affordable fit for a variety of different workflows. A key tool in any systems programmer's arsenal should be the StarCluster toolkit, which provides a powerful interface for harnessing these cloud resources in an effective manner."
Burris espoused the notion of utilizing cloud-based high performance computing in general, noting that it allows programmers and administrators to build and develop custom ecosystems for researchers. "Cloud computing is the next level of abstraction, allowing for the programmable out-sourcing of the data center," Burris mentioned in his endorsement of using HPC in the cloud. "What would traditionally be a locally managed room, full of physical hardware with a three- to five-year life cycle, situated within a managed facility that provides electricity and cooling, is now available through a programmable API."
Other advantages according to Burris include outsourcing the task of chasing loose red lights and failed servers to a group in Amazon that specifically is trained for that.


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And the good news keeps screaming; we�re excited to announce that Unit 70 Studios will host an open house on Friday, June 7 during the Midwest Haunters Convention.
Unit 70 is celebrating their 10th Anniversary this year and they�re anxious to show off their new building in Columbus. Bo Bruns and his crew are inviting our guests to see what goes on behind the scenes at one of the most creative haunted attraction prop manufacturers in the US.
We�re teaming Unit 70 up with Haunted Hoochie at Dead Acres for a Friday night bus tour like no other. That�s two leaders in the industry providing tours in one night. We�re finalizing costs now and hope to start selling this exciting activity very soon.
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