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Celebrity Birthdays for July 3 – Montel Williams, Tom Cruise and More
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Montel Williams
Age: 56
Occupation: Talk Show Host and Activist
Known For: Helming the tabloid-esque syndicated TV series 'The Montel Williams Show,' his work with the Partnership for Prescription Assistance, and founding the non-profit MS Foundation after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the late 1990s
Tom Cruise
Age: 50
Occupation: Actor and Sofa Jumper
Known For: His breakthrough role in 'Risky Business,' Oscar nominations for 'Born on the Fourth of July,' 'Jerry Maguire' and 'Magnolia,' starring in the newly-released 'Rock of Ages,' being a devout Scientologist, his impending divorce from third wife Katie Holmes, and leaving footprints on other people's couches
Gloria Allred
Age: 71
Occupation: Attorney
Known For: A career that began honorably enough with cases about women's rights but has since devolved into representing celebrity mistresses and an icky and sensationalistic love affair with the media
Johnny Lee
Age: 66
Occupation: Singer, Songwriter and Musician
Known For: A string of country hits in the 1980s, including the No. 1 singles 'One in a Million,' 'Bet Your Heart on Me,' 'You Could've Heard a Heart Break,' and his crossover hit, 'Lookin' for Love,' which was featured on the 'Urban Cowboy' soundtrack and reached No. 5 on the pop charts as well
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Age: 54
Occupation: Singer and Songwriter
Known For: His 1990 debut single 'You've Got to Stand for Something,' which became a popular anthem for American soldiers fighting in the Gulf War, his patriotic post-9/11 anthem 'Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly,' and charting more than 30 other country singles such as 'There Ain't Nothin' Wrong with the Radio,' 'That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You' and 'Kiss This'


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The Honeymoon
After getting the news of my grandmother's death the day after the wedding, we debated postponing the trip. However, after hearing that she intentionally wanted for our time to not be interrupted, we wanted to honor her request and go ahead and go on the trip.
First, let's get one thing cleared up. You may be thinking "Wait, Napa? With your husband…that just had his first glass of wine when you got engaged?"
Ok, so champagne at Domaine Chandon wasn't his favorite (can you see it on his face?). But he enjoyed trying the wine…he was a trooper to try all the wines, even the ones that were a little strong, even for my taste buds. Win for the wife. We even found a Merlot at Sterling Vineyards that he liked enough to buy!
We actually only visited a few wineries: Sterling Vineyards (our favorite) and Domaine Chandon. Some people attempt 5 tastings in a day (tipsy, much?)…but we enjoyed the admittedly slower pace of 2 in a week!
But, before we got into wine country we drove up through San Fransisco and stopped to walk around the Firsherman's Wharf and grab something to eat.
Sterling Vineyards has got it figured out. First, you take a gondola ride up to the winery. The ride affords you great views of the property and by the time you reach the top, you're overlooking the whole valley.
At the top, you are led through several different wine tasting "stations," weaving through the cellar rooms. Eventually, you end up at a rooftop patio overlooking the valley.
We sat on the patio for a while and David found the Merlot that he really likes! We enjoyed our time at Sterling and there were very few other people there at the same time.
Our other visit was to Domaine Chandon, a "sparkling wine" (i.e. champagne) vineyard. Domaine Chandon was much more modern than Sterling, but we liked it too!
During the rest of our trip, this is where you could find us!:
I went online and found this place to rent for the week. It ended up being cheaper than getting a hotel room…and much more private and spacious! A married couple, both artists, live on the property and they rent out this cottage. The wife is into gardening (not like we think about someone "into gardening" here), so the whole backyard is a huge garden with a wide variety of plants and flowers.
We hit up the gluten-free friendly grocery store staple, Whole Foods, stocked up on snacks and food, and did a lot of lounging. We did not leave the cottage until at least noon every day and it was glorious!
We did take a few small side trips while we were there:
La Vera Pizza – yummy gluten free pizza place that David found in Santa Rosa!
Our last day in Napa, we made a day trip to Point Reyes Lighthouse.
These cows have it made! They are grazing in a pasture that overlooks the ocean.
Here is our steep decline to get to the lighthouse! The stairs are 30 stories tall…it reminded me how out of shape I am 🙂
…and here is the lighthouse! We even spotted a few whales while we were hanging out; regrettably, the camera was out of focus when we tried to snap a few shots of them!
Lastly, we drove around our "neighborhood" and found a few fun things:
We found the firehouse!
We had an awesome time – the weather and scenery alone are worth the trip! Add experiencing new things with the one that you love: unique wine tastings, great food, and easy access to San Francisco, the Redwoods and the coast…now I'm really smiling.


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A 17-year-old was treated for puncture wounds on his head after being bitten by an alligator while swimming at a central Florida state park.
Andrew Hudson of Winter Springs was swimming Monday with friends in the Little Big Econ State Forest when he kicked what he thought was a log in the water.
The object was actually an alligator nearly 10 feet long. It came up behind Hudson and jerked him underwater.
Hudson told Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigators that he knew there were alligators that swam in the park's river, but he had not seen any before he was attacked.
"It just came up behind me. I didn't see one all day in there and then it just came up behind me and I felt it and I started freaking out and swam as fast as I could,'' Hudson said.
When he got to shore, blood was running from the top of his head. Hudson wrapped his shorts around his head to stop the bleeding.
His friend Mark O'Shea ran for help to a forestry office about a half-mile away.
"They looked at me like I was crazy. I'm like, `My friend really got bit by an alligator,''' said O'Shea.
Doctors at a Seminole County hospital treated Hudson with stitches and staples for several puncture wounds on his head.
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*Mike Tyson is sporting a neck brace and a significant scar after undergoing surgery to fix a degenerated disc.
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The boxer, 46, showed up to a charity auction held by the World Boxing Council and Hublot Watches in Las Vegas with the large scar on his neck.
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Beyonce has kept her personal life notoriously private, but in her upcoming HBO documentary, "Life Is But A Dream," the superstar opens up about her painful miscarriage.
"About two years ago, I was pregnant for the first time," Beyonce says in the doc airingFebruary 16, via Us Weekly. "And I heard the heartbeat, which was the most beautiful music I ever heard in my life."
"I picked out names," she adds. "I envisioned what my child would look like . . . I was feeling very maternal."
Tragically, the "Halo" singer was given heartbreaking news early on in the pregnancy.
"I flew back to New York to get my check up — and no heartbeat," she reveals. "Literally the week before I went to the doctor, everything was fine, but there was no heartbeat."
Beyonce dealt with the loss the best way she knew how, which was to mourn through music.
"I went into the studio and wrote the saddest song I've ever written in my life," she said, leaving the song title a mystery. "And it was actually the first song I wrote for my album. And it was the best form of therapy for me, because it was the saddest thing I've ever been through."
The miscarriage naturally made Beyonce more hesitant to reveal she was pregnant with daughter Blue Ivy, who was born in January 2012.
"Being pregnant was very much like falling in love," she said. "You are so open. You are so overjoyed. There's no words that can express having a baby growing inside of you, so of course you want to scream it out and tell everyone."
As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, Bey's husband, Jay-Z, first revealed the couple's prior miscarriage in a song penned just days after Blue Ivy's birth.
"Last time the miscarriage was so tragic/We was afraid you'd disappear/But nah baby you magic," he rapped in the song, "Glory."
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#1 Baseball Hosts Arizona In Non-Conference Tilt; Welcomes Washington For Pac-10 Series
April 20, 2010
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Leading Off:
After a three-game sweep of the USC Trojans over the weekend, Arizona State continues its nine-game homestand with a non-conference midweek match-up with Arizona on Tuesday night. After the game with the Wildcats, the Sun Devils will host the Washington Huskies for a three-game Pac-10 series that starts Friday night at Winkles Field-Packard Stadium at Brock Ballpark.
Devils vs. Arizona:
Since Arizona State began varsity baseball in 1959, the Devils and Wildcats have met 292 times, with ASU holding a 178-114 edge in the all-time series. ASU won all five meetings last year, including a three-game Pac-10 sweep in Tempe.
Devils vs. Washington:
Arizona State and the Huskies have faced off 36 times, with ASU leading the all-time series 24-12. ASU swept Washington in a three-game Pac-10 series in Seattle, including a game at Safeco Field.
Familiar Faces:
ASU pitching coach Ken Knutson spent the past 17 seasons as the head coach of Washington. Knutson also played baseball for the Huskies. Assistant coach Travis Jewett coached under Knutson at Washington from 2002 to 2004.
Historical Start To A Season:
The 24 straight wins to open the 2010 campaign is the best start in school history. The previous record was set by the 1961 team, who began the year 21-0. The 24-game winning streak also set the mark for the second longest winning streak in school history. The school record for longest winning streak is 32, set in 1972.
Historical Start To A Coaching Career:
With Arizona State's 24-game winning streak to start the 2010 season, Head Coach Tim Esmay set a new standard for wins to start a career as Arizona State's head baseball coach. Jim Brock held the previous record for best start by a first year coach, going 12-0 to begin his ASU coaching career in 1972. Pat Murphy won the first five games of his first season in 1995. Bobby Winkles began his career 0-1-1 in 1959, the first year of varsity baseball at Arizona State.
USC Recap:
After spotting the Trojans an early 1-0 lead, the ASU bats helped lead the Devils to a 5-4 win over USC. Seth Blair struck out seven in his 6.2 innings, holding USC at bay while Raoul Torrez, Zach Wilson and Johnny Ruettiger drove in runs. Kole Calhoun put the exclamation point on it with a solo homer, allowing Jordan Swagerty to come in and get the save...Arizona State started quickly on Saturday, plating three first inning runs in support of starter Merrill Kelly. Kelly improved to 8-0 with the win, while Swagerty picked up his 10th save...The Trojans tagged Sunday starter Jake Borup with four first inning runs, but the ASU offense came alive, scoring one in the first and four in the second on their way to a 14-6 win. Borup recovered to turn in a quality start and earn the win. Eight of the starters for ASU recorded a hit, while all nine scored a run as the Sun Devils swept USC.
30 Win Threshold:
For the 48th straight season and 50th overall, Arizona State baseball has surpassed the 30 win total.
92nd Major Leaguer:
On Sunday April 11, former Sun Devil pitcher Mike Leake made his Major League Debut for the Cincinnati Reds, becoming the 92nd Arizona State baseball player to play in the Major Leagues. Leake, who was the 8th overall pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, became the 21st player since Major League Baseball began the draft in 1965 to make his big league debut without playing in the Minor Leagues. Leake is the first player to accomplish the feat since Xavier Nady in 2000, and the first pitcher since Darren Dreifort in 1994. He also becomes the third Sun Devil to do it, joining Eddie Bane (1973) and Bob Horner (1978).
We (Still) Like Ike:
On Monday April 19, former Sun Devil infielder/pitcher Ike Davis made his Major League Debut for the New York Mets, becoming the 93rd Arizona State baseball player to play in the Major Leagues. Davis, who was the 18th pick in the 2008 MLB Draft, becomes the second Sun Devil to make his Major League debut in 2010, joining Mike Leake. Davis was a three-time All-Pac-10 First Team selection and a Unanimous First Team All-American in 2008. Davis was 2-4 with an RBI in his debut.
Swipe Here:
Sophomore Drew Maggi has been a stolen base machine so far in 2010. Maggi has already swiped 23 bags, two more than last season. Maggi stole four in the win over Washington State on April 10 to tie the school record for stolen bases in a game. Maggi becomes only the eighth player in school history to steal 20+ bases in back-to-back seasons.
Sun Devils with 20+ Stolen Bases in Consecutive Seasons
John Ruedy- 25 in 1963, 31 in 1964
Ken Landreaux- 24 in 1975, 34 in 1976
Kevin Romine- 27 in 1981, 59 in 1982
Oddibe McDowell- 36 in 1983, 36 in 1984
Mike Kelly- 20 in 1990, 23 in 1991
Willie Bloomquist- 33 in 1998, 32 in 1999
Jason Kipnis- 24 in 2008, 27 in 2009
Drew Maggi- 21 in 2009, 23 in 2010
Rare Occurrence:
The 1-0 win over Oregon on April 1 was a rare occurrence indeed. The last time the Sun Devils were involved in a 1-0 ballgame was back in 2000, when they beat the Oregon State Beavers 1-0 on April 7.
Pac-10 Play:
Arizona State is in its 32nd season of Pac-10 play. The Sun Devils have won nine Pacific-10 Conference championships, including the last three. ASU holds an all-time mark of 521-354 in Pac-10 play. They joined the conference in 1979.
Team Captains:
The 2010 Sun Devils will be led by three team captains. Senior Raoul Torrez is in his second season as a captain after serving with Mike Leake as co-captain last season. Joining Torrez will be seniors Josh Spence and Kole Calhoun. Torrez is in his fourth year with the program, while Spence and Calhoun are in their second.
Turn His Swag On:
On March 21 against Houston, Jordan Swagerty proved his worth to the Sun Devils yet again. The ASU closer had spent the first 8.2 innings behind the plate as the starting catcher, but when the Devils needed the door slammed on the Cougars, Swagerty was ready. He shed his catcher's gear, grabbed his glove and closed the door on the Cougars, picking up his seventh save of the season. It marked the first time since 2006 that an ASU player caught and pitched in the same inning. The last Sun Devil to do it was CJ Retherford, who did it against Prairie View A&M in the 2006 NCAA Tournament in Houston. Just for good measure, Swagerty did it again against USC on April 17, catching the first 8.2 innings before retiring the last batter and earning the save.
Stopper of the Year Watch List:
Sun Devil closer Jordan Swagerty has been named to the Midseason Watch List of the Stopper of the Year Award, given to the top relief pitcher in Division I baseball. Swagerty is one of of four players from the Pac-10 on the 45-man list. Swagerty leads the Pac-10 with his 10 saves.
Man vs. Food Visits Packard:
Hit Travel Channel show Man vs. Food made a stop in Phoenix last week, and one of the spots they visited was Packard Stadium. Host Adam Richman threw out the first pitch Friday night vs. Houston, then filmed a segment for the show on the field on Saturday. Assistant Coach Ken Knutson made a special guest appearance in the episode, which is scheduled to air sometime in June.
Watch List Recognitions:
Several Sun Devils have been named to the Watch Lists for national awards. Mitchell Lambson, Josh Spence and Jake Borup have all been named to the Watch List for the Pitcher of the Year Award. Mike Leake was a finalist for the award last season. Drew Maggi has been named to the Watch List for the Brooks Wallace Award, given annually to the top shortstop in the nation.
Quality Time With A Hall of Famer:
Several Sun Devils got a thrill in Surprise, as they got a chance to meet Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan. Ryan, who is President of the Texas Rangers, was signing autographs for fans as the Devils took the field. He was in front of ASU's dugout, and several Sun Devils were able to shake his hand, pose for a photo or get an autograph before going out for pre-game stretching.
Coca-Cola Classic Tournament History:
With their 4-0 showing in the 8th Annual Coca-Cola Classic, Arizona State improved their all-time record in the tournament to 17-9. It was the first time since the inaugural year of the tournament that ASU went undefeated in three or more games (ASU was 2-0 in 2008). The 16 runs scored against UC Riverside, as well the 14-run margin of victory and the 22 hits in the 16-2 win, were all Coca-Cola Classic tournament records.
Players of the Week:
Sophomore Zack MacPhee was named the Pac-10 Player of the Week, The NCBWA's National Hitter of the Week and a Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball following opening weekend against Northern Illinois. It was the third straight season a Sun Devil has been named the Pac-10 Player of the Week following opening weekend. MacPhee also earned the award following the San Diego and Washington State games. Sophomore Jake Borup was named the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week and a Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball following the Cal series. It was the first weekly honor of Borup's career. Drew Maggi was named the Pac-10 Player of the Week following the Oregon series, the first conference honor of his career.
Another ASU Hall of Famer:
Alan Bannister will become the sixth Sun Devil in the College Baseball Hall of Fame during Fourth of July weekend in Lubbock, Texas. Bannister was a member of the 8-man 2010 Hall of Fame class that was announced by the College Baseball Foundation. Bannister played three seasons at ASU from 1970 to 1972, earning First Team All-American honors in 1971 and 1972. The shortstop was a career .355 hitter and was the #1 pick in the 1973 January MLB Draft. He played 12 seasons in the Majors.
Triple The Fun:
On March 9, 1963, the Sun Devils hit six triples in a 12-0 win over Utah State, setting a school record. That record stood for 47 years, until ASU tied it on February 20 during the second game of the doubleheader with Northern Illinois. In ASU's 26-1 win in seven innings, the Devils collected six three-baggers, tying the school record. The NCAA record is seven, set in 1976 and tied in 1992. ASU had not had more than four triples in a game since 1975. The six triples also tied the Pac-10 record, set in 1945. So far in 2010, ASU has tripled 25 times. The school record is 58, set in 1970. Zack MacPhee has already collected 10 triples so far this season after getting only one all of last year. The school record for triples in a season is 13 by Alan Bannister in 1971.
Exhibition With Meiji University (Japan):
On March 2, the Sun Devils faced Meiji University of Japan in an exhibition game which the Devils won 9-1. It was ASU's first international exhibition since March 11, 1999 when they faced Aomori of Japan.
ASU Baseball International Exhibition Games In Tempe
3/2/10- vs. Meiji University (Japan)
3/11/99- vs. Aomori (Japan)
3/10/92- Keio (Japan)
3/29/82 to 3/31/82- Taiwan National Team
2/21/80- Taiyo (Japan)
2/27/80- Hanshin (Japan)
3/17/78- Waseda (Japan)
Family Ties:
Arizona State baseball has become a true family affair in recent years. Junior OF Matt Newman has Maroon and Gold in his blood, as his father, Randy, was a pitcher for the Sun Devils in 1981 and 1982, winning 15 career games and the 1981 National Championship. Last season, Matt and Randy joined a select list as a father-son combo who both played in the College World Series...Sophomore OF Johnny Ruettiger is the nephew of Rudy Ruettiger, the former Notre Dame football player who had a movie about his life made...Senior Danny Duffy is the brother of former Sun Devil and Major Leaguer Chris Duffy, who played for ASU in 2001...Freshman catcher Kyle Arnsberg is the son of former Major Leaguer and current Toronto Blue Jays pitching coach Brad Arnsberg...Freshman shortstop Deven Marrero is the cousin of Chris Marrero, a rising star in the Washington Nationals' system.
Brotherly Love:
Last season, the Sun Devils boasted a set of brothers who started next to each other in the infield, marking the first time in school history that brothers started next to each other on the diamond. In Omaha, when Raoul Torrez manned the hot corner for the Devils and his brother Riccio handled first base, they became the first brother duo since 2004 to start a game in the College World Series. The Torrez brothers are the fifth set of brothers to suit up for the same Sun Devil team. They are joined this season by Drew and Beau Maggi, who become the sixth brother tandem to play for ASU. Drew enters his sophomore season, while his brother Beau begins his freshman year. The other Sun Devil brothers to play on the same teams are Kevin and Pat Dukes (1980-81), Dale and Larry Eiler (1976-78), John and Tom Sain (1973) and Brett and Greg Bordes (2005-06).
The Mayor of Omaha:
Kole Calhoun had a memorable trip to Omaha for the 2009 College World Series, earning All-CWS honors thanks to his .563 average over the four games. Calhoun drove in 11 runs, slugged 1.250 and hit three home runs, including a grand slam. He became only the fourth Sun Devil to ever hit a grand slam at the College World Series, joining Sal Bando (1965), Bob Horner (1978) and Michael Collins (1998). Calhoun quickly became a fan favorite at Rosenblatt Stadium, collecting his own cheering section in left field.
School Ties:
Many players on the ASU roster are quite familiar with one another. The Sun Devils have five student-athletes who all attended Brophy Prep in Phoenix. Raoul and Riccio Torrez, Drew and Beau Maggi and Matt Newman all played on the Brophy baseball team. Josh Spence, Jimmy Patterson and Xorge Carrillo all played for Central Arizona in 2008, while Patterson and Carrillo also played together at McClintock High School in Tempe, along with Daniel Milner. Josh Moody and Zack MacPhee both played at Sandra Day O'Connor in Phoenix.
Double Duty:
Sophomore OF Brandon Magee is no stranger to ASU athletics, playing linebacker for the Sun Devil football team. Magee joins Mike Jones as recent Sun Devils who played both football and baseball. Jones played football from 2005 to 2008, while splitting time with baseball from 2006 to 2008. Magee recorded 34 tackles in 2009, including seven for loss with two QB sacks. He also intercepted a pass while playing in all 12 games. Magee collected his first career hit against UC Riverside in Surprise.
In The Dugout:
Arizona State features a new coaching staff for the 2010 season. Former Sun Devil infielder Tim Esmay takes over head coaching duties after spending the previous five seasons as an assistant coach, including the last three as assistant head coach. Ken Knutson will handle the pitching coach duties in his first season at ASU following 17 years as the head coach at Washington. Travis Jewett begins his first season with the Sun Devils after coaching the past five seasons at Washington State. Former Sun Devil All-American and Major Leaguer Mike Benjamin begins his first season as an assistant coach at his alma mater.
1,000 Times Yes:
With its 8-0 win over Northern Illinois on February 19, Arizona State recorded its 1,000th victory at Packard Stadium. Winkles Field-Packard Stadium at Brock Ballpark has been the home field of the Sun Devils since 1974, with the exception of the 2002 season when ASU played at Hohokam Park in Mesa during Packard renovations. ASU has compiled a home record of 1,021-269-1 at Packard Stadium.
Back In Uniform:
With Mike Benjamin joining the coaching staff, ASU now boasts two former Sun Devils on the 2010 coaching staff. Tim Esmay and Benjamin were teammates at ASU in 1986 and 1987, helping the Devils to a combined 74-55 record and a berth in 1987 College World Series. Benjamin was an All-American and All-Pac-10 performer in 1987, becoming a third round pick of the San Francisco Giants. He played 13 seasons in the Major Leagues.
Pac-10 Picks:
The Sun Devils were picked to win the Pac-10 Championship by the Pac-10 coaches for the second straight year. ASU received seven of the nine first place votes. This is the third time in school history Arizona State has been picked to win the conference, joining 2007 and 2009.
Leader of the Pac:
Since the 2000 season, the Arizona State Sun Devils have been the most consistent program in the Pac-10 conference. Since 2000, ASU leads the Pac-10 in wins (464), conference wins (166), NCAA Tournament appearances (10), Top 25 finishes (10), All-Americans (29), draft picks (78) and First Team All-Pac-10 players (47). The Devils have won four Pac-10 titles since 2000, including the last three.
Feeling The Draft:
There are 22 members of the 2010 Sun Devils who have had their name called during the annual Major League Baseball draft, including Josh Spence and Raoul Torrez, who both were drafted last season but opted to return to school. Spence, Merrill Kelly and Xorge Carrillo have each been drafted twice.
Up Next:
The Sun Devils host the San Francisco Dons in a midweek two-game series on Tuesday and Wednesday night in Tempe before heading to Los Angeles for a three-game series at UCLA.
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Los Angeles is not often associated with history – few people even know that the city was founded in 1781. The area around Pershing Square is also called the 'historic downtown'. These streets are full of historical buildings such as the beautiful Central Library from 1926. This huge library is a wonderful example of early Art Deco and the interior is a true work of art. Murals and colourful mosaics decorate the building that houses an enormous collection of books.
Fans and photographers of modern architecture will be delighted with a visit to the Los Angeles Music Center. The centre was originally composed of 3 theatre buildings but in 2003, the eye-catching Walt Disney Concert Hall was added to the complex. This concert hall is the home base of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. The undulated shapes of the metal construction were created by Frank Gehry, the same architect who designed the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. There are daily guided tours of the music centre and audio tours for the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Centred around the Central Plaza, Chinatown is packed with shops, souvenir stores and of course Chinese restaurants. The neighbourhood is also called New Chinatown: the Chinese community first settled in the area that is now Union Station and moved to Central Plaza in 1938. First-time visitors who explore the square filled with colourful pagodas may have a sense of déjà vu: the square has been featured in many movies and series, including Melrose Place, Rush Hour and Beverly Hills 90210. There are guided tours of Chinatown every first Saturday of the month, but you may also download a walking route from the website.
Because of the large neon screens and flashing billboards, L.A. Live is also called the Times Square of the West Coast. This large entertainment centre was opened in 2007, next to the Staples Center, home of the LA Lakers basketball team. This is the place to go for a night out. In addition to restaurants and clubs, there is a movie theatre and various bars with live music. But even before nightfall there is plenty to do: the Grammy museum has more than enough for an afternoon of entertainment.
Olvera Street is part of El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument; this is one of the oldest areas in the city. Visitors can picture themselves in Mexico as they browse the colourful street market, listen to Mexican music and enjoy the many restaurants that serve delicious tacos, fajitas and burritos. This lively street features no less than 27 historic buildings, including Avila Adobe, the oldest standing house in Los Angeles which was built in 1818.


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MIDDLEBURY — The No. 3 Mount Abraham Union High School field hockey trimmed No. 7 Harwood on Wednesday, 1-0, in a Division II semifinal played at Middlebury College.
The Eagles dominated the action on the artificial turf surface and outshot Harwood, 18-0. Wednesday's loss left the Highlanders at 11-6 and ended their bid for a fourth straight D-II championship.
The 9-3-3 Eagles earned a berth in the final against top-seeded Rice (14-0-2). That game will be played at the University of Vermont on Saturday at 10 a.m. That time should allow fans who also want to see the Eagle boys' soccer team play in its D-II final attend that game also: The top-seeded Mount Abe boys will play No. 3 Green Mt. Valley at 1 p.m. at Randolph Union High School, about an hour away.
The Eagles will be making their first appearance in a championship game since 2007, when they fell to Woodstock in the final. They will be seeking the program's first title since 2006, when Mount Abe won its fifth straight championship and sixth in seven years.
Rice has never won the D-II title, but won the D-III crown three straight times from 2008 to 2010. In 2012, the Green Knights were the top seed in D-III, but were upset by Missisquoi in the final. Rice moved up to D-II in the offseason, and the only blemishes on its record are ties against D-I foes Essex and Middlebury.
Rice and Mount Abe have not met this season and overall have comparable records against common opponents; the Eagles have played a more challenging D-I Metro Conference schedule, however.
On Wednesday against Harwood, the Eagles controlled from the start and forced Harwood into a defensive posture — often all 10 Highlander field players were stationed between their own 25 and goalie Martha McKenna (13 saves) trying to fend off Mount Abe.
As usual, the Eagles senior midfield of Sam Reiss, Madi Wood and Sara Cousino dictated much of the action, with defender Anna Thompson stepping up from the back into the play to support them.
Early on the Eagle starting forwards, Hailey Sayles, Sam Driscoll and Gabby Schlein, all had chances, as did Wood moving into the circle. McKenna made a pair of saves on back-to-back penalty corners in the ninth minute, and a defender stopped a Wood bid on another corner 10 minutes later.
The Eagles' edge in territory and play was in evidence in their 17-0 advantage in penalty corners, but their goal came in the run of play from Schlein.
Driscoll won a ball on the right side of the Harwood scoring circle, and quickly fed Schlein just inside the stroke line. Schlein relayed the ball into the lower left corner at 6:23, and the Eagles celebrated what seemed like would be the first of many goals.
But the Highlanders continued to pack their defensive circle, and in the second half McKenna made a kick save on a deflected shot and another nice stop on a Bailey Sherwin drive set up by Driscoll, and also denied the rebound. Later, she stopped Sherwin again, and then Driscoll and Sayles to give her team a chance to equalize.
Harwood did move the ball into the Eagle circle several times, but the Mount Abe back line played clean and sound defense to turn aside the Highlanders. Thompson, Gabrielle Ryan, Melinda Lathrop, Wood and Reiss all made key defensive plays, and the game ended with Sayles, Sherwin and Reiss breaking up a Harwood restart deep in the Eagle zone, and then Reiss driving the ball into the Harwood end as time expired to trigger the Eagle celebration.


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Almost all of the trucks are gone from DP Road.
That can only mean one thing.
Los Alamos National Laboratory has completed excavation of its oldest waste disposal site, Material Disposal Area B (MDA-B), located at TA-21.
The cleanup has yielded some interesting finds.
MDA-B consisted of narrow trenches up to 35 feet deep. Though most of the waste excavated from MDA-B was soil and run-of-the-mill trash such as cardboard and protective clothing, items uncovered during excavation included the remains of two mid-1940s pickup trucks, nearly 30 inert artillery shells and a calendar from 1946.
The excavated waste is packaged appropriately and transported to disposal facilities.
"Though work remains to be done at MDA-B, the completion of excavation is a real success story," said Kevin Smith, manager of the National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos Site Office. "When the stimulus funded project is complete, the land will be available in the not too distant future for county reuse."
The excavation removed about 43,000 cubic yards of contaminated debris and soil from the six-acre site. MDA-B was used from 1944-48 as a waste disposal site for the Manhattan Project and Cold War-era research and production.
The environmental cleanup worked was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
"The completion of the excavation of MDA-B is a landmark for our Recovery Act projects and environmental cleanup efforts," said George Rael, assistant manager for Environmental Operations at the National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos Site Office.
To protect workers and the public, the excavation of MDA-B was performed inside sturdy metal structures that resemble airplane hangars.
The structures were equipped with fire and dust suppression systems and high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters.
Excavation was monitored via closed circuit television and infrared sensors.
"Our crews removed the waste from this 65-year-old disposal site safely and efficiently," said Bruce Schappell, executive director of the Recovery Act projects at the Lab.
"Safety for the public, the environment and our workers was always our top priority."
According to the lab, Tract A-16, which includes MDA-B, will be conveyed in whole or in part to Los Alamos County.
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n. - A law or rule. 2
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n. - The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures, called the sacred canon, or general rule of moral and religious duty, given by inspiration; the Bible; also, any one of the canonical Scriptures. See Canonical books, under Canonical, a. 2
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n. - The largest size of type having a specific name; -- so called from having been used for printing the canons of the church. 2
n. - The part of a bell by which it is suspended; -- called also ear and shank. 2
n. - See Carom. 2
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Rodgers hails 'outstanding' Shelvey
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is predicting a bright future for midfielder Jonjo Shelvey after a two-goal cameo substitute appearance in the 5-3 Europa League win over Young Boys in Bern.
Shelvey, 20, came off the bench with his side 3-2 down and scored within nine minutes before adding another late on in an impressive personal display.
"He has been outstanding," Rodgers said.
"He is still only 20 years of age and is developing and growing all the time and you saw his confidence when he came on. His (first) goal, we worked it very well and he did what he can do very well and I think he will be a big player for Liverpool."
The England Under-21 international, signed from Charlton in the summer of 2010, stood out following his introduction in the 67th minute. He was making his 45th appearance in a side which started with three debutants, two of whom were a couple of years younger, but he showed what that first-team experience had done for his game.
"I felt it was the time of the game we needed him really," Rodgers added. "It worked well for us because once we got the equaliser they went to more 4-4-2, it gave us the extra man in midfield and we were able to dominate that bit more."
Another player to enjoy a good night was Andre Wisdom, who produced a brilliant leap to power home a first-half header and restore his side's lead after Raphael Nuzzolo had equalised Juhani Ojala's own goal. It was Liverpool's 200th goal in the competition since they first took part in 1967-68.
"In his first game for Liverpool, and especially it being in Europe, he scored a wonderful header," Rodgers said of Wisdom. "Andre has played a lot at centre-back but I think he has all the qualities to be a top Premier League right-back, but they all have a lot to learn and have a lot of work to do."
At that stage Liverpool looked in control, but goals from Ojala and Gonzalo Zarate turned things around only for Sebastian Coates' header to set the stage for Shelvey's double. And Rodgers, who made 11 changes, admits the victory has given everyone a lift after two points from their opening four league matches made it the club's worst start for a century.
"It is important to win. We are in the business of winning," he said. The performance level in a lot of the games has been very good so far and I have been really pleased with the players."


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Alternative Radio – Chris Hedges - Captain Ahab & U.S. Empire
The demonic Captain Ahab in Melville's epic novel Moby Dick represents a quest for power and domination that is a death wish. Hubris will doom Ahab and his Pequod crew, all perish except for Ishmael. Is there a larger lesson to be learned? Is the United States much different? The U.S. with its obsessive drive for control of oil and other resources, its relentless hunger for profits, its garrisoning the globe with military bases, its arrogant disregard for the environment, is on the same suicidal path as Ahab. Washington's policies, under both political parties, are always imbued with benevolence and noble intentions. It is innocent of imperialistic designs. Freedom and democracy are its goals. A well-disciplined media and intellectual class rarely challenge these embedded assumptions. We continue to ignore all warnings as to the destruction we are wreaking on the planet.
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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — Minnesota Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman has much to be thankful for during this holiday season. By almost every measure, his team overachieved throughout the first three weeks of the season, before slip-sliding through their current five-game losing streak.
In addition, he recently got All-Star power forward Kevin Love back in the lineup from injury.
And there could be more good fortune for the Adelman and the Timberwolves in the form of a healthy and fully recovered (from ACL surgery) Ricky Rubio. Originally believed to be on his way back sometime in the middle to end of December, there are signs that he could return sooner than expected.
Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune has the details, or better yet the lack of concrete details, coming from the Timberwolves regarding Rubio:
David Kahn said he still isn't putting a timetable on Rubio's return, as he hasn't done all along.
But there's no question Rubio's return is getting closer, maybe closer than expected, particularly if you weren't expecting him back until Christmas or later.
He's been working out quite vigorously on his own before games — just saw him working up a sweat shooting and doing other drills — and it's certainly possible he could be back in a game perhaps even sometime that first week of December, or shortly thereafter.
After watching Damian Lillard and Wes Matthews torch the Wolves Friday night in Portland, they could certainly use his defense.
"When he was healthy last year, he was very good keeping the people in front of him," Rick Adelman said. "He was able to control the guard he was guarding and not let him get around him. He was in the Top 5 in steals. He was always in the right spot defensively as a team defender, too. He'll help us. He's give us a little more size there. His instincts will help us a lot."
If the Timberwolves have any chance of saving themselves from their current dip on the dark side of the standings, they'll need to do it now.
The sooner Rubio gets back into the flow — along with Love — the better chance they'll have to do exactly that.


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- Aug 27:
- 10 Daily Camera Pacesetter Award winners honored
- Aug 24:
- Logan Abbott: Youth Pacesetter
- Terry Benjamin: Lifetime Achievement Pacesetter
- Stephen Christopher: Arts and Entertainment
- Win Franklin: Community Service
- Carlos Garcia: Business
- Constance Marie Holden: Medicine/Health Pacesetter
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- Joan Raderman: Quality of Life
- Ed Self: Environment
- Meet the people who make a difference in Boulder County
When Doris Candelarie arrived at Alicia Sanchez Elementary in Lafayette six years ago, the students weren't performing well.
Candelarie got to work.
"I think that I've always been inspired by education as the great equalizer," Candelarie said. " (It's) the one thing that children have access to for free that can change their lives."
So Candelarie rallied her staff and sought support from the community, inspiring everyone involved to ask more from themselves and from their students.
They researched schools similar to Alicia Sanchez that were high-performing. They encouraged the community and the parents to get involved and take an active role in the children's education. They got creative and studied TED talks on leadership.
Under Candelarie's direction, the school implemented an International Baccalaureate program to give the students more than just a basic education.
So it's no surprise she refuses to settle for average performance -- herself included. Candelarie, who had previously worked more than 25 years as a teacher, dean of students and principal in the Brighton School District, continues to learn and educate herself through seminars, courses and training. She also is working to implement more programs to help her students learn, keep them safe and give them the social tools to succeed in the outside world.
"We're constantly looking at ways to deepen our students' understanding of more than just their school and their community," said Candelarie, who is the 2013 Education Pacesetter.
While turning around a school is difficult, Candelarie continues to seek ways to elevate the children's education.
"We're not going to be happy until 100 percent of our students are reading at grade level and at proficiency in the other subject areas," she said.


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ass,hoofed, herbivorous mammal of the genus Equus, closely related to the horsehorse,
hoofed, herbivorous mammal now represented by a single extant genus, Equus. The term horse commonly refers only to the domestic Equus caballus and to the wild Przewalski's horse.
..... Click the link for more information. . It is distinguished from the horse by its small size, large head, long ears, and small hooves. There are two living species: Equus hemonius, the Asian ass, and E. asinus, the African ass. The latter species includes the domesticated variety, E. asinus asinus, commonly known as the donkey. A male ass is called a jackass and a female, a jenny. Wild asses are swift desert animals that may attain speeds of up to 40 mi (60 km) per hr. They live in herds of up to 1,000 animals.
The Asian Ass
The Asian wild ass typically has a sandy-colored coat with lighter-colored legs and belly, a short erect black mane, a black spinal stripe, and a black tail tuft. Its neigh is shrill. Different races of this species vary in size, but all are smaller than the African ass. They were once widely distributed across Asia, but they have been crowded out of their grazing lands by domestic livestock and have been hunted for their flesh and hides. Each race is now restricted to a very limited territory. Among them are the Persian ass, or onageronager
or Persian wild ass,
wild ass of central Asia, Equus hemonius onager. One of the several races of Asian wild ass (E. hemonius), it formerly ranged widely across S Russia, Iran, and Afghanistan.
..... Click the link for more information. , of central Asia; the Mongolian ass, or kulan, of NE Asia; the Tibetan ass, or kiang, presently the most numerous Asian wild ass; and the Indian ass, or ghorkhar. All are considered endangered, and the continued survival of the onager and the kulan is particularly threatened. The Syrian wild ass, of SW Asia, is probably already extinct.
African Asses and Donkeys
The two wild races of the African species, called Nubian and Somali wild asses, are becoming rare. They are found in the mountains and deserts of NE Africa. The African ass averages about 4 1-2 ft (135 cm) in shoulder height; it is grayish in color, with longer ears and mane than the Asian ass, and with a characteristic loud, harsh bray. Its descendant, the donkey, is the oldest domestic beast of burden; it is believed to have been domesticated in Egypt by c.4000 B.C. A variety of the Asian ass was used in ancient Mesopotamia but did not survive as a domestic animal; all modern domestic donkeys are descended from the African species.
The donkey is still used as a pack and draft animal. Although not as swift or powerful as the horse, it is strong for its size and has great powers of endurance. Donkeys are more surefooted than horses in mountainous country and are cheaper to maintain, as they feed on dry scrub. They may live up to 47 years, about twice as long as a horse. In some regions the donkey is crossbred with the horse to produce a mulemule,
hybrid offspring of a male donkey (see ass) and a female horse, bred as a work animal. The name is also sometimes applied to the hinny, the offspring of a male horse and female donkey; hinnies are considered inferior to mules.
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The donkey was once widely used in Mexico and the SW United States, where it was known by its Spanish name of burro. A large population of feral donkeys (wild descendants of domesticated animals) now exists in the deserts of that region. Feral donkeys are also found in the Old World, where they have given rise to some confusion about the number of true wild asses left in existence.
Asses are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Perissodactyla, family Equidae.
What does it mean when you dream about an ass?
An animal that signifies hard work and extreme stubbornness, the ass is also associated with stupidity.


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Easy, Healthy Pasta Recipes
Get your fill of good-for-you carbs with these healthy pasta dishes. Make sure to cook with whole wheat pasta to get more protein and fiber.
Kate Sears
Farfalle with Watercress, Cherry Tomatoes, and Feta
8 ounces farfalle pasta
1 cup crumbled reduced-fat feta cheese
2 pints cherry tomatoes, halved
3 cups watercress leaves (from 2 small bunches)
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Make It
Cook pasta according to package directions. Place the cheese in a large bowl; top with the watercress. Before draining the pasta, take 1/4 cup of the cooking water from the pot and pour it over the watercress. (Watercress will wilt slightly and cheese will get soft.) Place the tomatoes in a colander. Drain the pasta over the tomatoes for a super-quick blanch. Toss with the watercress and cheese; sprinkle with pepper and serve.
Chris Gallo
Italian Sausage and Veggie Pasta
2 ounces uncooked whole wheat pasta
1/2 cup spaghetti sauce
1 precooked Italian-style chicken sausage, sliced into rounds
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped zucchini
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Make It
Cook pasta according to package directions. Heat spaghetti sauce, sausage, garlic, and vegetables for about 12 minutes, until veggies are tender. Top pasta with sauce mixture and sprinkle with cheese.
Whole Wheat Fettuccine with Shrimp and Peas
Whole wheat pasta
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/3 cup small shrimp
1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
3 tablespoons frozen peas, rinsed and drained
Grated Parmesan cheese
Make It
Prepare pasta according to package directions. Heat olive oil in a nonstick pan. Add shrimp, tomatoes, garlic, and rosemary; saute 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add peas; cook, stirring frequently, for 2 minutes more. Toss shrimp mixture with cooked drained pasta. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.
Peter Krumhardt
Garlic Asparagus and Pasta with Lemon Cream
8 ounces dried mafalda or rotini pasta
2 cups asparagus spears cut into 2-inch pieces
8 baby sunburst squash and/or pattypan squash, halved (4 ounces)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon margarine or butter
1/2 cup whipping cream
2 teaspoons finely shredded lemon peel
Make It
Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Return pasta to saucepan. Meanwhile, in a large skillet cook asparagus, squash, and garlic in hot margarine for 2 to 3 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Remove with a slotted spoon and add to pasta. Combine whipping cream and lemon peel in skillet. Bring to boiling. Boil for 2 to 3 minutes or until mixture is reduced to 1/3 cup. To serve, pour cream mixture over pasta mixture; toss gently to coat.
Joyce Ouderk Pool
Mediterranean Chicken and Pasta
1 6-ounce jar marinated artichoke hearts
1 tablespoon olive oil
12 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces
3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/4 cup chicken broth
1/4 dry white wine
1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
1 7-ounce jar roasted red peppers, drained and cut into strips
1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives
3 cups hot cooked campanelle or penne pasta
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese (optional)
Make It
Drain artichoke hearts, reserving marinade, and chop them. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; add chicken and garlic. Cook and stir until chicken is brown. Add the reserved artichoke marinade, broth, wine, and dried oregano. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Stir in chopped artichokes, roasted peppers, and olives. To serve, spoon chicken mixture over pasta. If desired, sprinkle with feta cheese.
Chris Gallo
Thai Peanut Noodle Bowl
2 ounces uncooked whole wheat pasta
1 tablespoon peanut butter
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 garlic clove, minced
1 piece (1 inch) ginger, peeled and grated
1/2 cup frozen shelled edamame
2 cups frozen stir-fry vegetables
1 tablespoon chopped peanuts
2 scallions, sliced
Make It
Cook pasta according to directions. In a skillet, saute peanut butter, lime juice, garlic, and ginger for 1 minute. Add edamame and vegetables and cook for 12 minutes until vegetables are tender; pour over pasta. Top with peanuts and scallions
Evan Sklar
Wheat Penne with Roasted Vegetables and Shrimp
1 small cauliflower, chopped
2 medium red onions, peeled and cut into 1-inch-thick wedges
2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced into 1-inch pieces
2 small Delicata squash, halved lengthwise, seeded and cut into thin half-moons
1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails left on
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
4 garlic cloves crushed
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
3 sprigs fresh thyme
1/2 pound whole wheat penne pasta
1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
Coarse sea salt to taste
Freshly ground black pepper
Parmesan cheese for garnish
Make It
Set a large, rimmed baking pan on the middle shelf of the oven; preheat to 500 degrees F. Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add salt. Put cauliflower, onions, carrots, and squash in the pot; cover until water returns to a boil. Uncover; cook 2 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer vegetables to a colander. Reserve cooking water for later.
In a bowl, toss vegetables, shrimp, tomatoes, wine, oil, garlic, cumin, red pepper, and thyme. Transfer to the pan in the oven; roast 15 minutes, stirring midway, until veggies are tender and shrimp is cooked. Discard thyme. Return the pot of water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente. Drain and transfer to a wide serving bowl. Toss pasta with veggie mixture; season with salt and pepper. Add cheese if desired.
Lemon Basil Pasta with Summer Squash
2 ounces (2/3 cup) dry whole wheat penne
1/2 cup chopped zucchini
1/2 cup chopped yellow squash
1/2 cup canned white beans, rinsed and drained
1 lemon, juiced
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon olive oil
Make It
Boil pasta and drain. Toss with remaining ingredients.
Joyce Oudkerk Pool
Mushroom and Asparagus Fettuccine
8 ounces dried fettuccine or linguine
8 ounces asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-1/2-inch pieces
3 cups sliced fresh shiitake or crimini mushrooms
1 medium leek, thinly sliced, or 1/2 cup chopped onion
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/3 cup mushroom broth or vegetable broth
1/4 cup half-and-half or light cream
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup chopped plum tomatoes
1 tablespoon finely shredded fresh basil
1 tablespoon finely shredded fresh oregano
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
Finely shredded Parmesan cheese (optional)
Make It
Cook fettuccine or linguine according to package directions, adding asparagus the last 1 to 2 minutes of cooking; drain. Return pasta mixture to saucepan; cover and keep warm.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet cook mushrooms, leek, and garlic in hot oil over medium-high heat for 4 to 5 minutes or until most of the liquid is evaporated. Stir in broth, half-and-half, salt, and black pepper. Bring to boiling. Boil gently, uncovered, for 4 to 5 minutes or until mixture is slightly thickened. Stir in tomatoes, basil, and oregano; heat through.
Spoon the mushroom mixture over pasta mixture; toss gently to coat. Divide among 4 bowls or dinner plates. Sprinkle with pine nuts and, if desired, Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.
Jim Krantz
Wide Noodles with Chicken and Lima Beans
8 ounces dried pappardelle or mafalda pasta, fettuccine, or wide egg noodles
1 10-ounce package frozen baby lima beans
1 14-1/2-ounce can Italian-style stewed tomatoes
6 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 small onion, cut into wedges
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup whipping cream
Finely shredded Parmesan cheese (optional)
Snipped fresh chives (optional)
Make It
Cook pasta according to package directions, adding lima beans to the water with pasta. Drain pasta and beans; return to saucepan.
Meanwhile, place undrained tomatoes in a food processor bowl or blender container. Cover and process or blend until pureed; set aside.
Cut chicken into bite-size pieces. For sauce, in a large skillet cook chicken, onion, and pepper in hot oil over medium-high heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Reduce heat; stir in tomatoes and chicken broth. Simmer about 5 minutes or until liquid is reduced by half. Stir in cream; simmer for 2 to 3 minutes more or until sauce is desired consistency. Pour sauce over pasta mixture; toss gently to coat. Transfer pasta mixture to a warm serving dish. If desired, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and chives.
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Moving along.... I was at my friends house and I couldn't help but be starstruck when I saw her bangle rack as I am rather obsessed with organising. I immediately took some photographs and wanted to share them with you.
It was given to her as a gift from India.
The whole thing is made out of wood with detachable bars. This one fits 4 rows of bangles, 2 on each side.


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The Air Force Veteran owners of my company, Davisville Express Lube, teamed up with the Marine Corps Veteran owner of GoSimpleSolar, a SolarWorld authorized installer to install a solar power generating system on our business in Davis, California.
"The Marine Corps and Air Force typically cooperate in other 'theatres of operation" says Mark Becker, owner of Semper Fidelis Construction Inc/GoSimpleSolar. "As former members of the Armed Services, each of us has numerous overseas deployments. Through our experiences we've recognized the necessity to support domestic jobs and domestic energy creation. We've achieved the first goal by utilizing SolarWorld solar panels made in the U.S.A."
Roy, Tom, & Ron - Owners of Davisville Express Lube in Davis, CA
The second goal is a by-product of the first; these solar panels will generate a significant amount of clean energy to power the Davisville Express Lube for years to come.
Mark Becker and Bob Libby take the most appropriate approach when it comes to designing a solar array. "We must design a system that will maximize the financial benefits that solar has to offer. Each customer's budget, the site conditions, and electric use in terms of quantity and time used is different" says Mark. "Therefore a custom approach is almost always a necessity when designing and engineering a project of this size".
SolarWorld solar panel array structure
Express Lube partner Ron Lautzenberg would have liked to have installed more SolarWorld solar panels, but fire department requirements limited the amount of roof space available. "Safety is always the first priority" says Ron, "and profitability a close second!"
Calculations and current output validate that the 36 SolarWorld Sunmodule™ 255 mono solar panels will reduce 85% of Davisville Express Lube's electric charges. This and other commercial solar projects qualify for IRS accelerated depreciation and capital lease write-offs. This American-made solar power system will return an amount greater than triple its cost to our business.
Completed solar panel installation
"This project's financial return to the business owner make it clear why over 110,000 solar projects have been installed in California alone" says Mark. "The return on investment for solar energy systems is hard to find anywhere else".
Mark concludes: "Value of a solar system will not be measured in financial return alone. Value is generated for Americans when we create and support American jobs and U.S. energy independence."


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Work on deepening your bodhicitta vow or intent, put it in your most meaningful words and regularly ponder on and say it aloud.Konchog1 wrote:I've been working on Bodhicitta for a while but it seems like I keep hitting a wall.
I have the same problem with Emptiness, but over time and repeated meditations I keep pushing the wall back.
With Bodhicitta the wall doesn't move at all. I follow the Lam Rim method (love->compassion->personal responsibility etc.) and I can generate some. But my ability doesn't improve and the Bodhicitta doesn't get stronger.
Any advice?
Try one or both of the last two texts that are focused on bodhicitta exclusively: http://www.kalavinka.org/


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The Sparrow Hawk - key of "A" minor is one of most popular flutes.
It is easy to play and is ideal for first time flute players and those with smaller hands. Made from walnut, a hardwood and inlaid with turquoise which adds to the natural beauty of the flute, this flute has a clear, bright voice and is deeper in tone than the White Tail Hawk B Flute. The Sparrow Hawk flute is a good accompaniment flute for the Contra Bass "A" flute. Its ease of play and hardwood durability make it ideal for outdoor use such as hiking and backpacking. The flute is tuned in the key of "A" minor and can also be played in the relative major diatonic scale in the key of "C". It can be played as both a 5-hole or 6-hole flute. It has 6 holes and comes with a leather tie that easily converts it into a 5-hole flute. When comfortable just remove the leather tie and experience the use of the 6-hole. Length 20". Each flute includes a free "How To Play The Native American Flute" Book and DVD (Item 26 - DVD & Booklet - How To Play The Native American Flute)
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Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.
Huth facing violent conduct charge
Stoke's Robert Huth has been charged with violent conduct following an incident during Saturday's Barclays Premier League game at Fulham.
The Football Association have confirmed the defender would face action following a clash with Fulham counterpart Philippe Senderos.
The incident was not seen by the match officials at Craven Cottage - but was caught on video.
Huth has until 6pm on Wednesday to respond to the charge.
Dimitar Berbatov's goal was enough to settle a scrappy contest.
Stoke had been lucky to not be reduced to 10 men midway through the first half after Steven Nzonzi, who had taken a knock on the nose in an earlier collision with Berbatov, was booked for shoving Bryan Ruiz in the face.


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We often hear that you should always have clustered indexes on your tables. What's left off of this discussion is the how to choose the columns for this index. Should it be the primary key? Or some other column or set of columns? Having the wrong key column(s) in the clustered index can lead to performance problems, possibly worse than having no clustered index on the table at all. In this session, we'll review common patterns for selecting clustered indexes and how to determine which pattern you need. Also, we'll look at how to analyze tables to help select the best clustered index for every table.
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DTS xChange uses proprietary rule based engine to migrate DTS Packages to SSIS by applying best practices of SSIS. So by using DTS xChange you not only get higher migration success rate but you also get new features supported by SSIS (e.g. Event Handlers, Logging, XML Configuration Files etc.)
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A couple of weeks ago I approached Klaus Knopper (Founder of Knoppix) via email asking whether he would be interesting in answering a few questions about the Knoppix project.
Knoppix is one of the oldest distributions, yet it is as relevant today as it was when it was first released.
Without further ado here are the questions I put to Klaus and the answers that he gave.
Please can you introduce yourself with a brief explanation as to how long you have been working with Linux and your relation to the FOSS world?
Because I was never much interested in computers, I started quite late and got interested in writing software only because of my studies in electrical engineering. It was the time when there was no WWW yet, but electronic communication and sharing of ideas and working on projects over the internet caught my interest.
I worked with different Unix systems at that time, and joined the first students Unix association at my university to learn more.
About 1994, Linux came into a very usable stage, and so we adopted it as a project in our group, and founded a dedicated yearly "LinuxTag" expo and conference a few years later (which still exists).
Because the Open Source licenses allowed me to use work of many great authors for creating something new and sharing my own work easily, I was always working with Free and Open Source Software. I don't use proprietary software much, unless I have to (on very rare occasions related to tasks required by public administration, who did not pick up fully on Open Source software yet, unfortunately).
In general, Unix Systems such as GNU/Linux give me a comfortable, efficient and secure working environment which I am able to adjust to fit my needs due to its open architecture and liberate licenses from the beginning, so I never had to "migrate" from something else.
Today, I'm working as professor for business informatics and information management, teaching software technology and engineering (where open source and ubiquitous computing plays a major role), and also working on various open source software projects as freelance developer.
Knoppix has been around for a long long time. When was the first release and why was it created?
If you can fit a shell and rescue tools on a 20MB medium, it should be possible to have a complete working desktop and development environment on a full sized CD, I thought, and from then on experimented in creating Linux installations that don't need an immutable computer system and harddisks to start, which means I needed to find ways for autoconfiguration, and later a possibility for overwriting files that come from a read-only medium.
The main goal was to create a system suitable for mobile working on different computers, having your favourite software always with you, with your personal data safely encrypted, rather than carrying around a computer that can get stolen or lost. So, the main difference between Knoppix and other live distros at that time was that Knoppix was designed for real work and fun, rather than just being a "demo" of what you would get when buying "the full product" in commercial distributions.
The first version, still built on RedHat (TM) Linux, I presented at the Atlanta Linux Showcase in 2000. Because of the feedback of conference participants, and in order to get feedback about hardware issues and compatibility, I decided to publish the current working base of Knoppix starting in 2001, and switched the base distribution to Debian, which was easier to upgrade without having to start from scratch on each major upgrade.
Knoppix remains popular after all this time which is impressive considering the number of distributions that come and go every year. Why do you think this is?
Maybe because it's not designed as a "demo", but made for real work with a variety of different programs, from data rescue and data forensics, software development and server scripts to just surfing and playing games for fun.
It's an ongoing experiment that attempts to stay up with current hardware and software development, and adds new features that make your life easier. Plus the fact that, due to the licenses of the
software included, it is distributable without restrictions and can be used for every purpose, commercial and non-commercial, for free.
Knoppix is a distribution designed to be booted straight from portable media such as USB devices, CDs and DVDs, is this correct?
Absolutely. Harddisk installation is possible, if, for example, you need to set up a computer with an autoconfiguring GNU/Linux system quickly, but Knoppix is clearly optimized for running from USB flash disk with a, possibly encrypted, writable overlay partition.
It runs OK from a DVD, which is still the main distribution image, since the compressed filesystem data layout is very read-efficient, but since optical drives seem to disappear from mobile computers slowly, I will probably have to find a way to distribute autoresizing flash disk images that are easily installable from different operating systems in the future, rather than requiring to boot the DVD for flash installation.
Booting Knoppix diskless over the network via PXE is possible, too, which is used often in schools.
Live distros are great in a disaster scenario as they provide many useful tools for rescuing a system. What else is Knoppix commonly used for?
Apart from "normal work", secure internet access and sometimes first contact to Linux systems, there are also more specialized derivates where Knoppix is used as a starter for Windows programs (because there is no freely distributable Windows live system yet), versions for gaming (sometimes containing proprietary software and drivers), or derivates for scientific research, for security issues and failover scenarios.
There is a list of derivates in the official derivate chart at
How do you keep Knoppix relevant and what is the biggest challenge you currently face?
Working on your own Linux distro can help to learn from others and keep up-to-date with software development, that is probably the most interesting part, plus it's practical to have a customizable system that you can give away to your students if you are a teacher.
Sometimes I do things with Knoppix that may confuse people, like changing the default Desktop (from KDE to LXDE lately), and the first version of Knoppix in the 6.0 series was booting into talking desktop made for blind computer beginners be default, so people can get an impression of how you can customize a Linux system for special working environments. There was a description of course, that told how to boot into the graphical desktop, but apparently, most first users did not read it, and were frightened to learn that their computer can talk to them and there was no mouse and icons to be clicked on. It's easier forgiven in the free software world when you do such "shocking effects" occasionally. 😉
The most problematic issues are new computers that are preset not to boot from external media, with or without relation to EFI. Concerning EFI, booting Linux from EFI is not such a big problem by itself,
however, the firmware settings that disallow booting anything that's not signed by a certain manufacturer, ARE a problem, especially if they cannot be turned off (in violation of the EFI standard that features a "compatibility support module", CSM, which means "normal boot"). It requires the user to change settings in his computers firmware to regain the capability of booting from DVD or USB flash disk. Very inconvenient, if not dangerous (you could think of malware attacks to the EFI firmware
which may lock the user out of his computer or install spionage software already in the EFI bootloader and pre-boot system drivers, so the operating system does not even know there is something bad running in the background).
How does Knoppix compare to other portable systems such as Puppy Linux or Slax and why would someone use Knoppix over those systems?
Every live or installed Distro has its advantages. You will have to check the feature descriptions in order to find out what fits your needs best. Knoppix had become the way it is, because it fits my (hence the
name) needs best for work and educational purposes, but you could just take Debian, Knoppix or another distro and create a "Newellix" that features things you are excited about personally. 🙂
Occasionally, I have a look on how other distros solve problems, too, and learn from them, and it also works vice versa.
How many people are currently working on the Knoppix project?
Difficult… Mostly me, i.e. I do the main update and integration and testing part, but I get a lot of contributions and ideas for improvements via email and forums, which are then built into packages
and installed. So, let's say, developer and users work together on Knoppix as a community, like in most Open Source projects. I could not make it without the work of Debians maintainers and all the upstream
authors of software packages included.
How do you decide what is included in each new release of Knoppix?
Depends on the available space on CD or DVD (or if I can replace something), and current events that suggest a change or addition of a package or script to fill a certain need. It's kind or seasonal. Some
releases just contain updates, some have new features. You may guess from the major version number, which one is the case. 😉
Do you ever read the reviews that bloggers write about your operating system and do you get annoyed if they are less than complimentary?
I am very interested in feedback. Negative feedback with a detailed error description or complaints about things that are not intuitive is actually very valuable for me, it helps me to improve the system or
remove software packages that are not working correctly or are superseded by better ones.
Of course I'm also happy to receive an occasional "everything is working fine" message, or success stories for data rescue or for getting certain hardware to work again, too, but I take complaints and criticism very seriously, and try to analyze problems and help as far as my free time allows, or explain why some things are just as they are and are going to stay that way (like the missing browser Flash plugin and restrictive security settings in Firefox and Chromium, complaint number one, but I'm not going to change this!).
What does the future hold for Knoppix and are there any forthcoming surprises or is it a case of evolution over revolution?
Sometimes I am surprised by myself how things develop in Open Source. I have some ideas like support for running Android apps and Knoppifying Raspbian (Debian for raspberry pi), and apparently, something is happening in the compiz (the 3D desktop used as default in Knoppix) development right now which I'm curious about. So, no fixed release plans for now. I'm also working on a few other projects that may keep me from spending too much time on Knoppix.
If you would like to find out more about the Knoppix project visit the Knoppix website at http://knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html.
Another really valuable source of information is the Knoppix Wikipedia page which tells you everything you need to know about Knoppix and other related projects.
Before I sign off I'd like to thank Klaus for being open to answering the questions I asked and I hope that you all enjoyed reading his responses as much as I did.
There were some very interesting responses especially with regards to the concerns of EFI and I would be very interested in seeing a version of Knoppix for the Raspberry PI.
Thankyou for reading.
Coming soon
- A full review of Knoppix 7.2


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It's easy and fashionable to name the ways that things are getting worse. From global warming and overpopulation, to America's two endless wars and the billions of people who go to sleep hungry every night, the list is always growing longer.
But what about all the things that are getting better? There are plenty of them, if you just take a little closer look


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nurulknight needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 61 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
Capetown Chef
We are a small business with 6 highly trained and professional employees. Our main focus is private villa cheffing and exclusive catering but also professional housekeeping, waitrons, nannies and bar staff. We can turn any private villa into one with services alike 5* hotels. Our main location is Cape Town but we travel throughout Europe and the USA every summer for around 6 months. Capetownchef.com is a mobile operation so we rely on a good website to attract and keep in touch with clients.
I started working in Private villa servicing around 4 years ago. But it was not until October 2008 that I started the company Capetownchef.com.
Our target market is anyone that is able to afford a grand villa and staff it. Yacht owners, American and British families, Advertisement Production companies, Holiday makers and Villa agencies. Also there is a market in the working class for those that would like to experience a chef in their own home for special occasions like proposals or birthdays.
Our current logo is just our domain name. I want to brand the company to be more iconic but without the cliche of chef's hats and cutlery. I have catering vans that i want to brand and ensure it is recognised from a distance.
I am happy to look at any concepts, so I am leaving this open for a great designer to come back with something different and striking. I am happy to look at any colours or different fonts. At the end of the day, I want to look glamourous for our clients, but unique to stand out from the crows but obviously to be known for our catering skills.
I have attached the letterhead of what we currently have.
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Is It Fair to Call Romney a 'Silver Spoon?'
There's only one insult worse for the rich than being called "rich." That's being called "silver-spoon rich."
So when President Obama mentioned in a speech yesterday that he wasn't born with a "silver spoon in my mouth," the Romney campaign was quick to take offense and offer a counter-attack.
"I'm not going to apologize for my dad and his success in his life," Romney told Fox. "He was born poor and he worked his way to become very successful despite the fact that he didn't have a college degree."
This defense is slightly beside the point. The silver spoon remark doesn't refer to George Romney's self-made rise – it refers to Mitt's privileged birth. The argument is a bit like heiress Petra Ecclestone saying "I'm not a silver spoon. My dad earned the money he's giving me."
Yet the Obama comment strikes at the heart of a sensitive issue for the wealthy: How much of their success is truly self-made or how much was inherited?
Did Romney start on second or third base and claim to have hit a home run? Or did he simply make best use of an education, values and work ethic to reach a level of success that was far beyond anything transferred by his family?
Donald Trump, for instance, could well be considered self-made even though his empire started with his dad's real-estate business. So could David and Charles Koch, since their multi-billion-dollar business started with their father's company but grew under their management by quantum leaps.
As for the Walton offspring, or the Mars family or the Johnson family, well they would be more purely silver spooners.
Surveys show that more 75% of today's millionaires didn't inherit a material amount of money – thus defining themselves as "self-made."
It's unclear how much money Romney actually inherited. Given the fact that Mitt was already hugely wealthy by the time George Romney passed away in 1995, it's unfair to say that Mitt's financial success came from an inheritance.
Being the son of a rich governor clearly bestows vast advantages and guarantees against failure. Yet Mitt attained a level of financial and political success that went well beyond the privileges of his birth. If he had truly followed the mold of the mid-West blue-blood, he might have become just another semi-rich banker, lawyer or real-estate owner instead of a governor and presidential candidate worth more than $200 million.
Perhaps the term "silver spoon" is subjective – since it's virtually impossible to say how much of a person's success is owed to birth or character.
How would you define "silver spoon"? Is it someone who inherits their money? Or is it someone who uses the advantages of their birth to achieve even greater success?


text: On Sat, 5 Apr 2008, Anand Vaidya wrote: > On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 6:19 PM, Geoff Galitz <geoff at galitz.org> wrote: > > Having said that, I think that the Linux clustering scene needs a little > competition, especially the for-fee ones. Apart from SDSC, not many > innovations are happening. > I am not referring to standalone projects, where > FOSS community has a lot of innovatio happening, but rather one integrated > Linux Cluster on a DVD that gets you a cluster ready in 20mins, with no > pain at all. ROCKS comes with its own problems, esp, wrt updates (which is > why I stopped using ROCKS), however they are working on this one, AFAIK. I delayed responding to this, since I expected that someone else talk about it. (Joe did, but only a little.) Scyld published the first "cluster on a disk" in late 2000. It was a single install disk that asked two or three extra questions over a standard Linux install, installed in about the same time as the underlying distribution (essentially RedHat, so about 20 minutes) and could boot about 500 slave nodes in about a minute over Fast Ethernet.(1) Two years later our demo version was a live CD, so it zero install on the master as well. A single live CD could boot a 1000 node cluster and run one of a few toy apps. A sad thing for me is that can no longer publish a similar CD. We were heavily marketed against for being an integrated system, even to the point of implying Scyld wasn't really Linux. In the end we had to change how we deliver our system to make it clear. Today we have a two step install, starting with a generic Linux distribution (typically CentOS or RHEL) and later adding our packages. With this packaging we can longer have a live CD that acts the same as the installed version. (1) A drawback of machines in that era was that they didn't have network booting built in. We had to invent our own network booting system, BeoBoot, and have it support every possible network adapter. Operationally it was a PITA since it required every node too first boot off of a floppy, CD, flash or tiny hard disk partition. So you first had to write/burn a bunch of floppy/CD-R disks, and reading them delayed booting so that it was more like 2 minutes to boot 100 slave nodes. We put a bunch of effort into making this boot process admin-free. The BeoBoot system uses a stable kernel to download the operational version from the master. This both makes updating the kernel a single-point effort, as well as eliminating the risk of making the whole cluster unbootable with a flawed update. > So, here's what the FOSS community, especially, vendors (RH, Novell) should > be doing, specifically for a HPC oriented version: > > - remove all unwanted packaged (desktop software, multimedia, web browsers > etc) We have a better way, driven by long experience. Don't go through the error-prone process of figuring out a minimal system. (Modern RPM systems will pull in almost everything anyway, yet still omit a critical tool.) Instead to a full, standard install and configuration on the master and use it as your reference. For the compute nodes start from zero, and build from there. First, use the network boot system to figure out what kernel they should run, and have the master pass it that kernel plus the network driver. Then the master asks the node what hardware it has, and uses its local configuration to figure out what kernel modules plus configuration info are needed to support. Then whenever you start a job on the compute node, verify that it has the currently correct version of the executable and libraries. If it doesn't (and "I got nothin" is the same as having the wrong version), copy it over. Don't page it in, which results in unpredictable performance. Just do a single transfer and cache the whole executable/library to linear memory. It's the application you are about to run, and with a zero install the node is only running compute applications, so you won't be wasting memory. > - package SGE, Ganglia, Pretty much a given... you need at least a mapper-scheduler and a monitoring system. You can do slightly better than these, but it's easier to do much worse. > - a good clustering toolkit, maybe derived from ROCKS scripts (I am biased > towards IBM xcat, because that is the only tool I use) Why point to Rocks as an example? Like so many other "cluster systems" it's a non-architecture, an ad hoc system. It's a packaging and support exercise, not innovation. It's a giant step back to the Windows world when simple administration, such as adding new nodes, is done by re-installation. > - LDAP as the default auth source, setup SSH for clusterwide passwordless > logins by default Both high-cost, sub-optimal choices for normal operation. We implement a cluster-specific name service that handles most name queries very quickly, and pointedly without network transactions. We fall back to other services only when the application asks about external things e.g. other users or non-cluster hosts. (We recently added our own network-fallback service so that the master can resolve these without configuring NIS/LDAP/AD on compute nodes.) Standard 'ssh' is slow to start jobs, and not precise about the environment and executables. You solve the first problem by building persistent network connections between the head and compute nodes, authenticating only once. > - package a selection of top20 FLOSS science apps (Gromacs, Phylip, Blast, > MPICH, fasta, fftw etc) Libraries are mostly easy. We automate what we can, but we have learned that the interesting apps require human configuration or tuning. > - package and provide one click installation for restricted-ware such as > NAMD, or commercial software such as Intel Compilers, Fluent, Amber etc. It > CAN be done, Ubuntu has demonstrated how to do it well. We've done this by providing demo-license versions where possible, such as with the Intel compilers. But most HPC ISVs don't have the resources to be flexible. I don't see any HPC distribution+app installation being as easy as Ubuntu for at least a few years. Even if we jump up and down and point, screaming "It's easy. They do it. They even show to do it." > - package and provide easy install of a parallel filesystem such as GFS or > Lustre We shipped integrated PVFS starting with our second release, including funding the PVFS guys to make it easy to configure. Over the years we have included a few others, but preconfigured support for advanced distributed and cluster file systems hasn't justified the effort and cost. We now sometimes include the kernel modules, but configuration is done as a professional service or by customers that are already experts. -- Donald Becker becker at scyld.com Penguin Computing / Scyld Software www.penguincomputing.com www.scyld.com Annapolis MD and San Francisco CA