One of America's most beloved composers, Leroy Anderson will be honored and remembered throughout 2008, the centennial of his birth, with live performances of his music as well as a CD series of his works. Signed to EMI Music Publishing, Anderson's legendary catalog includes "Sleigh Ride," "The Syncopated Clock," and "Blue Tango." In celebration of Leroy Anderson’s birth (June 29), a variety of concerts and events will be performed, nationally and internationally, throughout the year, including the US Military Band from West Point performing in Anderson's hometown of Woodbury, CT on his birthday, June 29, 2008.

Over 100 million people throughout the world are homeless, according to the United Nations Center for Human Settlement. But given the choice, would anybody actually want to live that way? Gary Garner, a vagabond for the twenty-first century and author of the new book 'Through the Eyes of Madness', made the decision one day to abandon his home, his job and all of his material possessions, and embark on a seven-continent exploration. "I quit my job as the successful CEO, president and owner of several Seattle-based firms and embarked on a global journey with nothing more than my backpack," says Mr. Garner. "And I never looked back." For the past five years, Mr. Garner has literally been homeless and jobless, and more or less without material possessions. While roaming the earth in search of a simpler life, he experienced:

OyBaby LLC is pleased to announce the immediate availability of its That Baby DVD and That Baby CD products at all 94 Pottery Barn Kids stores throughout the US and Canada. These unique baby gifts (http://www.thatbabydvd.com) feature kid-friendly acoustic cover versions of songs written by artists like Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac, Paul Simon, The Pretenders, Natalie Merchant, and more. That Baby DVD is the first DVD ever carried by Pottery Barn Kids. The product combines colorful visuals of kids at play, nature, puppets, and animation with the lush vocal and acoustic soundtrack. The companion CD, That Baby CD, is also available at Pottery Barn Kids stores.

Neil Young's exciting project ties to this year's Conference theme of "Java + You" by highlighting the role Java technology plays in delivering dynamic content, sophisticated services and application mashups across consumer devices. Today, Java technology is the most widely adopted runtime in the world and is now powering compelling content and rich end-user experiences across all the "screens of your life" on billions of devices - from desktop browsers and computers (800,000) and mobile phones (more than 2 billion) to TVs, Blu-ray Disc players and other connected consumer devices.