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Exhibit 10.30

    SETTLEMENT
      AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE

     

     

    THIS
      SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE ("Agreement")
      is made as of the 27th day
      of
      February, 2006 by and among Americana Distribution,
      Inc. (the "Company") and Montgomery Capital Partners ("Montgomery"),
      on the
      one hand (collectively, the "ADEN Parties"), and Addison Adams, Erick
      Richardson, Nimish Patel, Kevin Friedmann, Marc Abdou, RP Capital LLC, and
      Richardson
      & Patel LLP (collectively, the "RP Parties") on the other hand, all of
      whom
      may
      hereafter be referred to as the "Parties."

     

    RECITALS

     

    A. The
      RP
      Parties claim the Company owes the following amounts for loans
      made to
      the Company, including interest through March 31, 2006:

     

    
      	
              Addison
                Adams

            	
              $29,731.94

            
	
              Nimish
                Patel

            	
              $6,143.06

            
	
              Erick
                Richardson

            	
              $41,730.56

            
	
              Mark
                Abdou

            	
              $11,794.44

            
	
              RP
                Capital LLC

            	
              $70,750.00

            
	
              Kevin
                Friedmann

            	
              $14,722.22

            
	
              Richardson
                & Patel LLP

            	
              $27,276.10

            

    

     

    (the
      "Convertible Debt").

     

    B.  Richardson
      & Patel
      LLP claims
      the
      Company owes it an additional $135,029
      for unpaid legal fees and costs advanced
      (the "Legal Fees").

     

    C.  The
      Convertible Debt has certain conversion rights into common stock of the
      Company based on the lowest 30 day average closing price of the
      stock.

     

    D.  Whereas,in
      connection with the
      Convertible Debt,
      the
      RP Parties have received
      warrants to purchase shares of common stock of the Company at various
      prices (the
      "Warrants").

     

    E, Whereas,
      certain of the RP Parties have rendered legal services to the Company in the
      past.

     

    The
      parties wish to compromise and forever settle all
      claims related to the
      foregoing
      matters pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

     

    AGREEMENT

     

    NOW,
      THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the
      receipt of which is hereby
      acknowledged, and in consideration of the
      mutual
      promises, covenants and conditions
      herein contained, the Parties agree as
      follows:

    

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

     

    1.  Cash
      Payment Promptly
      following full execution hereof, and in any event no later than March 31, 2006,
      the
      ADF3N
Parties
      shall cause checks to be delivered to the RP Parties representing a cash payment
      of
      7.5%. The checks
      shall all be delivered to Attn: Addison Adams, Richardson & Patel LLP, 10900
      Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90024, The checks shall be issued
      to
      the following persons or entities and in the following amounts:

     

    
      	
              Addison
                Adams

            	
              $2,229.90

            
	
              Nil»ish
                Patef

            	
              $460.73

            
	
              Erick
                Richardson

            	
              53,129.79

            
	
              Mark
                Abdou

            	
              $884.58

            
	
              RP
                Capital LLC

            	
              $5,306.25

            
	
              Kevin
                Friedmann

            	
              $1,104.17

            
	
              Richardson
                & Patel LLP

            	
              $12,172.88

            
	
              TOTAL

            	
              $25,288.30

            

    

    

     

     

    2.  Stock
      Payment.
      The ADBN
      Parties shall cause shares of common stock of the Company to be issued to
the
      RP
      Parties
      equal
      to
      an aggregate of 5% of the restructured Company
      (after
      taking into account
      any stock split,
      reverse stock split, stock dividend, conversion of outstanding debt into stock,
      payment of
      liabilities
      with stock in lieu
      of cash, and exercise of any
      outstanding options, warrants, or other convertible securities and
      agreements for the issuance
      of additional shares of stock). Certificates shag
      be
      issued to the RP Parties in pro-rata amounts based upon the above referenced
      cash
      payments, and
      shall
      be delivered no later than March 31, 2006 to Am: Addison Adams, Richardson
&
Patel LLP, 10900 Wilshire Blvd.,
      Suite
      500, Los Angeles, CA 90024.

     

    2.  Mutual
      Release. Except
      fur
      the
      rights and obligations of the Pathos arising from this Agreement, the ADBH
      Parties, on the one hand, and the RP Parties, on the other hand, hereby, for
      themselves, their employees, agents, partners, members, representatives,
      successors and assigns, discharge and release one another, their past and
      present employees, agents,
      executors, administrators, trustees, heirs, spouses, attorneys,
partners,
      insurers, representatives, assigns, predecessors, successors and related
      entities (the 'Released Parties"), from any and all claims, damages, actions,
      judgments, obligations, attorneys' fees, indemnities, subrogations,duties,
      demands, controversies and liabilities of every nature at law or in equity,
      liquidated, or unliquidated, known or unknown, matured or unniatured,
      foreseeable or unforeseeable, which they had or have arising out of any
      circumstance, thing,or
      event
      alleged, or arising out of the matters set forth in the Recitals, above. This
      Release includes, by way of clarification and not limitation, any obligation
      of
      the Company to repay the Convertible Now or the Legal pees,
      or
      to issue shares upon a conversion of the Convertible Notes or art exercise
      of
      the Warrants.

    

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

     

    3.  Waiver
      of Unknown Claims.
      It is
      understood and agreed that the Parties` releases
      set forth hereinabove extend to all claims of every kind, nature and description
      whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected and any and all rights
      under the
      provisions of Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California or under any
      comparable statute of any other jurisdiction. The Parties expressly acknowledge
      that they are familiar with
      and expressly waive and relinquish every right or
      benefit they have or may have under the provisions of Section 1542 of the Civil
      Code of California which reads as follows:

     

    "A
      general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know
      or
      suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which
      if
      known by him must
      have
      materially affected his settlement with
      the
      debtor."

     

    4.  Entire
      Agreement.
This
      Agreement contains the sole, complete and entire agreement
      and understanding of the Parties concerning the matters contained herein and
      may
      not
      be altered, modified, or changed in any wanner except by a writing duly executed
      by
      the
      Parties. No
      Parry
      isrelying
      on any
      representationsother
      than those expressly set forth herein. No conditions precedent to the
      effectiveness of
      this Agreement exists, other
      than as expressly provided for herein. There are no oral or written collateral
      agreements All priordiscussions
      and negotiations have been and are merged,integrated
      into and superseded by this Agreement.

     

    5.  Waiver.
      The
      delay or failure of a Parry to exercise any right, power or privilege
      hereunder, or failure to strictly enforce any breach or default shall not
      constitute a
      waiver
      with respect thereto and
      no waiver of any such right, power, privelige, breach
      or
default
      on any one occasion shall constitute a waiver thereof on subsequent occasion
      unless clear and express notice
      thereofin
      writing is provided.

     

    6.  Attorneys'
      fees
      Upon Breach.
      If any
      action at law or in equity, or any motion,
      is brought to enforce
      this Agreement,
      the prevailing
      Party shall be entitled
      to all of
      its
      costs in bringing and prosecuting said action or motion, including reasonable
      attorneys'
      fees.

     

    7.  Applicable
      Law.
      This
      Agreement shall be construed according to the laws of the State of California
      in
      effect as of the date of execution.

     

    8.  Advice
      of Counsel.
      The
      Parties represent that prior to the execution of this Agreement they had the
      opportunity to seek the benefit of independent legal counsel of their own
      selection regarding the
      substance
      of
      this
      Agreement. It is expressly understood and acknowledged that Richardson &
Patel LLP does not represent any Party to this Agreement

     

    9.  Costs.
      The
      Parties to this Agreement agree to bear their own costs
      and
      attorneys' fees in conneotion with this matter.

    

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    
       

    

    10.   No
      Liability. This
      Agreement is executed by the Parties hereto for
      the
      sole
      purpose of settling the matters involved in the dispute, and it is expressly
      understood and agreed, as a
      condition
      hereof; that this Agreement should not constitute nor be construed to be an
      admission of the truth or correctness of any claim asserted,

     

    11.  Warranties.
      The
      Parties, and each of them, warrant: (i) that no other person or entity had
      or
      has or claims, any interest in any of
      the
      claims, demands, causes of action, or damages covered in this Agreement; (ii)
      that they, and each of them, have the sole right and exclusive authority to
      execute this Agreement; and (iii) that they have not sold, assigned,
      transferred, conveyed or otherwise disposed of
      any claim,
      demand, cause of action, obligation, damage or liability covered in this
      Agreement.

     

    12. Representation
      of Authority. Each
      individual executing this Agreement on behalf
      of
      any
      Partyexpressly
      represents
      andwarrants thathe/she
      has authorityto
      execute
      and
      thereby bind the Patty on behalf of which he/she executes this Agreement to
      the
      terms of this Agreement and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each other
      party from any claim that
      such
      authority did
      not
      exist.

     

    13. Headings.
      The
      headings included in this Agreement are for convenience only and do not limit,
      alter, or affect the matters contained in this Agreement
      or the
      paragraphs
      they encaption.

     

    14.  Counterparts.
      This
      Agreement may be executed in one or more
      counterparts, all of which together constitute one single document.

     

    15.  Telefascimile Signatures. This
      Agreement and anydocuments
      relating to
      it may
      be executed and transmitted to any other party by telefacsimile, which
telefacsimIle
      shall be
      deemed
      to be, and utilized in all respects as, an original, wet inked
      document.

     

    AMERICANA
      DISTRIBUTION, INC.

     

    By:
      /s/
      Donna Silverman               Date:
      3/16/06

    
      
        

      

    

    Donna
      Silverman, CEO

     

    MONTGOMERY
      CAPITAL PARTNERS

     

    By:
      /s/                          Date:  3/9/06

    
      

    

    Name:

    Title: 

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

     

    RICHARDSON
      & P'ATEL LLP

     

    By:
      /s/
      Erick Richardson                Date:
      3/7/06

    

    Erick
      Richardson, Partner

     

     

    RP
      CAPI'T'AL LLC

     

    
      
        By:
          /s/
          Erick Richardson                    Date:
          3/7/06

        

      

    

    Erick Richardson, President

     

     

    
      
        By:
          /s/
          Erick Richardson                    Date:
          3/7/06

        

      

    

    Erick Richardson

     

     

    
      
        
          By:
            /s/
            Addison Adams                    Date:
            3/7/06

          

        

      

      Addison Adams

       

       

      
        
          
            By:
              /s/
              Nimish Patel               
Date:
              3/7/06

            

          

        

        Nimish Patel

      

     

     

    
      
        
          By:
            /s/
            Kevin Friedmann                  
Date:
            3/7/06

          

        

      

      Kevin Friedmann

       

    

    
      
        
          By:
            /s/
            Mark Abdou                      Date:
            3/7/06

          

        

      

      Mark
        Abdou<PAGE>

                                                                 Exhibit 4(cccc)

                                  AMENDMENT TO

                               JANUS ASPEN SERIES

                          INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

                              CORE EQUITY PORTFOLIO

      THIS AMENDMENT is made this 1st day of May, 2006, between JANUS ASPEN
SERIES, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"), and JANUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("JCM").

                               W I T N E S S E T H

      WHEREAS, the Trust and JCM are parties to an Investment Advisory Agreement
on behalf of Core Equity Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), dated July 1, 2004,
amended February 1, 2006 (the "Agreement");

      WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement as set forth in greater
detail below;

      WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, any amendment to the
Agreement is subject to approval (i) by a majority of the Trustees, including a
majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons (as that phrase is
defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(the "1940 Act")) of any party to the Agreement and, if required by applicable
law, (ii) by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of the Portfolio (as that phrase is defined in Section 2(a)(42) of
the 1940 Act);

      WHEREAS, the parties have obtained Trustee approval as set forth above,
and the parties agree that a shareholder vote is not required to amend the
Agreement; and

      WHEREAS, the name of Core Equity Portfolio has been changed to Fundamental
Equity Portfolio;

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
agreements set forth below, the parties agree to amend the Agreement as follows:

      1. All references to "Core Equity Portfolio" shall be replaced with
"Fundamental Equity Portfolio."

      2. The parties acknowledge that the Agreement, as amended, remains in full
force and effect as of the date of this Amendment, and that this Amendment,
together with the Agreement and any prior amendments, contains the entire
understanding and the full and

<PAGE>

complete agreement of the parties and supercedes and replaces any prior
understandings and agreements among the parties respecting the subject matter
hereof.

      3. This Amendment may be contemporaneously executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their duly authorized officers
to execute this Amendment as of the date first above written.

                                    JANUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

                                    By: /s/ David R. Martin
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        David R. Martin
                                        Executive Vice President and
                                        Chief Financial Officer

                                    JANUS ASPEN SERIES

                                    By: /s/ Stephanie Grauerholz-Lofton
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Stephanie Grauerholz-Lofton
                                        Vice President and Secretary

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