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Honors Lounge revives Clive bar spot with cheap craft beer
Published on February 14th, 2014 | by Joe Stych
Honors Lounge revives Clive bar spot with cheap craft beer
The scene: Clive's Bombay Bicycle Club will always ring legendary in the hearts of some Iowans. Whether it was the live music or the homey atmosphere, the bar had an allure that was hard to explain. But there's a storied history on that spot: Bombay Bicycle Club closed up shop in late 2012, leaving space for the Point, a more loungey music bar.
Unfortunately the Point only lasted about a year, and now Honors Lounge will try to keep the torch burning. After opening in early January, Honors looks to capitalize on the big, hidden-away bar space by focusing on cheap drinks, a friendly atmosphere, and — as is tradition — live music.
What we saw: Honors isn't quite yet the cult-favorite hangout that the Bombay Bicycle Club once was, so the bar was relatively empty on a recent Monday night. But that was actually kind of nice. My guest and I cozied up to the stone-top bar for a couple of hours and took in some Olympic events.
Honors is spacious and open inside, and is sectioned into three main areas: a standing-room games space, the dining area and the stage. The games area features two pool tables, darts, an arcade machine in the corner, and high-top tables on a mixed wood platform. The dining area signals a shift to a more sit down bar, with a scattering of booths and tables near the entrance, plus a long bar with two big screen TVs behind it. The stage will feature rotating acts, both musicians and comedians.
What we ordered: Easily the best surprise about Honors was the cheap drinks. They have a few great specials throughout the week, including a 3-7 p.m. happy hour Monday through Friday that features $1 off all drafts and well drinks. And taps aren't limited to Miller and Bud. Their beer selection is respectable, including Ranger IPA, Woodchuck, Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale, and an Exile seasonal.
My guest and I decided on a Peace Tree Red Rambler (on tap, $3), and a Big Sky Moose Drool (on tap, $2), followed later by a couple of Molson Canadians (on tap, $2.50).
Bombay Bicycle Club and the Point both partnered with Tacopocalypse to feed their hungry masses. But now Tacopocalypse has a brick-and-mortar shop, and Honors is offering their own menu. Their options include classic bar foods like wings and jalapeno poppers, along with more dinner-friendly picks like build-your-own burgers. We just ordered some cheese sticks to munch on while marveling at the speed skaters.
When else to go: On March 1, Honors will welcome their first musical guest, which should kickstart things a bit. Honors' other specials include ladies night on Wednesday, with $1 off everything from 8 p.m. to close, and a late-night happy hour on Friday and Saturday that features $1 off drafts and well drinks from 9 p.m. to close.
Honors Lounge
Find it: 8410 Hickman Road, Clive
Hours: 11 a.m.-midnight Sunday through Thursday; 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Friday and Saturday
Info: 515-528-8072


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At first my friends and I complained that the Tinkerbell Half Marathon was starting at 5 a.m., 45 minutes earlier than last year. We were worried we would sleep through the start of the race or that it would be too cold that early in the morning. Thankfully, none of that happened. We made it to the start on time, along with about 14,000 other people, and the weather was perfect.
We got to our corral about 15 minutes early, which was just enough time to have a pre-race snack and get situated. Then we were off. There was no time to psych ourselves out or think about the aches and pains that had suddenly hit the week before; we just ran.
The fun part of any of the Disney races is that you get to run through the parks. We started just outside of the entrance and first ran into Disney's California Adventure. I only took a few pictures because, unlike last year, I wanted to run as fast as I could and not stop too many times.
After we ran through California Adventure we headed to Disneyland.
The best part of the race for me (next to finishing!) was running through Sleeping Beauty's Castle.
After leaving Disneyland we ran through Anaheim neighborhoods. Here is the sun coming up (finally) around 6:30 a.m.
Running through Anaheim wasn't quite the same as running through Disneyland, but there was still plenty to see. There were marching bands, cheerleaders, the lovely ladies from the Red Hat Society cheering us on along the route.
After a few more miles we were back near Disneyland again. Unlike last year, the race felt completely manageable to me. I've had some catastrophic races before, but I was confident from the start this was not going to be one of them.
Before the race, I followed all of the advice that Fitness Expert Holly Perkins gave me for race day. My friends and I ate a good dinner the night before, a good breakfast when we woke up at 3:30 a.m. and then had a concentrated sports drink right before we started running. I felt amazing and I think the MomsLA #MakeBetter Challenge had a lot to do with that. I'm 10 pounds lighter and in much better shape than last year.
We all felt really good after the race (except for 2 of us who ended up with stomach flu by Sunday night) and were happy with our times. I had a personal best. My race time last year was 2 hours 44 minutes and this year it was 2 hours 16 minutes! That's a 28 minute improvement! My Nike + app, which I started when I began running and stopped when it said 13.1 miles, said my time was 2:10. Either way, I'm very happy!
But what I'm most happy about was spending time with my friends who came in from Tucson for the weekend. We had a great time and I don't think the race would have been half as fun without them.
Are you interested in doing one of the Disneyland races? The Disneyland Half Marathon and Disneyland Family Fun Run go on sale today. There's also a new addition to the Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 Race weekend; the Disneyland 10k and the Dumbo Double Dare. The Double Dare is where you do the 10k on Aug. 30 and the half marathon Sept. 1 for a special medal. The Disney races sell out fast so act quickly if you're interested.
Disclosure: I don't have one. I was not compensated for this post in any way. In case you were wondering.
Yvonne Condes is the Editor and co-Founder of MomsLA.com, a community of Top Mom Bloggers in Los Angeles and Southern California.

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Testing of Computer Aided Detection Software for Riverain Medical Group
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This is a clinical trial using retrospective data of two different software devices developed by Riverain Medical Group: Softview and OnGuard 5.0. The two studies will be run concurrently. Riverain Medical Group's computer systems are designed to assist radiologists in their identification of lung cancer on chest radiographs. The current machine received FDA Pre-Market Approval. This is to test two new software approaches.
Lung Cancer
Behavioral: Riverain OnGuard CAD Software
|Study Type:
|Official Title:
|Testing of Computer Aided Detection Software for Riverain Medical Group
- Improvement in cancer detection as measured by ROC methodology [ Time Frame: Three days of experiment over 3-5 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
|Study Start Date:
|May 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2010
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|June 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Radiologists who have certification by the American Board of Radiology
Behavioral: Riverain OnGuard CAD Software
This is an observer performance study. Radiologists will interpret chest radiographs without and then with the Riverain software, both SoftView (TM) OnGuard (TM) CADe Software with be tested
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In 2000, data was presented to the FDA to demonstrate that a new system for computer analysis could assist radiologists in the detection of small lung cancers on chest radiographs. Radiologists using the system showed a statistically significant improvement in lung cancer detection rate when they used the system, compared to their interpretation of chest radiographs when they did not use the computer system. This study, along with other supporting data, resulted in the FDA giving Pre-Market Approval for the system.
The system has undergone several improvements in software and hardware, and it is now intended to test two different software systems to determine whether radiologists using the systems can improve their detection of lung cancer on chest radiographs.
One of these systems processes the chest radiograph to decrease the emphasis given to the shadow of the ribs and thereby enhances the ability of radiologists to detect disease in the lungs. The second system performs a series of evaluations on chest radiographs and, based on a complex system of analysis, points to locations on the chest radiograph that contain solitary pulmonary nodules having the characteristics of primary lung cancer or solitary metastases of cancer to the lungs.
This will be a test of radiologists to determine the degree of improvement, if any, that results when they interpret chest radiographs that may or may not have cancer, first interpreted without the computer and, second, with the images output by the software.
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Radiologists in active clinical practice who are not subspecialists in chest radiology
Inclusion Criteria:
- US American Board of Radiology Certified Radiologists in active clinical practice
Exclusion Criteria:
- Specialists in pulmonary or chest or cardio-pulmonary radiology Prior membership on expert panels for this study who prepared cases Current or recent colleagues or trainees (within 10 years) of the Principal Investigator
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00906789
|United States, District of Columbia
|ISIS Imaging Science Research Center, Georgetown University
|Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20057
|Principal Investigator:
|Matthew T. Freedman, MD, MBA
|Georgetown University
|Study Director:
|Ben Lo, Ph.D.
|Georgetown University
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|Responsible Party:
|Matthew T. Freedman, MD, MBA, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00906789 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Riverain SV 2.0.1 and OG5.0, Softview 2.0.1, OnGuard 5.0
|Study First Received:
|May 5, 2008
|Last Updated:
|July 13, 2010
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by Georgetown University:
Lung Cancer
Chest Radiograph
Computer-aided Detection
Image processing
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lung Neoplasms
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Thoracic Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 27, 2014


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text: Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Annunciation (transferred from Sunday). This day takes precedence over Lent. The story of the Annunciation is a wonderful metaphor of God entering humanity, but he couldn't do it alone. He needed the assistance of a strong woman. All of the Marian feasts provide a feminine balance to the patriarchal God and remind us that the ancient Mother Goddess is still with us in the modern word.


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As most American denominations have more or less accommodated themselves to the culture around them, the Amish and their countercultural ways have remained a topic of fascination to their fellow citizens. Only a 20-minute drive from where my family lives, Lancaster County has made an industry of Amish life — some Amish participate in reaching out to tourists who want to vicariously experience Amish life.
Given the big market for "clean" romance targeting conservative Christian readers, it seems reasonable that entrepreneurial non-Amish writers would use the Amish as subjects — and make a nice living doing so.
A recent article by Pittburgh Post-Gazette religion writer Ann Rodgers charts the popularity of "Amish" romances.
Among the tourist trinkets at rest stops along the Pennsylvania Turnpike are novels with covers adorned with beautiful, bonneted women and buggies.
For the women readers who have made Amish romance the fastest-growing genre in Christian fiction, these books aren't exactly steamy aphrodisiacs. Hand-holding is a heart-stopping event.
A hero's greatest desire is often to teach an English, or non-Amish, heroine about Jesus. Plots may stir an irresistable urge to bake rhubarb pie.
Most Amish-themed romance novels are written by non-Amish authors and are aimed primarily at an evangelical Christian readership. While Amish women do read them, leaders of Amish communities in Pennsylvania and elsewhere have actively discouraged or banned them.
As I've said before, I see a journalistic purpose in religious "culture" stories beyond the culture wars — those that map the decisions that shape the lives of many readers in mundane life. Kudos to Rodgers, who is such a thorough reporter, for picking up on a trend and interviewing not only scholars, authors and publicists but members of Amish communities who object to the books.
Imagine yourself at a rest stop in Pennsylvania, picking up an Amish romance (ok, I can't imagine doing that, but perhaps you can). Wouldn't you want to know if they are accurate? Wouldn't you be interested in how they are received by the Amish?
"Romance books are a great hindrance to a Christian marriage," said Andrew Troyer, a deacon in that community.
He hasn't read any, and he said he knows these are intended to promote Christian virtue. But they encourage the wrong foundation for marriage, he said.
"It gets young people all pumped up for the perfect setting, and that's not reality. Marriage is God-ordained and divine and it's wonderful to have a Christian marriage. But it takes give-and-take."
What a wonderful quote — that's classic Amish doctrine right there. Rodgers nicely distinguishes between the plot lines in some Amish novels (oft tailored to meet the expectations of conservative Christian readers) and the reality. But she also speaks to Linda Byler, an Amish romance writer from the Amish community — and perhaps the only Amish romance writer. Should Byler's work take off when she signs with a major publisher, that may lead to tensions within the community — and the potential for more good stories.
While I doubt that many readers will now hesitate before picking up that novel on the Turnpike (it may be the least expensive "trinket" in the rest stop), they will have a much better idea of whether the author they are reading reflects accurately on Amish life — and may become more interested in finding out about the real lives of this private community than in romantic fantasies about them.
Picture of Amish girls from Wikimedia Commons


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Dozens of anti-gay groups joined in "religious liberty" by running an ad in USA Today (PDF) that tells the Boy Scouts to "show courage" by equating gay people with pedophiles, claiming the Scouts' ban on gays is "part of the BSA's efforts to protect Scouts from sexual abuse." The ad warns dropping the Boy Scouts' ban on gays is a "grave mistake," and notes:
Last year BSA released their so-called "perversion files," which contained the names of hundreds of sexual predators who had managed to hide their attraction to boys and enter the Boy Scouts.
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PFOX (Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays), Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Liberty Counsel, Patriot Voices, Center for Military Readiness, Concerned Women for America and The Family Leader.
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