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TAMPA, FL - Dale Weise tallied with 1:52 remaining in overtime, as the Montreal Canadiens got the jump on the Tampa Bay Lightning by a 5-4 count in Game 1 of this Eastern Conference quarterfinal.
TAMPA, FL - Dale Weise tallied with 1:52 remaining in overtime, as the Montreal Canadiens got the jump on the Tampa Bay Lightning by a 5-4 count in Game 1 of this Eastern Conference quarterfinal.
Weise was the recipient of a pass by Danny Briere from behind the goal line and to the edge of the right circle, where he netted his first career playoff marker with a successful wrister.
Brian Gionta and Lars Eller picked up a goal and assist each for the Canadiens, while Tomas Plekanec and Thomas Vanek also lit the lamp for the third-place team in the Atlantic Division.
Carey Price picked up the win despite stopping just 21-of-25 shots.
Steven Stamkos scored twice, including the game-tying goal with just over 6 1/2 minutes left in regulation, for the Lightning. Nikita Kucherov and Alex Killorn also produced goals in the setback.
Subbing for the injured Ben Bishop, Anders Lindback's first career NHL playoff start went well despite the loss, as the rangy Swede came up with 39 saves.
Game 2 in this best-of-seven set is scheduled for Friday in Tampa.
Kucherov opened the scoring just after the midway point of the opening period, sliding a shot between Price's pads from the slot. Plekanec evened things only 19 seconds later, taking an Alexei Emelin pass and beating Lindback high to the far side on the left wing.
Stamkos put the hosts ahead with a laser shot from the right circle off an end-to-end rush at 13:24 of the second period, then Lindback sealed off the upper quadrant of the net on the ensuing shift and Plekanec's unchecked bid from in front caromed off the left post.
Gionta's short-handed breakaway netted two scoring chances, and the last one slid past Lindback for a 2-2 game with 3:21 left in the second.
The back and forth continued as the game wore on.
Eller's rush up the right wing resulted in a successful wrister from the high slot that gave the Canadiens a 3-2 advantage with 5:10 played in the third. Just over two minutes later, Killorn's one-timer from the left circle off a Habs turnover made it 3-3 on the Bolts' first shot of the period.
Vanek untied it off a slick pass from David Desharnais in a 2-on-2 situation with 8 1/2 minutes left in regulation, but Stamkos tapped in a Killorn feed off a 2-on-1 for a 4-4 game less than two minutes later.
The Bolts survived a high-sticking infraction to Killorn with 2:01 left in the third period, and Price got a pad on an open Killorn chance with eight minutes left in overtime.
Montreal's Max Pacioretty had a half-open net inside of three minutes to go in the extra session, but flipped the shot off the left post.
Game Notes: This is the second time the two franchises have met in the postseason, with the Lightning sweeping Montreal in four games in the Eastern Conference semifinals during its 2004 Stanley Cup championship season … Montreal earned its first playoff overtime victory since a 3-2 decision at Washington in Game 1 of the East quarterfinals on Apr. 15, 2010 … Tampa Bay suffered its first postseason OT defeat since falling by a 3-2 count in double overtime at Pittsburgh on Apr. 20, 2011 in Game 4 of an Eastern quarterfinal … Bolts forward Ondrej Palat left the game in the third period and did not return with an upper-body injury … Lindback's only previous playoff experience was a 13- minute, nine-save performance for Nashville in 2011.


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With any luck the Sports.ws site will be opening up for the 08-09 season within a couple of weeks. I'd like to let everyone know where we are, as of now.
I'm trying to bring back the most active owners from last year. A few of the guys I wanted back have decided to step away for the coming year. I've also sent out some PM's to former owners who were always active in the league, to gage their interest on returning. Bottom line is, we should have an entire league of active, veteran owners for this season. The league size is all that is in doubt. It could be 20, 22 or 24.
Ya all know I love list, so here's the 3 that I have.
Returning for another season
1 Avoiding the Clowns
2 Belisimo
3 Bnd45
4 Boombaby 33
5 Bulldog
6 Burnzone
7 Displaced Knick
8 Dr. Badd
9 Gyron
10 Jay Redd
11 Jose Slaughter
12 Kereosene
13 Kraft
14 Lone Granger
15 Los Angeles
16 Magic Rat
17 Pacer Tom
18 Pig Nash
19 Shade
20 Skaut Ech
Owners I have yet to hear from
1 Boston Connection
2 Indy
3 rm1369
4 Roaming Gnome
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Diamond Dave
Diamond Dave00
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Iowa Preps has learned that the coaches at the University of Iowa have
extended their second in-state scholarship offer in the Class of 2014.
Which elite player proved before his junior season that he is deserving of a
scholarship from the Hawkeyes? Find out now!
Following their camp on Sunday, the Iowa football coaches have made Indianola
offensive lineman Keegan Render the second in-state athlete in the Class of 2014
to receive an offer (Find
out where Render is ranked among out top 140 in the Class of 2014).
Render will line up at tackle this season for the Indians and has been a two
year starter in the CIML at the varsity level.
Listed at 6-foot-3, 310 pounds, Render will likely move to guard or center at
the college level. As a sophomore, he was named Elite All CIML, first team
All CIML Central, as well as third team All State honors by IowaPreps.com.
Indianola coach Eric Kluver said this about Render and his future on the
gridiron: "Keegan is a big, physical football player with excellent feet and a
strong work ethic. With two years of high school football remaining the sky is
the limit for Keegan."
With an offer already out to Cedar Falls offensive lineman Ross Pierschbacher, it is obvious the priority that Iowa is making the line in the
Class of 2014. Render also becomes the sixth known CIML player heading
into the 2012 season to boast a BCS scholarship offer.
More links of interest
Talk High School Football Now!
Preseason Football Coverage
Iowa's Top 200 in 2013
Iowa's Top 140 in 2014
2012 4A Previews
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Hello Duderino here,
It seems to me that the WWE have missed an opportunity to build the tag titles in recent weeks. This sprung to mind after watching the Santino/Brodus and Ziggler/Swagger segment on Raw. In my opinion the belts should have been put on Ziggler and Swagger just before Mania, that way, although not defended at Wrestlemania, the champions would have at least been represented
As the wrestling season comes to close, I thought I would have a little think about what I would like to see happen post mania and in the next wrestling year.
1. A lengthy feud between CM punk and Daniel Bryan, culminating in 30 minute submission match at Wrestlemania. Give it some real time to build; Team Punk vs Team Bryan at Survivor series, speciality matches. They can even try to
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Be sure to go into your User CP and click on Edit Your Details.
Scroll down until you see a place to enter in your XBOX LIVE gamertag. Then click save changes.
*edit* It appears that if you have done this before, you may not need to now, but it never hurts to re-check. Thanks again.


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Cap is back with new movie-accurate outfit...
To insure your action figure collection, get in touch with Collectibles Insurance, the official insurance company of the Figures.com network. Say "Figures.com" to get 5% off your first term premiums.
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Hot Toys returns to Chris Evans as Captain America with a new figure depicting the patriotic superhero as he appears in Marvel's The Avengers.
The 1:6th scale MMS174 - The Avengers: Captain America features:
Release date: End Q3, 2012
* One (1) newly developed helmeted head
* One (1) newly developed alternate head with authentic likeness of Chris Evans as Captain America in the movie
* Nine (9) pieces of interchangeable gloved palms including:
- One (1) pair of palms for holding shield
- One (1) pair of palms for throwing palms
- One (1) right palm for pointing palms
- One (1) pair of relaxed palms
- One (1) pair of fists
* One (1) blue, grayish-white and red garment with embossed pattern as well as stars in chest
* One (1) pair of blue pants
* One (1) blue belt with pouches
* One (1) pair of red boots
* One (1) metal-like electroplated shield
* One (1) metal-like battle damaged electroplated shield
* One (1) alien weapon
* Figure stand with Captain America nameplate and the movie logo
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* Head Painted by JC.HONG
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The IBD blues
Does IBD have you down? You aren't alone. Studies show that people often experience signs of depression or anxiety in the year or two prior to diagnosis and during relapse. It's easy to get depressed and anxious about your health, when you don't know what is wrong with you and sometimes the doctors can't figure it out either. Depression and chronic disease unfortunately seem to go hand-in-hand. The constant up and down in your health often is reflected in your emotions.
I was surprised to find that there aren't many studies of how and when depression hits IBD patients. Many of the reports try to link depression or anxiety as a cause of IBD, but personally I think it's more of an effect of living with the disease day after day. It is difficult to figure out when your bad mood from feeling miserable becomes something more serious. Often your friends and family might notice these changes before you do since it's hard to be objective in the middle of a long flare. The symptoms probably already overlap with being exhausted and worn down from anemia, medications or pain.
The important thing for friends and family of IBD patients to realize is that although it seems like we are giving up when we are really sick, that it is the pain and exhaustion taking over. The struggle of being in pain 24 hours a day or the frustration of sleeping 12 hours a day and still being physically drained is enough to wear anyone down. Unfortunately until the flare is under control, this becomes a vicious cycle.
When you have a chronic disease you feel bad for the people around you – because you can't do the things you used to due to a lack of energy. You might feel like a burden because you temporarily lose some of your independence and need more help to get things done than you would otherwise. All of these things are amplified when you are in a relationship because you don't want to seem weak, and therefore you might distance yourself from your significant other because you don't want them to see you frustrated, sad and tired. These things are normal when you deal with chronic disease like colitis and that's what your friends and family are for – to help you through the rough patches.
If you find that you are a little more down compared to previous flares, or if you were just diagnosed and don't feel like yourself, tell your doctor. If you are a friend or family member of someone exceptionally stubborn with IBD (perhaps someone like me) and you notice these kinds of changes, talk to them about it because they might not realize the difference themselves.


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Started by Achille Vanvooren in 1910 just outside of Paris, Carrosserie Vanvooren built custom coaches for prominent luxury carmakers such as Hispano-Suiza, Delage, Bentley, Bugatti, and Rolls-Royce.
After traveling from Europe to Mexico and then eventually the United States, this coupe was bought by its current owner in 1985, who then had the car fully restored and painted to match the color of a sunflower. Looks a bit more pumpkin to us, but, hues aside, the car is an elegant example of a Vanvooren coach and the nascent Art Deco styling that would influence much of the company's work. This coupe first appeared at Pebble in 1997.
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Firewall Needed Between AT and IT?
Should the Business IT Group or the Controls Group Load the DeltaV Machines?
"Ask the Experts" is moderated by Béla Lipták, (http://belaliptakpe.com) process control consultant and editor of the Instrument Engineer's Handbook (IEH). He is currently recruiting contributors for the 5th edition. If you are qualified to contribute or answer questions in this column, or want to ask a question, write to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Q: We are having an internal argument as to who loads the DeltaV machines when it comes to the Windows software. My question is should we allow the "Business IT" group to do it, or is this the "Controls" group's responsibility? Are there any regulations about this?
Robert Angelloz
A: Over the years, I've received 322 questions for this column, but none was more important than yours. It's so important because it asks about the domains of information technology (IT) and automation technology (AT), and if a "firewall" is needed between them. This is important because, running any industry, it is essential to clearly understand who is responsible for what activity in order to make that industry safe, reliable and efficient, while complying with all regulations and producing globally competitive, high-quality products.
It must also be clearly understood that one cannot control a process without fully understanding it, and that it takes education and decades of experience before one can obtain the required level of understanding. A good process control (AT) engineer fully understands the process he/she is operating. This is an important distinction because a ChE, EE, ME or IT professional understands only one aspect of the plant design, but not the total process.
In the distant past, computers were new, and only the programmers and IT engineers understood them. As our DCS systems began to look like desktop computers, the IT departments got involved with them, but this period is long past, and modern management clearly understands that this age is over. They now understand that IT is for business and AT is for plant operation. They understand that on the outside the DCS systems might look like computer equipment, which the IT people used to work on, but inside them is the combined know-how of the AT profession about which IT people know nothing. Therefore, the domain of the AT department must include all that has to do with plant operation (Level 1–dealing with measurement; Level 2– dealing with control; and Level 3–covering manufacturing execution and operations management, or MES and MOM).
AT is different from IT because the control of industrial production operates 24/7 and in real time! For example, if the operating pressure is dangerously high, AT immediately opens a relief valve. (This is not what the people at Fukushima did, who waited seven hours, while they debated business and PR implications of an accident, and thereby caused hydrogen explosions). AT is also different from IT because society as a whole is entering the age of cyber terrorism. Remember what the slammer virus did at the Davis-Besse nuclear plant, or what Israel did to the Iranian centrifuges. Therefore, while very hard to achieve and inconvenient to top management, the only foolproof protection against virus attacks on industrial plants is to disconnect the AT domain from the outside world.
This is a basic difference from IT, which can and must use the Internet all the time, and must also secure the company business systems. Naturally, while the AT and IT domains must be totally separated, IT display screens can also be present in the control room to keep plant operators abreast of business related information.
Today, the "magic" of computers is gone, so IT should be involved only with the business and its associated networking needs in order to collect data and assist management in scheduling production, estimating market demands and making decisions on personnel management, salaries, job titles, etc. IT should not be involved in process operations because they don't take place in the "business environment." For example, IT people usually do not understand that one cannot just load and update software, work on cybersecurity, or do patching at any time they feel like it because doing the wrong thing at the wrong time can shut down the plant or worse. Therefore, such in-plant activity must always be directed by the AT department, which (in larger plants) should also have at least one IT specialist in it.
Today, unfortunately there are no regulations that clearly separate the AT and the IT domains, and the few standards that do exist (ISA-95, TÜV) are rather vague. What the process control industry needs is a "firewall" between the IT (business) and AT (operations) domains, and universal standards that clearly define where the IT domain ends and the AT domain begins.
Béla Lipták
A: My response is that no critical control computer should ever be on the network and thus subject to IT control.
Bruce Land
A: This historically has been a very important question, although perhaps less so today as process automation groups have been assimilated into the IT organizations in many companies.
I recall vividly the tensions that existed between process automation and IT groups in the company where I worked. In general, IT groups did not understand the special challenges and needs of control manufacturing processes in real time. Process automation groups had to correct program code errors in their real-time process control computers ASAP—in minutes, if possible—while IT groups required an extensive, bureaucratic, change control procedure that sometimes took weeks to complete. There are two paradigms that have been used by some companies.
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An effort to challenge the practice that two-thirds of the state Legislature must sign off before colleges and universities can raise tuition will likely wait until after the legislative session ends June 6.
The Louisiana Board of Regents voted last month to ask the state's four college and university systems if they would support filing a lawsuit that could potentially take tuition control away from lawmakers and hand it over to the institutions.
On Wednesday, Board of Regents General Counsel Uma Subramanian reported back that after "extensive conversations" the LSU, University of Louisiana, Southern University and the Louisiana Community and Technical College systems are "not enthusiastic" about pursuing the issue while legislators are in town.
The state Legislature is considering several bills that would loosen their control on tuition. Historically, lawmakers have been reluctant to hand over any type of tuition authority to the college and university systems.
The issue came up in March when newly appointed regent Edward Markle, of New Orleans, questioned whether an old state law is being interpreted correctly.
The issue is whether tuition is considered a fee.
A 1995 state constitutional provision, approved by voters, requires a two-third vote by the Legislature before a fee charged by a public agency can be increased.
One year later, then-Attorney General Richard Ieyoub issued an opinion, which has been interpreted ever since, that includes tuition as a fee.
Louisiana is the only state that requires two-thirds legislative approval on tuition and fee increases. The high threshold has essentially made changes to tuition policy a nonstarter in the state.
The regents, last month, explored filing a lawsuit in 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge asking the court to rule if tuition, is in fact, a fee.
At the time, Markle, an attorney, said he didn't agree with the attorney general's opinion.
"A fee is for a driver's license or a speeding ticket," Markle said. "Tuition is something you pay for yourself voluntarily. It's not a fee you pay the government; you pay it to educate yourself."
On Wednesday, Regent Bob Levy agreed with the systems that pursuing relief in court should wait until after the legislative session.
"I hope this Legislature is going to do something courageous and give us the tuition authority that we've been asking for for years," he said.
Regent Bill Fenstermaker said he hopes the board and the management boards overseeing the institutions continue to pursue the issue at the appropriate time.
He suggested that regents could work with the Legislature to have the issue decided once and for all.


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Midwest Dairy Association Launches Pinterest Contest to Bring Holiday Inspiration Home
Real food lovers unite! Families gathering in the kitchen and around the dinner table this season have a resource for 100 percent real dairy recipes on Pinterest. Midwest Dairy Association, who works on behalf of more than 9,500 dairy farm families across 10 states, today launched the Real Dairy Holidays Contest on Pinterest giving one lucky pinner the chance to win a KitchenAid® stand mixer ($400 value). The contest runs December 3 through January 4, 2013. Holiday happenings and gatherings evoke unforgettable memories, and food and recipes are a key part of these recollections. Midwest Dairy's Pinterest pinboards feature a variety of delicious dairy recipes, from homestyle breakfasts to traditional desserts and the meals in between from www.DairyMakesSense.com. To help families create new holiday eating traditions, the site also showcases recipes from the kitchens and cookbooks of Midwest dairy farm moms, like Karen Bohnert and Susan Anglin.
Let the Real Dairy Holidays Pinning Begin
To enter the Real Dairy Holidays contest:
Follow Midwest Dairy on Pinterest.
Create a "Real Dairy Holidays" pinboard.
Repin the contest pin, with at least three recipes from Midwest Dairy's "Real Dairy Holidays" contest board, plus other yummy milk, cheese and/or yogurt recipes found on Pinterest.
Include #RealDairyHolidays hashtag with each pin/repin description.
To submit your entry, email a link to your board to email@example.com.
Include a brief message (100 words or less) sharing a holiday memory associated with a featured recipe, such as fun at the kid's table or after-dinner game night.
Share a link to your pinboard on Twitter and Facebook.
All entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges assembled by Midwest Dairy. Entries will be judged based on overall creativity, total number of pins, unique storytelling and variety of recipes chosen.For more information about the Real Dairy Holidays contest and to view official rules, go to http://www.midwestdairy.com/files/pdf/RealDairyHolidaysPinterestContestRules.pdf
Pin Pointing Farm Favorite Recipes
Traditional pumpkin pie is just as delicious in easy-to-share squares during the holidays. Just ask dairy farm mom Susan Anglin, from Bentonville, Ark. Susan's been baking Pumpkin Pie Squares with Cinnamon Sugar Yogurt Topping ever since a co-worker shared the recipe more than 20 years ago. On her blog, Spotted Cow Review, she writes, "Good recipes that are enjoyed by friends and families are keepsakes that just keep on giving through the years. "For those with a sweet tooth who pass on pumpkin, add baking the Dairyman's VERY Chocolate Cake to the holiday to-do list. Cooking family recipes is one way Karen Bohnert, dairy farm mom from Silvas, Ill., keeps memories of her mother alive. On the Dairy Makes Sense blog, Karen says, "Me and my Jersey [farm] kids sport aprons, turn up the radio and make this delicious chocolate dessert on special occasions..."More delicious dairy recipes are available at www.DairyMakesSense.com and for stories from www.MidwestDairy.com.


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Gonzalez's hard work earns him spot with Astros
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- When the Astros called Marwin Gonzalez into the manager's office Monday afternoon, he couldn't help but be nervous. After all, it's the time of year when these sorts of meetings mean a player has been sent out of camp. But that wasn't the case.
The Astros informed the versatile switch-hitter he had made the Opening Day roster for the third year in a row, which was certainly no surprise considering he entered Monday hitting .395 and could play all four infield spots, as well as the outfield. He beat out veteran Cesar Izturis for the final spot.
"He earned it," Astros manager Bo Porter said. "When you inform guys they are in the competition and the players go out and perform the way Marwin performed, it kind of makes it an easy decision from a standpoint of him being on the team."
Gonzalez, taken in the Rule 5 Draft in 2011, spent the entire 2012 season on Houston's roster, hitting .234 in his Major League debut. He split last season between Houston and Triple-A Oklahoma City, hitting all four of his homers off righties.
"I'm pretty happy. Bo told me as soon as I got to the ballpark today. I was kind of scared when they called me into the office. I was happy. I worked hard for this the whole offseason when I went to Venezuela. I went down there to work hard. I'm happy for that, and I'm going to keep going and working hard in the season and do whatever Bo wants me to do."
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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As Colorado's only true city, Denver easily has the best nightlife scene in the entire city. Known as the "Mile High City", Denver is home to the state's best restaurants, bars, and clubs. In fact, you'll be hard pressed to find any nightlife that can even come close to that of Denver's in the state of Colorado. Plus, Denver's ideal spring/summer climate makes it the perfect vacation spot outside of the traditional tourist spots in America.
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If you are planning to spend a night out in Denver, you'll want to do it with someone else. Denver has exceptional restaurants and high-class lounges as well as your more traditional bars. If for some reason you cannot find company to spend an evening with you, you should consider hiring one Denver's fine escorts.
Hiring a Denver escort will ensure you spend the evening with a beautiful companion to accompany you to one or several of Denver's fine establishments. Your escort will cater to your needs and do anything she can to make sure your night out is as fun and exciting as it can possibly be.
Denver is an exciting, vibrant city full of life and things to do. Hiring a Denver escort is just another way to spend an evening out with good company who wants you to enjoy your night out.
Denver Nightlife
Beta Nightclub – Beta Nightclub is arguably Denver's hottest nightclub. Beta Nightclub is situated in Lodo, just northwest of downtown Denver. Inside the club you'll notice it is two floors with the largest dance floor on the first floor. On the main floor you'll notice the main bar to the left side and on the right side are red couches set up for bottle service.
The upper floor has a small bar along with the beatport room. A balcony overlooks the main dance floor and the upper floor has arguably the best lighting in the entire club. Here you'll find some couches for lounging and they can be reserved for bottle service as well.
Bottle service is expensive which is what you would expect at any club. However, despite Beta's popularity, bottle service is actually slightly cheaper than other clubs in Denver. Plus, the excellent service staff will ensure your treated like a true VIP and will make sure your night is as enjoyable as possible.
The crowd is primarily younger 20-somethings, which makes it the perfect crowd for college age students. The best DJs play a variety of house, EDM, and other hits all night long and the sound system at Beta Nightclub is easily the best.
Overall, the atmosphere at Beta Nightclub is electric and it is by far the best nightclub in Denver. Drinks are fairly affordable compared to other clubs and the club attracts Denver's best DJs. If you're the type of person who loves the club environment, you'd do yourself a disservice by going to any other club other than Beta Nightclub.
The Cruise Room – The Cruise Room is an upscale lounge in Northwest Denver that features art deco décor and some of Denver's finest house cocktails. The Cruise Room is located in the fancy and historic Oxford Hotel, which attracts the classiest visitors and locals in Denver.
Inside The Cruise Room you'll find red colored walls with dimly lit lights just above the couches that illuminate the walls. The design creates an intimate, classy ambience that sets the perfect mood for a couple enjoying a romantic, quiet night out in Denver.
The bar itself features exquisite cocktails that are perfectly mixed by the professional bartenders at The Cruise Room. The martinis are rated among the best in all of Denver, which attracts an older, classier crowd looking to enjoy a night out in Denver.
Food is also available and can be ordered from the restaurant next door called McCormick's. McCormick's serves some of the best seafood in Denver and you'll quickly find that the food quality is just as amazing as the drink quality.
There is no live band or DJ playing in The Cruise Room although there is a jukebox. The selection of music supplements the intimate mood and quiet atmosphere that The Cruise Room possesses.
The Cruise Room is the perfect place for a romantic, intimate evening with a companion. The cocktails are pricey but you'll struggle to find a more romantic, classy lounge in Denver. Plus, the martinis are among the best in all of Denver. The Cruise Room is well worth the visit.
Vine Street Pub & Brewery – Located in Northeast Denver, the Vine Street Pub & Brewery is one of Denver's best breweries and local traditional pubs. Obviously beer is the main focal point of the bar, but there is a full bar as well. However, if you go to the Vine Street Pub, you're going to want to drink one of the several local draft beers available for much cheaper than other pubs.
The Vine Street Pub prides itself on using all-natural, organic ingredients and their food menu rangers from salads to burgers to burritos to crab cakes. However, all the ingredients are fresh and of the highest quality, which is why the Vine Street Pub has better food than most other pubs in Denver.
Live music can be heard almost any day of the week and some of Denver's best bands play at the Vine Street Pub. During the warm spring and summer months, several outdoor tables are setup to enjoy soaking up some rays as you enjoy a savory, local craft beer.
The Vine Street Pub & Brewery has everything you'd want from a local taproom and brewery. The food is delicious and the very best beers from Denver are on tap throughout the year. The crowd is very casual and laid-back which makes The Vine Street Pub & Brewery a great spot to enjoy a few beers with a small or large group of friends as you listen to some live music.


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Software quality analysis specialist CAST has warned that the growing number of connection points to applications has increased the risk of SQL injection exploits. As devices and platforms both proliferate, the opportunity for SQL code injections targeted at the database layer of an application increases, says the company.
"While SQL injection is not a new exploit, applications continue to be vulnerable to it. It's not because developers and architects don't know about them or don't have the skill to prevent them -- it's because they can't see them, or worse, they may think they've prevented it, but something outside their range of competence conspires against them," says the company in a press statement.
Suggesting that this issue arises in modern development shops due to the sheer weight of team size, CAST likens moderns apps to battleships; i.e. no one individual is able to see, much less monitor, the entire operation. The company lists three key reasons why even the most diligent developer may unwittingly let SQL injections slip thorough:
- There are multiple validation packages and the developer uses one that is either not up to date or has a flaw in it that he/she doesn't know about.
- The developer is told not to validate the code because the network configuration is set up to validate. This is true for a while and then a few months later someone or something changes the network configuration.
- There's an error message that unwittingly sends the malicious user some information about the database schema that he or she can now use to exploit. But the developer had nothing to do with that error message.
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CAST advocates a system that will quantify threats so the team can prioritize the sequence in which it takes action to fix these threats. Privett argues that his company's products help achieve a minimum standard of security hygiene to help development shops make sure they don't leave open doors just because they are unaware or have forgotten the coding practices deemed secure by their company, or the industry overall.


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"The Dao of Donuts" can be described as Krispy Kremes for a hungry woman's soul. Berny Dohrman Author, Visionary, Founder and Chairman of CEO Space calls it a "hug in a book". It is the first bite in a banquet of books to inspire, uplift, and empower the reader to follow her personal path of divinity. It is a celebration of women and our shared experience.
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Following the shopping holidays Gray Thursday and Black Friday was the recently-instituted Small Business Saturday, but the national campaign was a bit of a bust in Humboldt County.
Local retailers in Eureka and Arcata reported average sales with no measurable change from any other Saturday. There was little organized effort to promote the idea to shop small on one specific day.
The Small Business Saturday campaign was launched in 2010 by American Express, which offers a $25 statement credit for purchases made Saturday with a registered credit card at small businesses. Last year, more than 100 million people nationwide shopped at small businesses in support of the day, according to American Express.
Even Karen Gordon Mills, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, encouraged shoppers to shop small on Saturday by writing an entire blog post about it.
"By shopping small, we can help America's small businesses do what they do best: grow their businesses, create good jobs, and ensure that our communities are vibrant," Mills wrote.
Last year, Eureka Main Street -- an organization that promotes the downtown Eureka district -- ran print advertisements encouraging shoppers to spend their money in Old Town Eureka. That's the case this year, continuing with less emphasis on Small Business Saturday and more importance placed on shopping small throughout the entire holiday season.
Charlotte McDonald, executive director of Eureka Main Street, said a number of Eureka businesses individually participated in Saturday's campaign. She said all of the organization's holiday campaigns are focused on the important role small businesses play year round.
"We've got 49 blocks of small businesses in Eureka," McDonald said. "They are the lifeblood of the community."
In Arcata, workers at People's Records, Beautiful People Boutique and Arcata Stationers said there was no increased activity at Arcata Plaza businesses Saturday.
Arcata Stationers employee Chelsea Pulliam said the farmer's market on the plaza ended last week, so there were less people out and about.
"The store's been pretty normal, kind of slow really," Pulliam said.
The Arcata Plaza's holiday kick-off event doesn't happen until Dec. 7, when Arcata Main Street -- an organization that promotes Arcata businesses on the Plaza -- holds its annual open house. The open house festivities are scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m., with Santa Claus arriving by way of a fire truck at 6 p.m.
In Fortuna, the small businesses focus is also on the entire holiday season.
Dianna Crow, executive director of the Fortuna Business Improvement District, said there was no special event in Fortuna to mark Small Business Saturday.
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She said the Fortuna BID did kick-off its Shop Fortuna contest Friday to encourage local spending. People who spend $200 or more in Fortuna from now until Dec. 17 can be entered into a drawing to win a total of $350 in Fortuna Bucks -- vouchers that can be spent only at Fortuna businesses.
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WATERLOO A gift from Green Shield Canadas Community Giving Program will soon allow Lauriers Faculty of Education to offer Canadian teachers a post-degree certificate program in mental health. The professional development certificate will help teachers understand, identify and work with students with mental health issues. The professionally recognized certificate will be the first of its kind in Canada.
Thanks to the generosity of Green Shield Canada, Lauriers Faculty of Education is hoping to become a leader in providing education on mental health issues in the classroom, said Colleen Willard-Holt, dean of Lauriers Faculty of Education. It is becoming crucial for all teachers to have a good understanding of how they can provide a nurturing environment for a child with a mental health concern, and yet not cross over into other roles for which they are not prepared.
The mental health of Canadian students was the recent focus of a survey of 30,000 post-secondary students by the Canadian Organization of University and College Health. Nearly 90 per cent of the surveyed students reported feeling overwhelmed, 50 per cent said they had feelings of hopelessness and 63 per cent reported feeling very lonely. Additionally, 9.5 per cent said they had seriously considered suicide in the past year. The survey was conducted in the first four months of 2013.
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Montana State University and wheat growers across the state are working together to protect the state's billion-dollar wheat industry from a tiny orange midge capable of inflicting major damage to the crop.
The adult orange blossom wheat midge superficially resembles a small, orange mosquito and lays its eggs on the maturing head of spring and durum wheat. After hatching, large numbers of midge larvae feed on the developing wheat kernels causing yields to plummet from 80-90 bushels per acre to as little as two.
Bob Stougaard, superintendent of MSU's Northwestern Agricultural Research Center in Kalispell and professor of weed science, said the first economically devastating appearance of the orange wheat blossom midge in Montana occurred in Flathead County in 2006.
"We estimated that our losses in 2006 were at least $1.5 million," Stougaard said. "That kind of number really gets your attention. We've been working on addressing this problem ever since."
The orange wheat blossom midge is an invader from Eurasia that has plagued certain areas of the upper Great Plains and much of Canada wheat country. While it is known in the Western Hemisphere as a pest of spring wheat and durum, in Europe and Asia it attacks winter wheat.
Although the Flathead Valley was the first area in Montana to suffer severe economic losses due to this pest, the wheat midge has since made its growing presence felt in other areas of the state, putting wheat growers on alert across Montana, Stougaard said.
Experts with MSU Extension, MSU's Montana Agricultural Experiment Station and the MSU College of Agriculture have worked with wheat producers to create a state-wide, early-warning detection system to monitor the midge's spread; are sharing information about strategies to combat the midge through the well-timed application of pesticides and use of biocontrols; and have developed a new wheat variety that is genetically resistant to the midge and which should be available for planting for the 2016 season.
The early-warning detection system involves trapping the midges and counting their numbers. Six Montana Agricultural Research Centers and 26 MSU Extension offices have worked with growers and crop consultants to place hundreds of traps across the state. The cooperative effort, known as the Orange Wheat Blossom Midge Monitoring Project, helped spearhead development of an online information sharing system – MSU Pest Management Network – where findings are mapped and quantified so that grain growers throughout the state can see if midge populations are present in their area and if the numbers warrant action.
The presence of 10 or more adult midges in a trap over a two-day period indicates farmers should scout their fields at twilight when the females fly and lay their eggs. If they see more than one midge per six heads, they know their field is vulnerable to an attack that could hurt the value of their harvest.
David Weaver, a professor of entomology with MSU's College of Agriculture who also participated in efforts to manage this pest after that first outbreak, said word about how to address the problem has spread thanks to some key players. In particular, Weaver said Dan Picard, a retired MSU Extension agent for Pondera County with a small wheat farm in the Golden Triangle, has taken a leading role in what has been a huge collaborative effort, both to track the insect's appearance and to educate the farmers.
The Orange Wheat blossom Midge Monitoring Project, which Picard likens to MSU and growers setting up a neighborhood watch – brought Picard out of retirement for short-term contracts with MSU Extension and the Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center.
Both Picard and Weaver said the project is an example of how well integrated MSU is within Montana's tight-knit wheat community.
"It really is a team effort. People might not be aware of how much the academic community collaborates directly with growers," said Weaver, an entomologist with MSU's Montana Agricultural Experiment Station. "Many people think that we work in isolation as researchers, but it's the classic 'it takes a village' scenario."
To further help growers, MSU Extension produced a MontGuide on the orange wheat blossom midge, offering critical advice on how to determine the risk. The guide is available as a free download from the MSU Extension Publications Website.
MSU experts have advised growers that spraying – which can be a significant cost – can only benefit a crop if the timing is right, both for the growth stage of the wheat, as well as for the development and hatching of adult midges. The wrong timing of pesticide can prove counterproductive by reducing certain populations of wasps, one of which is a biological control that helps keep wheat stem sawfly at bay, and another that attacks the orange wheat blossom midge.
Luther Talbert, professor of plant breeding and genetics specializing in developing Montana spring wheat varieties, represents perhaps the hardest line of defense. Soon after the 2006 outbreak, Talbert looked for a line of wheat that might hold promise against the new pest. He found it in an experimental line developed by North Dakota State University.
He cross bred it with several experimental Montana-adapted spring wheat lines that thrive in the Flathead area and have a resistance to the wheat disease, stripe rust. The result was a highly midge-resistant spring wheat dubbed Egan after Egan's Slough, the location where the pest was first detected in 2006. The new wheat line will go into the seed production next season, with commercial seed to be available in 2016.
"The gene for resistance didn't exist in any of the 10,000 wheat lines we were evaluating on our breeding program. However, our colleagues in North Dakota and Manitoba (Canada) had developed the tools we needed to breed the resistance gene into our own varieties," Talbert said. "From our work, Egan rose to the top due to its resistance to the midge, resistance to stripe rust, and its high grain protein."
A similar effort is underway to breed varieties for other Montana wheat-growing areas, such as a solid-stemmed variety for the Golden Triangle that is also resistant to another major wheat pest, the wheat-stem sawfly.
"The effort to develop integrated approaches, including developing wheat varieties that can resist pests and disease, gives us an ability to respond relatively efficiently and provide sustainable tools to combat the midge," Talbert said.


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One fateful morning in December of 2010, Darcy Novick's life changed forever.
Like thousands of women before her, Novick was diagnosed with breast cancer, shattering her reality and leaving her unsure of the future.
"It's like your world is coming to an end," said Novick, a 46-year-old Bayside resident. "You think the worst. You think that you are going to die. The days after I found out were the worst days of my life."
Novick is organizing "Laugh for the Cure Comedy Night," a fundraiser on October 14 at the Bay Club, located at 1 Bay Club Drive in Bayside.
Comedians Richie Minervini and Mitchell Walters, as well as musical performers Peter Mazzeo and the Hit Squad are all volunteering their time for the event. A "Comedy Night" raffle will also be held, during which guests will have the opportunity to win donated prizes, such as gift certificates to restaurants and two round-trip tickets on JetBlue.
Two days later, on October 16, Novick will be participating in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K walk in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Walking with her will be the "Bosom Buddies," a group of 50 people, including her parents and sister, who she assembled for the fundraiser.
Every dollar collected from both the comedy night and walk will be donated to the American Cancer Society.
"We've been completely amazed with the things Darcy has done," said John Link, director of special events for the Queens office of the American Cancer Society. "She's doing it for all the right reasons – because she wants to be a part of something great and find a cure for breast cancer. She's really been a big part of the success we've had in Queens."
According to Link, Novick is not only the top fundraiser in Queens, but she is currently top five in the entire country. She has already raised $18,101, and the Bosom Buddies are the top group, with a total of $23,940. If the team reaches $25,000, they will become the first Queens group ever to do so.
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"I caught the cancer early, because I go every year for a mammogram," she said. "I think people procrastinate in making an appointment for a mammogram, but it is really important to go every year. I wanted to organize the 'Laugh for the Cure Comedy Night' in order to raise funds for the American Cancer Society, but also to raise awareness for all women."


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In the latest survivalist thriller from founder of survivalblog. com and New York Times bestselling author James Wesley, Rawles, two expat families struggle for their very survival in the midst of a global economic collapse. When the United States suffers a major socioeconomic collapse, a power vacuum sweeps the globe. A newly radicalized Islamic government rises to power in Indonesia, invades the Philippines, East Timor, Papua New Guinea, and finally northern Australia. No longer protected by American military interests, Australia must repel an invasion alone. In the thick of these political maneuvers, an American family of missionaries living in the Philippines and a Texan petroleum engineer in Australia must face the fear of being strangers in a world in flux. Are their relatives back home healthy and safe? Will they ever see them again? In its depiction of the authentic survivalist skills and techniques needed to survive a global socioeconomic meltdown, Expatriates is as informative as it is suspense-filled.
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THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT IS GONE. It's the near future, and thanks to a perfect storm of reckless banking practices, hyperinflation, a stock market gone mad, and the negligence of our elected officials, the entire social, political, and economic infrastructure of America has collapsed. Chaos reigns in the streets, medical treatment is no longer available, and a silent coup has placed a dangerous group of men at the helm of a false government. America's fate is in the hands of those few individuals who have the survival skills, the faith, and the forethought to return this country to the state its founding fathers intended.
Patriotsby James Wesley Rawles
America faces a full-scale socioeconomic collapse--the stock market plummets, hyperinflation cripples commerce and the mounting crisis passes the tipping point. Practically overnight, the fragile chains of supply and high-technology infrastructure fall, and wholesale rioting and looting grip every major city.As hordes of refugees and looters pour out of the cities, a small group of friends living in the Midwest desperately tries to make their way to a safe-haven ranch in northern Idaho. The journey requires all their skill and training since communication, commerce, transportation and law enforcement have all disappeared. Once at the ranch, the group fends off vicious attacks from outsiders and then looks to join other groups that are trying to restore true Constitutional law to the country.Patriots is a thrilling narrative depicting fictional characters using authentic survivalist techniques to endure the collapse of the American civilization. Reading this compelling, fast-paced novel could one day mean the difference between life and death.
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Survivors: A Novel Of The Coming Collapseby James Wesley Rawles
WHAT IF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT ENDED TOMORROW? The America we are accustomed to is no more. Practically overnight the stock market has plummeted, hyperinflation has crippled commerce, and the fragile chains of supply and high-technology infrastructure have fallen. The power grids are down. Brutal rioting and looting grip every major city. The volatile era known as "the Crunch" has begun, and this new period in our history will leave no one untouched. In this unfamiliar environment, only a handful of individuals are equipped to survive. Andrew Laine, a resourceful young U.S. Army officer stationed overseas in Afghanistan, wants nothing more than to return home to Bloomfield, New Mexico. With the world in turmoil and all air and sea traffic to America suspended, Laine must rely on his own ingenuity and the help of good Samaritans to reach his family. Andrew will do whatever it takes to make it home to his fiancée, no matter how difficult the circumstances. Major Ian Doyle is a U.S. Air Force pilot sta-tioned in Arizona with his wife, Blanca. Their young daughter, Linda, is trapped in the North- eastern riots. Three teenage orphans, Shadrach, Reuben, and Matthew Phelps, have no choice but to set out on their own when their orphanage closes at the beginning of the Crunch. Then there is Ignacio Garcia, the ruthless leader of the criminal gang called La Fuerza, who will stop at nothing to amass an army capable of razing the countryside. And over everything looms the threat of a provisional government, determined to take over America and destroy the freedoms upon which it was built. The world of Survivors is a terrifyingly familiar one. Rawles has written a novel so close to the truth, readers will forget it's fiction. If everything you thought you knew suddenly fell apart, would you survive?
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