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The North Dakota DOT is tonight advising no travel from Fargo to the South Dakota border, and authorities have closed I-29 from Watertown, South Dakota to the North Dakota border. With the storm moving north law enforcement is gearing up for what could be a busy night on the roads.

All of this has provoked the Cass County Sheriff's Office to open up its Tactical Operation's Center here in West Fargo, the very same one that worked 41 straight-days during last year's flood.

Sheriff Paul Laney Cass County: Once the visibility becomes next to nothing and the winds pick up, snow starts coming in, that's when issues will start coming in and rather than chase it, I believe in being in control of it.

The Tactical Operations Center will be staffed with a command officer and a call taker at all times. Both the Cass County Highway Department and the Highway Patrol will have supervisors here. Cass County Deputies will be stationed throughout the county and dispatched as needed.

Sheriff Paul Laney: It allows us to command and control our resources. We know where our people are at, we know where they are at at all times. It just makes things very smooth and very efficient.

Cass County Sheriff Paul Laney says the TOC was set up in less than an hour and will become much busier around 5 a.m. The Center will continue to operate until the storm, and the danger subsides.

Sheriff Laney: Once things ramp down and the roads are clear, we'll flip the light switch off and go back to normal operations.

There will also be Cass County deputies stationed in Casselton so they can reach all parts of the county quickly. Make sure to stay tuned to WDAY.com and WDAY'S First News for the latest weather information, cancellations and closings. We'll have live reports all morning with the very latest on what this storm is doing.

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Posted: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:25 am | Updated: 11:30 am, Wed Feb 29, 2012.

Spring Break is right around the corner, and Ive got some great ideas to make it the best Spring Break yet without breaking the bank. How about some fun destinations practically in your own backyard?

First, some great getaways in the Texas Hill Country. Wineries are an obvious choice. There are some wonderful ones to choose from like the many vineyards scattered along US 290. Becker Vineyards (http://goodtaste.tv/2009/06/texas-wine-experience/) and Grape Creek (http://goodtaste.tv/2011/07/leave-your-worries-on-the-road-at-grape-creek-vineyards/) are just a couple of the highlights there as well as the new Mesina Hof tasting room, a second location for those folks whose flagship winery is in Bryan/College Station. These wineries offer beautiful tasting rooms, lots of wine choices and great scenery.

If you want to head further west to the beautiful rolling hills in Comfort, be sure to check out Camp Verde. Its a lovely historical area that just happens to have great food, shopping and scenery! Its the site where camels were once imported to Texas as part of an experiment with our federal government. Jefferson Davis, the US Secretary of War, spearheaded the project starting in 1856.

This spot has a fascinating history and still houses the original US Post Office and General Store that was built there 150 years ago. Now, its a great place to have lunch, shop and just enjoy the beautiful scenery along the river.

Camp Verde has a wonderful restaurant I suggest the turkey sandwich. Its served hot with the most delicious cranberry/jalapeno chutney. Ive got more information on Camp Verde on my website Goodtaste.tv. (http://goodtaste.tv/2012/02/cool-out-camp-at-camp-verde/)

While youre in the Comfort area, be sure to check out the Bending Branch Winery (http://goodtaste.tv/2011/05/new-texas-winery-produces-healthiest-red-wine/) known for its Tannat wines that are said to be the healthiest wines in the world. And if youre looking for a great place to stay, the Riven Rock Ranch (http://goodtaste.tv/2011/08/romance-abound-at-riven-rock-ranch/) is spectacular! Plus, their restaurant the Terrace Grill is not to be missed.

Another destination not to miss is the quaint town of Boerne. Fun shopping at Las Finezas (http://goodtaste.tv/2012/02/elevate-your-entertainment-with-las-finezas/ and Epicure http://goodtaste.tv/2012/02/chalk-full-of-chocolate-in-the-hill-country/.) I like The Alley too! Also, a cool wine bar is right on Main Street the Boerne Wine Company. For lunch or dinner, The Creek (http://goodtaste.tv/the-creek-restaurant/) is not to be missed. The food is top notch and the view along the river is beautiful!

If youre headed out towards the lake and historic Gruene Texas, be sure to check out the Texas Grapevine, a cute little wine bar where you can try a huge variety of Texas wines and find some great souvenirs (http://goodtaste.tv/2011/10/taste-it-through-the-grapevine/). And of course, youll want to eat in historic Gruene the Gristmill is beautiful this time of year and features premium wines at incredibly low prices.

Ive got many more ideas plus some great spring recipes for you to try AND fun spring time wines on my website at Goodtaste.tv. While youre there be sure to sign up for my newsletter http://goodtaste.tv/newsletter.

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SHEFFIELD, England, February 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Plusnet, the home phone and broadband specialist, has published a new report revealing that the Internet will become ubiquitous in many people's lives, transforming the way people shop, eat and run their homes.

The award-winning super-fast broadband provider renowned for bringing value to its customers, commissioned the research to celebrate its 15th birthday. The detailed research, which was conducted by globally renownedfuturist think tank, Centre for Future Studies, shows that the internet of 15 years' time will become the Internet of services.

Written by a team headed by Dr. Frank Shaw, who has been described by Time Magazine as one of the 10 most influential thinkers in the world, the report unveils that the internet will include everything from smart appliances that talk to each other to clothes that monitor health; from cars that can't crash to mobile technologies and cloud platforms that run businesses.

However these benefits will not be felt by all of society. There are currently still 8.43 million adults in the UK who have never used the Internet and it is estimated that digitally challenged households face 560* of extra costs per year as a result of missing out on online discounts and opportunities.

With people already using the internet for activities including shopping, banking, study, job application and government services, the availability and affordable pricing of broadband will be crucial in terms of household finances and also social mobility.

Providing some of the best value home phone and broadband packages available in the UK, Plusnet is committed to enabling people to experience the benefits of being online; something which is going to become increasingly important in the future.

Jamie Ford, CEO of Plusnet, said: "So far, the Internet has been all about sharing, communicating and engaging with content online. The next 15 years will see an exciting transformation take place, where we integrate 'smart devices' into the home, and the net becomes much more about rich services. Since our launch 15 years ago we've moved from dial-up services to wireless connection transmitted through fibre optics at superfast speeds, yet our commitment to providing a reliable service at a competitive price remains the same. We intend to continue this pledge in years to come.

"Helping people to discover the Internet is key to the progress of technology and just by giving an hour of your time to teach the basics of computing and the internet to a friend or family member could completely change their life."

The research shows that while the Internet is the most fundamental life changing event since the Industrial Revolution the public is, incredibly, only predicted to be 15 per cent of the way through it and that future developments will have radical life enhancing benefits, therefore placing even greater importance on providing access to the Internet at an affordable price.

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The U.S. government says it must govern Internet technology more closely to protect against cyberattacks.

The U.S. Department of Defense may have funded the research that led to the Internet, but freewheeling innovation created the patchwork of privately owned technology that makes up the Internet today. Now the U.S. government is trying to wrest back some control, as it adjusts to an era when cyberattacks on U.S. corporations and government agencies are common.

At the RSA computer security conference yesterday, representatives of the White House, U.S. Department of Defense, and National Security Agency said that safeguarding U.S. interests required them to take a more active role in governing what has been a purely commercial, civilian resource. But some experts are concerned that the growing influence of defense and military organizations on the operation and future development of the Internet will compromise the freedom that has made it a success.

The DoD is being compelled to remove half a trillion from its budget in the next decade, but spending on cyber defense will increase, said deputy secretary of defense Ashton Carter in a keynote at the conference. "Ships, planes, ground forces, lots of other things are on the cutting room floor, not cyber," he said. "The investments are at the level of several billion, [and] we are continuing to increase our investments."

Comments made by colleagues of Carter later in the day made it clear that this cash will not just be used to strengthen government systems. The NSA and DoD intend to shape the way private companies build and use Internet infrastructure, and have corporations help them respond more actively to detect and clean up after an attack does take place.

"Our systems are dependent on security products and infrastructure from the private sector," said Debora Plunkett, director of the NSA's Information Assurance Directorate, which oversees cybersecurity for all national security systems. She said that the NSA wanted to encourage private companies to automate the tedious, manual, and often neglected basics of securing computer networks. "We need industry's help," she said. "We're spending too much time on network hygiene: missing patches, poor passwords, known vulnerabilities."

The kind of automation Plunkett wants to see would significantly change the way Internet infrastructure functions. It should be possible, she said, for a company or agency to quickly instruct pieces of network hardware to drop connections or isolate computer systems when an attack hits, something that goes against the tradition of Internet hardware being independent and not easily subject to centralized control. Well-funded startup company Nicira recently launched technology that might achieve some of that, and it is known to be working with U.S. intelligence agencies.

Plunkett also said that she hoped the NSA could develop and encourage use of technology that makes mobile devices more secure, inside and outside of government. "One of my biggest priorities is delivering secure smart phones and tablets," she said. Although government departments arelike many in the private sectorditching their BlackBerrys for smart phones running Apple or Google software, the latter are considered to be relatively low security devices that can be weak points that allow in attackers.

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