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I have been a diehard Jays fan for as long as I can remember. As I was growing up the Jays were one of the best teams in baseball. Going into this season I can't help but compare the buzz to the 1991 club. We were going into the season fresh off of the huge Alomar/ Carter deal that would shape our foundation for years to come. The 91' Jays continued the success of the prior years and built us up to a playoff appearance that would have us lose four games to one against the solid Minnesota Twins. The greatness that is Pat Gillick continued to add pieces to this incredibly talented foundation for the 92' season. The growth of players within the organization like Pat Borders, Juan Guzman, and John Olerud proved vital. Then the additions of Dave Winfield and Jack Morris to begin the season not to mention the trade deadline deal for David Cone would win us that World Series title that seemed to be eluding us for years.
1991 was a place setter just like the 2012 season was this past year. Last year we were one of the better teams in baseball up to the All-Star break. Our solid young core of players orchestrated by the ninja like moves of Alex Anthopoulos (AA) was coming together and starting to show its high potential. Payouts from previous season's trades were panning out. Jose Bautista has proven to be a great leader for the club, leading by example on and off the field. The development of Edwin Encarnacion has been true fully painful to watch for Jay's fans over the past few years. Remember he was basically free to anyone that wanted him before this season? AA took a good gamble knowing the potential and the kind of worker Encarnacion is. AA was more than repaid on that gamble last year. Edwin bashed his way into the league leaders in the American League and never let loose once he got in. Barring any Adam Lind like drop off Edwin Encarnacion is going to be a huge run producer going forward. Brett Lawrie showed that he can handle the defense of an everyday 3rd baseman and his bat will only get better with experience. The young pitching staff was also showing what it was capable of. Brandon Morrow was on his way to a career year and looked like the ace that we have been all hoping he would be. The solid rookie starts from Drew Hutchison and Kyle Drabek helped us out of the gate red hot this past season. Everything was looking good until the injury bug settled into our dugout and took over. Loosing key players like Morrow, Bautista, Lawrie, Rasmus, Drabek, and Hutchison proved to be too much for the rest of the youth to overcome.
Looking into this season AA decided the time was right to strike just as the Yankees and Red Sox look their weakest. AA makes a trade that was very similar to what starts the WAMCO (White, Alomar, Molitor, Carter, and Olerud) era in Toronto. The trade sent a bunch of highly regarded youngsters to the Miami Marlins in exchange for some veteran blood. We get Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, and Emilio Bonifacio. He's my bold prediction that Boni starts the season as our 2nd baseman. Then hot off that deal swings super prospect Travis D'Arnaud for the reigning National League CY Young winner R.A. Dickey. As if that wasn't enough he signs Melky Cabrera on a high risk high reward situation after a failed PED test. AA also brings in some depth in other unsung trades and moves in Macier Izturis, Esmil Rogers, and J.A. Happ. Our team has a new look and a new/old manager in John Gibbons. After the fiasco that was the John Farrell drama Gibby is back. His brand of managing should go well with our well rounded team. The mix of young energy and veteran knowledge should work well with the players manager style of Gibby. He drives his players to play hard and win very similar to our glory day's manager Cito Gaston.
The Jays management should be praised for the effort they have put into this season. It appears the table has been set and that the Blue Jays are going to be once again the team to beat in the AL East. The team is looking good for a dynasty run just like the early 90's. We have a solid team with a great mix of youth and talent. The development of rising stars Brett Lawrie, J.P. Arencibia, Brandon Marrow, Ricky Romero, and Colby Rasmus mixed with the veteran talent of Jose Bautista, Mark Buehrle, Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, and R.A. Dickey is going to give us a hell of a team. I would be afraid to hit against our line up if I was a pitcher and having Ricky Ro as our 5th starter all of a sudden makes our pitching look fierce.
So here is to the RELBA (Reyes, Encarnacion, Lawrie, Bautista, and Arencibia) Era to being at the heart of our proud organization for years to come. I can't wait to make the drive from my home town of Rochester, NY to the SkyDome. (Yeah that's right I still don't call it the Roger's Centre) Seeing it packed like back in the glory days when I was a kid fighting to get a seat with my father might just bring a tear to my eye. I'll be the guy sporting the beard, Jays gear, and an actual plaid dickey cheering loud and obnoxiously. You might even see me in Dunedin the last few days of spring training. WAMCO Part 2 is in progress and hopefully has us trotting the bases with another "Touch EM All!" in the World Series. Cheers to future prosperity and game on!
By Craig Borden
GO Jays Go!


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North Carolina Pageants 2011-2012!
Categories: Everything Dresses
North Carolina Pageants May 2011- April 2012
May 7, 2011
Johnston County's Outstanding Miss Pageant – Benson, North Carolina
Petite (ages 3 – 4): Beauty, Interview, Fitness Wear, & Onstage question; (Optional Talent). Little (ages 5 – 6): Beauty, Interview, Fitness, & On Stage Question (Optional Talent). Junior (ages 7 – 8), Preteen (ages 9 – 10), Young Miss (ages 11 – 13): Beauty, Talent, Interview, Fitness Wear, & On Stage Question.
May 7, 2011
Little Miss American Beauty Glitz and Glamour Pageant - Raleigh, North Carolina
The Little Miss American Beauty Glitz and Glamour Pageant is committed to the development of young women nationwide between the ages of 0-10. The Grand prize winner will receive a cash prize.
Ages: baby, toddler, children, preteen.
May 7, 2011
Miss Central Piedmont Pageant - Raleigh, North Carolina
Ages: 0-23 mos, 2-3 yrs, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, 13-16, 17-24, 25-up (single), 25-up yrs (married).
May 7, 2011
Freedom Festival Pageant – Lowell, North Carolina
open to any young lady from 2- 18 years of age. Beauty and Sportswear Competitions. Contestants will have the option to compete in Talent where the scores will count towards the overall title.
May 7, 2011
Miss North Carolina Southern Grace State Pageant – Fayetteville, NC
Full Glitz State Pageant open to everyone ages 0-21.
May 21, 2011
Breathtaking Beauties Pageant – Fayetteville, North Carolina
Natural and Semi Gitz Mini State Wacky Tacky/Splish Splash One fun pageant coming your way! Beautiful crowns, monogrammed banner and great gifts.
May 20-21, 2011
Beauties and Beaus NC State Pageant A Red Carpet Affair - Raleigh, North Carolina
Competitions: Beauty and OOC (Red Carpet Wear). Optional: Photogenic, sleepwear (0-3), talent (4-up), swimwear.
May 21, 2011
Carolina Darlings Stars and Stripes Pageant – Concord, North Carolina
Recognizing all our darlings by promoting beauty and personality inside and out.
Ages: baby, toddler, children, teen.
May 21, 2011
Breathtaking Beauties Pageant – Norwwod, North Carolina
Natural/Festival Pageant. Beautiful crowns, monogrammed banner and great gifts. Jeans & T Shirt
Spring 2011 (TBA, Check website)
Miss Eastern Piedmont Pageant - Raleigh, North Carolina
Ages: 0-23 mos, 2-3 yrs, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, 13-16, 17-24, 25-up (single), 25-up yrs (married).
May 2011
Baby Miss and Master Cumberland County – Cumberland County, North Carolina
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May 22, 2011
Little Miss NC Spring Queens Pageant - Fayetteville, North Carolina
This is a all-natural beauty pageant based on only facial and personality scores. We award every girl with a crown, gift, sash, trophy and personalized shirt. Every contestant recives this. Awarding 15 Titles. Every girl gets a single red rose.
Ages: baby, toddler, children, preteen, teen, college, Ms, Mrs, Senior.
FaceBook Page
May 22, 2011
All American Girl and Boy Pageant – Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
This is a Natural Beauty Pageant for girls ages 2 and up, boys 2 mos. to 18 years.
May 2011 (TBA)
Miss Teen Raleigh Pageant - Raleigh, North Carolina
Gain self-confidence, make new friends, and create opportunities to achieve further success… Whether it is your first pageant or your tenth, our goal is to help you feel comfortable with yourself just the way you are! Personality is the most important part of our competition. Our goal is to provide a program that empowers and encourages young ladies to succeed in today's society.
Ages: Miss Jr. Pre-Teen, Miss Pre-Teen, Miss Jr. Teen Division, Miss Teen. www.raleighpageant.com
2011 (2011 TBA. Visit website)
America's Mrs North Carolina Pageant – North Carolina
June 4, 2011
Carolina Darlings Stars and Stripes Pageant – Monroe, North Carolina
Recognizing all our darlings by promoting beauty and personality inside and out.
Ages: baby, toddler, children, preteen, teen
June 4, 2011
America's National Teenager (North Carolina) Pageant - Charlotte, North Carolina
America's National Teenager Scholarship Organization offers you the chance to participate in a pageant that combines glamour with goal-driven young women to give you the character-building experience of a lifetime.
June 11, 2011
Bladen County Heart of Giving Pageant – Elizabethtown, North Carolina
A Bladen County pageant dedicated to giving.
Ages: Babies,Toddlers,Children,Pre-Teens,Teens,College,Married,Over 30
June 25, 2011
Little Miss Mayberry Pageant – Mt Airy, North Carolina
Three age groups from 1-7 years. This is an all Natural Pageant. No Makeup Allowed. Everyone Receives a Participation Ribbon or Trophy. Three Age Groups: 1-2 years, 3-4 years, 5-7 years. 3 Winners in Each Age Group.
June 25, 2011
Miss Charlotte Teen USA Pageant - Charlotte, North Carolina
Official preliminary to the Miss North Carolina Teen USA Pageant.
Ages: Teens.
June 25, 2011
Miss Charlotte USA Pageant - Charlotte, North Carolina
Official preliminary to the Miss North Carolina USA Pageant.
June 26. 2011
Southern Elagance Charm and Starz N Glitz Double Patriotic Pageant – Fayetteville, NC
Southern Elegance Charm And Starz N Glitz Pageantry team up to give you 2 great pageants for the price of one! Every child gets a toy on stage! No makeup restrictions- wear as much or little as you like! Great for beginners!
Ages: baby, toddler, children, preteen, teen, college, Ms, Mrs, Senior
July 16, 2011
Elite Miss Lake Norman Pageant – Hickory, North Carolina
July 16, 2011
Princess Diamond Star Gold National Pageant – Corolla, North Carolina
Full high glitz national pageant for girls ages 0-18. Winner will receive cash
Ages: baby, toddler, children, preteen, teen, college, Ms, Mrs, Boys, Men.
July 23, 2011
Breathtaking Beauties & Naturally Breathtaking Pageant Summer Blast – Monroe, NC
Come and join us for our Semi Glitz and Natural pageants. No Child goes home Empty Handed. We are a pageant that is all about the child. All contestants are treated like queens and kings. Affordable fees.
Ages: Babies, Toddlers, Children, Pre-Teens, Teens, College, Married, Over 30,Boys
July 23, 2011
Princess Diamond Star Gold National Pageant – Myrtle Beach, North Carolina
Full High Glitz national pageant for ages 0-18 years. Winner will receive cash.
Ages: Ages 0-18.
July 29-30, 2011
Princess of North Carolina® State Scholarship Pageant- Goldsboro, North Carolina
Scholarship Pageant (semi-glitz) for girls ages 15 mos-26 yrs. Over $20,000 dollars in scholarships annually.
Baby Miss, Wee Miss, Tiny Miss, Little Miss, Junior Miss, Young Miss, Teen Miss, Miss, Royal Miss, Overall Mini-Supreme, and Overall Supreme
July 29-30, 2011
Miss NC American – Diversity Pageant - Raleigh, North Carolina
Our system focuses on the wide array of beauty displayed in young ladies from various backgrounds.
Ages: preteen, teen, college.
No website provided.
July 30-31 2011
Miss North Carolina American Coed Pageant - North Carolina
One of the Most Popular Pageants in North Carolina. Age appropriate, natural pageants for girls ages 3-22 who reside or attend school in NC. Additional competitions for modeling, talent, public speaking, academics, community service and photogenic are also available during pageant weekend. Event schedule
Ages: Children, Pre-Teens, Teens, College
July 31, 2011
Truly Unique Girls & Boys Pageant – North Carolina
Natural pageant open to girls of all ages and boys ages 12 and under. Built on the principals of family, friends and community.
August 4-6, 2011
NC International Junior Miss Scholarship Pageant – Charlotte, NC
State pageant ages 4 to 24 winners advance to an International Pageant. Cash prizes & Scholarships. This is a natural pageant with low entry fees. Talent is not required.
Ages: Toddlers, Children, Pre-Teens, Teens, College
August 19, 2011
Sweetheart Queens of South Beach NC – Southport, North Carolina
"A Natural Pageant System". This pageant is an open pageant. Theme: A Midsummer Night's Dream Competitions: Beauty and OOC Optional: Photogenic, spring/summer wear, and talent.
Ages: baby, toddler, children, preteen, teen, college, Ms, Mrs, Boys
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August 2011
Miss Teen Essence Greater Cumberland County Pageant – Cumberland County, NC
For youth of ethnic descent, ages 4-17 years to compete for scholarships. "Bringing Quality Entertainment To The African-American Community!"
Ages: Pre-Teens, Teens, College, Mr.
August 2011 (2011 dates TBA. Check website)
Miss American Royalty Pageant - Charlotte, North Carolina
September 24th, 2011
Miss High Country Pageant – Boone, North Carolina
Contestants will be judged on their stage presence, presentation, personality, appearance and overall impression.
September 18, 2011
Cumberland County Fair Queens Pageant – Mt Airy, North Carolina
Pageant with three age groups from 1-17. Prizes and fun for all the contestants.
This has been the theme for many years and it is truly a joy to be part of such a wonderful production. Baby Miss: Birth-23 mo. Wee Miss: 2-3 yrs Tiny Miss: 4yrs Petite Miss: 5-6 yrs. Boys age groups depend on response. Little Miss: 7-9 yrs Preteen: 10-12 yrs Teen: 13-15yrs Miss: 16-24 yrs (Unmarried) Ms. And Mrs. depends on responses.
Ages: Babies, Children, Pre-Teens, Teens, Miss, Ms. Mrs, Over 30, Boys
October 8, 2011
Brunswick County Sweetheart Pageant – Supply, North Carolina
Dedicated to supporting various activities and charities in Brunswick County. …When you give of your time to make someone else's day a little brighter it benefits both you and the ones that are receiving your generosity.
Ages: Babies, Children, Pre-Teens, Teens, College, Married, Over 30
October 2011
Carolinas' Our Little Miss Pageant – North Carolina and South Carolina
No talent required. Our natural pageants are designed to encourage self- confidence, integrity, and ambition within both our children and young adults. Everyone is a winner at our pageants. No one goes home empty handed! We want everyone to have the opportunity to participate, for this reason, our pageant entry fees will remain affordable all throughout the year.
October 2011 – The Glass Slipper Natural Beauty Pageants
No residency requirements! | Everyone is welcome | Girls ages birth – 16 yrs | Phone: 864-497-2577 | Website: www.theglassslipperbeautypageant.com
October 2011 – Beauties and Beaus Pageant of Durham County, North Carolina
Natural pageant for girls and boys 0-18 years
Request free information | Call Director Crystal Leftdwrige at 1-800-408-2892 | Website: www.beautiesandbeausnc.com
October 2011
East Coast Regionals Teen and Miss Beauty Pageant – North Carolina.
Warm up, preparatory pageant for your State Pageants. Ages 13-27 years. Open states: TN, VA, NC, SC, GA, Miss, LA, AL, KY
Ages: Teens, College.
October 2011 (2011 TBA)
Miss Wilson's Mills Pageant – Wilson's Mills, North Carolina
Sponsored by the Wilson's Mills Civitan Club. This is a pageant in Wilson's Mills NC open to girls ages 3-20 but must be a resident of Johnston County.
Ages: 3-20 years.
October 2011
Model Miss…Beauties & Cuties Pageant – Fayetteville, North Carolina
Totally Glitz pageant, Beauty Competition, Outfit of Choice, & Photogenic.
Ages: Babies through college age.
October 2011
East Coast Regionals Teen and Miss Beauty Pageant - North Carolina
Ages 13 to 27 years. Open states: TN, VA, NC, SC, GA, Miss, LA, AL, KT.
October 2011
Beauties and Beaus Pageant of Durham County - Durham, North Carolina
Natural pageant for girls and boys 0-18 years.
Request free information
Call Director Crystal Leftdwrige at 1-800-408-2892
Miss Wild in the Mountains Pageant – North Carolina All Natural pageant for ages 0-9, 10 up and teens. www.wonderfullycreatedpageants.webs.com
October 2011
Miss North Carolina United States of America Pageant – Goldsboro, NC
Ages: Open to ages 0 through Mrs. and over 30.
October 2011
Million $$$ Baby NC/SC Regional State Finals – Charlotte, North Carolina
Model Search Pageant open to girls ages 0-18 years. Qualify for national competition where contestants receive real life modeling opportunities.
Ages: Babies,Toddlers,Children,Pre-Teens,Teens
October 2011
Western North Carolina Cinderella Pageant – Spruce Pine, North Carolina
Cinderella is the world's largest and most prestigious youth development program of its kind. Cinderella is more than just a beauty pageant. It is a year-round program that builds character and leadership abilities in young ladies.
Ages: Babies, Children, Pre-Teens, Teens, Miss, Mrs, Boys/Mr.
November 2011
Miss Catawba County Forestry Scholarship Pageant, Hickory, North Carolina
Birth-12 compete in beauty only. Ages 13-24 compete in interview, speech, beauty and on stage question.
November 2011
Miss Carolina Lily Talent Pageant, Raleigh, North Carolina
Promote health, fitness and inner beauty among women of all ethnic groups.
November 2011 (2011 TBA. Check website for dates)
East Coast Regionals Teen and Miss Beauty Pageants, Raleigh, North Carolina
Ages 13 to 27 years. Open to: TN, VA, NC, SC, GA, Miss, LA, AL, KY.
November 2011
International Fresh Faces Pageant, Statesville, North Carolina
13 different age groups. No clothing score.
November 2011 (2011 TBA. Check website)
International Fresh Faces Pageant, North Carolina
13 different age groups. No clothing score.
November 2011
Crown Bound Pageants – Little Miss & Mister Autumn Fest Pageant, NC
Natural pageants for girls – birth thru Miss and boys to age 6
Request free information
Contact: Gina Ingle at 336-662-7008
November 2011
NC Christmas Angel Pageant – Fayetteville, North Carolina
Beauty and Christmas Themed Outfit of Choice, Young Star Productions
November 2011
Peeka Boo Pageant – Charlotte, North Carolina
Babies from 12 months to girls age 16.
November 20, 2011
Young Star Productions NC Christmas Angel Pageant – Hope Mills, NC
Christmas pageant for children of all ages
November 2011
Miss American Splendor of Nash County – Rocky Mount, North Carolina
No website provided.
November 2011 (2011 TBA, Check website)
Elite Miss NC State Pageant - Hickory, North Carolina
November 2011
Extreme Pageants - Charlotte, North Carolina
Girls and boys: 2-5, 6-9, 10-12 and 13-16.
November 2011
New Hanover County Pageant – New Hanover, North Carolina
Open to babies through college ages
Ages : Babies,Toddlers,Children,Pre-Teens,Teens,College
No website provided.
November 2011 (2011 TBA. Check website)
Junior Miss Piedmont Triad Pageant - Clemmons, North Carolina
Preliminary to the Little Miss and Teen Miss North Carolina State Scholarship Pageant.
November 2011 (2012 TBA, Check website)
Miss Teen Charlotte Pageant - Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte Little Miss Pageant, Charlotte, North Carolina
No website provided.
December 2011
The Glass Slipper Natural Beauty Pageants – Spartanburg, South Carolina
Open to all | No state residency requirement | Girls ages birth to 16 years
Request free information about this pageant
Phone: 864-497-2577
December 2011
Crown Bound Pageants – North Carolina
Natural pageants for girls – birth thru Miss; boys to age 6
Request free information about this pageant
Contact: Gina Ingle at 336-662-7008
Website: www.CrownBoundPageants.com
December 2011
Beauties and Beaus Pageant – North Carolina
Natural pageant for girls and boys 0-18 years – Pageants held all year!
Request free information about this pageant
Call Director Crystal Leftdwrige at 1-800-408-2892
Website: www.beautiesandbeausnc.com
December 2011
Carolina's Natural Beauties Christmas Pageant, Concord, North Carolina
Contact: email@example.com
Details of this pageant
December 2011
Miss and Ms Brick City Pageant, Brick City, North Carolina
No website provided.
2012 (2012 TBA. Check website)
Miss Black North Carolina USA Scholarship Pageant, Wake, North Carolina
A forum for African American women to express their viewpoints, talents and accomplishments.
2011 TBA (Check website)
America's Miss North Carolina Pageant (Teen, Miss, Ms. & Mrs) – North Carolina
Ages: Teen, Miss, Ms. & Mrs. (13 yrs +)
January 2012
Beauties and Beaus of Wake County Pageant – Raleigh, NC
Natural pageants for girls and boys!
Request free information about this pageant
Website: www.beautiesandbeausnc.com
January 2012
Breathtaking Beauties and Naturally Breathtaking Pageant - Hickory, NC
Beauty, Best Eyes, Hair, Smile, Dress, Photogenic, Most Beautiful.
January 2012
Young Star Productions Baby Miss Fayetteville Pageant – Hope Mills, North Carolina (Cumberland County)
2012 (TBA, Check website)
America's Beautiful Role Model Pageant - North Carolina
Natural and Semi-Glitz pageants for ages birth to Mrs.
February 2012
Miss Johnston County Scholarship Pageant and Johnston County's Outstanding Teen - Benson, North Carolina
February 2012
Greater Miss Valentine's in Columbus County Pageant – Tabor City, North Carolina
Prelim for Little Miss & Teen Miss NC State Pageant. Ages 15 mos-30+. Boys & girls.
Visit FaceBook page
February 2012
Young Star Productions Cumberland County Sweetheart - Salemburg, NC
No website provided
February 2012
Miss High Country Sweetheart Pageant – Boone, North Carolina
All ages and experience levels. You do not have to a North Carolina resident.
February 2012
PGI Hearts & Stars Pageant - North Carolina
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Lake Norman's Outstanding Little Miss, Mooresville, North Carolina
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Naturally Breathtaking and Fresh Faces Pageant - Mt. Airy, NC
Natural Pageant Sunday Dress and Outfit of Choice (casualwear, Valentine, Costume, etc.).
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Miss Castle Hayne Scholarship Program – Castle Hayne, North Carolina
Community based Essay & interview program.
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The Pageant That Gives Honor To Women Of GOD.
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Natural or Low Glitz pageant where we want our contestants to shine not their outfits.
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Rhinestones Beauties International Finals – Charlotte, North Carolina
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Celebration of Spring Pageant – Lumber Bridge NC (near Fayetteville)
Young Star Productions. Beauty mandatory; Easter fashion, Easter casual, photogenic talent optionals.
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Young Miss Columbus County Pageant – Whiteville, North Carolina
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The state Board of Higher Education plans to interview the six finalists for interim chancellor of the North Dakota University System on Friday. University System spokeswoman Linda Donlin says the candidates will be interviewed via video conference.
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AbstractStochastic kriging is the natural extension of kriging metamodels for the design and analysis of computer experiments to the design and analysis of stochastic simulation experiments where response variance may differ substantially across the design space. In addition to estimating the mean response, it is sometimes possible to obtain an unbiased or consistent estimator of the response-surface gradient from the same simulation runs. However, like the response itself, the gradient estimator is noisy. In this talk we present methodology for incorporating gradient estimators into response surface prediction via stochastic kriging, evaluate its effectiveness in improving prediction, and specifically consider two gradient estimators: the score function/likelihood ratio method and infinitesimal perturbation analysis.
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what exactly is Smart Firewall?? should i enable Windows Firewall as well??? I'm a beginner sorry that my question is so elementary.
09-13-2009 03:22 PM - edited 09-13-2009 03:27 PM
kcrusaders1 hi,
Don't let it worry you; we all start out as beginners.
Reading from this forum really helps because some of the Symantec team help with difficult problems and there are some wonderful people who spend a lot of their time helping others with difficult and easy issues, as they arise.
To answer your question, it's generally a bad idea to have two Firewalls working at the same time and Smart Firewall is Norton's product, so this is the better one to use.
Let us know which operating system you're using and which Norton product.
I'm using Windows 7 Beta, which we expect to be released in the retail version at the end of October, but the Beta, which is free until the middle of next year is really great. I am using NIS 2010 which also is fabulous and has just been released.
Enjoy and feel free to ask anything about Norton's security products and tell us the good things as well as any not so good that you may encounter. Symantec watch for these things and usually come up with quick fixes, where necessary.
If you're using NIS 2010 then on the main Menu of the program you'll see "Smart Firewall" and if you put the cursor over the "i" a pop up will prefly explain what it does.
Only one firewall should be operating on your system. The Norton firewall is a much better one than Windows. The Windows firewall should be turned off by default when Norton is loaded.
The Smart firewall allows necessary programs to access the internet, but refuses to allow unauthorized traffic in or out. It runs ver well on automatic, and makes all the necessary decisions without you having to respond to constant alerts or questions.
thanks for the warm welcome. lol.
i'm using windows Vista Home Premium Serivce Pack 1 64- bit
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Smart Firewall is the thing of the future, Frankly.
Although alot of users (my friends included) find that NIS Smart Firewall really lousy. They preferred to be IN CONTROL of the Firewall and feels that using SMART FIREWALLS are really useless.
Personally, I have used COMODO Firewall but I really hate the POP UPS. I am not a techie, therefore, cannot understand what the informaiton on the POP UPS are. Moreover, I do not have the time and resource to configure the Firewall.
NIS firewall, I believe is really one of the best, if not the best. It does it all automatically, or it lets user configure.
None of the other Firewalls can offer such features. Top notch for NIS Firewall.
Just hope that Norton's Firewall will remain SMART forever.
Thank you
Although alot of users (my friends included) find that NIS Smart Firewall really lousy. They preferred to be IN CONTROL of the Firewall and feels that using SMART FIREWALLS are really useless.
Actually the thing is
For normal pc user or even an above average one, smart firewall is gud enuf.
But for a user who is really into tweaking and that kind of stuff, smart firewall is not suitable, he needs a firewall which he can control. He knows the program he started, and that program is connecting via diff ports and diff threads.
With manual firewall he can switch on or off to his likings.
But smart firewall follow general rules and tries to give non harmful connections access.
So in a way if u r not tweaker, smart firewall is more than enuf :)
In the Settings info, Smar Firewall uses SONAR. Since SONAR on my machines (and others in these forums) gives too many false positives and requires reboots for these High Threat false positives, I have SONAR turned Off in the Computer section.
Since turning Off Smart Firewall turns on continual warnings of lack of protection, I have selected to Ignore Smart Firewall under Network, since I have good reason to believe that SONAR is not mature yet, especially for people developing their own applications.
It seems that Ignore is not the same as turning off Smart Firewall. Can you explain the difference?
Sonar is to predict new viruses, so ignoring it will not block firewall from performing its functions.
Firewall is separate and sonar is different.
Sonar 1.0 was real bad as it couldn't detect a thing, on that basis sonar 2.0 is good. To me aggressive sonar is better than prev one. Moreover, we can retore the file immediately if we feel its ok.
BTW smart firewall has no linking to sonar.
If SONAR decides a file is a High Threat you **cannot** "restore the file immediately" as you state. This is it's biggest drawback. In this case, unlike a Low Threat which you describe, the file is labeled Unresolved, and only on the next reboot is it placed in Quarantine from which it can be restored if you wish. That file will not be available during this reboot & login unless you do this. Other people have posted the same.
Click on your tray icon to pull up the NIS 2010 window. Place the mouse over the "i" in the line of "Smart Firewall". Can you read this? It clearly says "Using Norton SONAR technology, ..."
Now, back to my question: It seems that Ignore is not the same as turning off Smart Firewall. Can you explain the difference?


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Police say 28-year-old Labroderick Alexander turned himself in Tuesday night. Police say Probationary Officer Joshua Cordell tried to pull Alexander over for traffic violations on Linwood Avenue and West 70th Street Sunday night. But Alexander didn't stop until West 77th and Dowdell streets a few blocks away.
Cordell says that's when Alexander got out of the car and pointed an assault style weapon at him. Police say Cordell fired shots as Alexander ran off. No one was hit by any bullets.
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There are things you see coming and things you don't see until it's too late.
I was lucky enough to see plenty of spectacular moments during the past fall high school sports season. I missed a few, though.
I didn't see freshman Emily Crevani's goal that helped Old Tappan win its first girls soccer league title, and I didn't see her celebrate with her sister Kelly, the Golden Knights' keeper.
I did see Northern Highlands' girls soccer team grab victory No. 48 in a row, and I did wonder whether the Highlanders have a chance to break the state record of 66 next season.
I saw Ramsey field hockey goalie Taryn Corrigan play in the Bergen County semifinals just hours after learning her beloved uncle had passed away.
I saw Don Bosco play football in a soccer stadium in Utah. I saw the Ironmen play on a sweltering night in Florida, where they beat the eventual 7A Florida state champions, St. Thomas Aquinas.
I missed Bergen Catholic football playing in Las Vegas.
But I was there for both meetings between the two schools. The one at Overpeck Park that ended in a flurry of turnovers, and the one in Ramsey in which the Crusaders finally ended the Ironmen's long win streak against them.
Shoot, neither game probably could compare with the Paramus Catholic victory over St. Joseph on a Matt Golabek field goal on the last play, which I didn't get to see, or maybe even the 38-37 overtime classic of St. Joseph over Bergen, which I did.
Ask people in Fort Lee, though, and they'll tell you they saw a game that was even better.
Playing just days after superstorm Sandy wrecked the East Coast, Fort Lee's football team had little time to practice.
But led by senior quarterback Mario Jacovino, the Bridgemen surged ahead of River Dell with three minutes left. The Hawks marched down the field and scored, and got the two-point conversion to win it, 36-35. Fort Lee had come so close to a program-defining win, but its players walked off stunned yet not defeated. There is a difference between losing and being losers, and Fort Lee coach Bill Straub knows it.
"There is no doubt that this is going to propel us," said Straub, whose team finished 2-8.
"We are right where we want to be."
I talked to people at Immaculate Heart about the "The Dean," the late Toni-Marie Hals, a former assistant girls soccer coach who passed away Nov. 17 after a fight against ovarian cancer, and her impact on the school and the young women who walked its hallways.
I got to chat with Dumont quarterback Tommy LaCoppola on the eve of Thanksgiving about dealing with a loss — that of his mother.
And I finally got to sit down with former Old Tappan cross-country running coach Kathy Graef about her determination to beat cancer.
I also met Gerard Londino of Moonachie, a Wood-Ridge football player. On the night of superstorm Sandy, Londino — with permission — went out in a boat and helped rescue people in his flooded town.
His mother, Karen, said Gerard couldn't talk about everything he had seen and done for a while. She told me that Gerard helped two firefighters as well: one who had fallen out of the boat, and another whose boots got full of water.
The Londinos are back home, and will spend the holidays in Hasbrouck Heights with family. With courage like that, it's easy to see Gerard is headed for a big future.
I hit a few personal milestones myself this fall. When I walked into the Leonia and Palisades Park high schools two weeks ago, it meant that after eight years, I finally have been inside every high school in North Jersey at least once.


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Gas prices have dropped more than seven cents nationwide in the past two weeks.
The new national average for regular gasoline is $3.47, that's down more than 36 cents over since the beginning of October.
Analysts credit a drop in demand for the lower prices.
While prices are down in the last month and a half, the national average will still come close to breaking a record for the highest ever national average on Thanksgiving.
In Nebraska, the price for a gallon of gas is sitting a little lower than the national average.
Prices fell just over four cents this week, with gas now averaging $3.33 across the state.
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Read-a-Thon completed Turn in pledge envelopes
Our Read-a-Thon is complete for the month of November! Time to turn in the pledge envelopes! Please return envelopes with money to Literacy teachers this week. PTSA volunteers will be collecting afterschool. Students who have either accomplished their reading goals or collected at least $10 in pledges and turn their envelopes into the school on time (Dec. 2 - Dec. 6th) will be entered into a raffle for giftcards!
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Last Week of Read-a-Thon
We are moving into our last week of the Read-a-Thon. Remind and encouragement your students to finish up their reading goals and getting those last pledges. PTSA volunteers will pick up envelopes from the literacy classrooms, afterschool, the week of Dec. 2nd - 6th. Students who turned in their envelopes with reading goals complete and/or at least $10 in pledges will qualify for the gift card raffles.
The Barnes & Noble Book Fair will kick-off Thursday Dec 12th, starting at 6:30. We will have student art on display, an ensemble of orchestra students will be playing music until 7pm. Open mic will run from 7-8pm in the café for students to share their poetry, stories or music until 8pm. We will also announce the winners of the student raffle.
Denny will get a percentage of in store sales at Westwood Village Barnes & Noble, starting on the 12th going through the 17th. You HAVE to tell the clerk at check out that you are supporting Denny Middle School. Otherwise they won't credit our acct.
Also online purchases will go toward our total from the12th through the 21st by using a special code. Code to follow.
Thank you for your hard work and support to make this a successful event for Denny.
If you would like to help with picking up envelopes afterschool during the week of Dec. 2nd - 6th. Please email me, Nicole Sipila at firstname.lastname@example.com
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November is Denny I.M.S Read a Thon month. This is the biggest PTSA fundraiser of the year. Students will work with their literacy teachers to set reading goals for the month. At home students should collect pledges of money from friends & family toward those goals. If every student receives a minimum pledge of $10 we will raise $9000 toward teacher and club requests. Last year the money was put toward fulfilling teacher requests for items and experiences Denny students would not have otherwise had. Students will earn chances for prizes by meeting reading goals and by receiving a minimum pledge of $10.
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They provide all of these services to enrolled Ball State students. The Health Center fee, which is optional for part-time students, is only $79 for a semester, or $42 for a summer session, covers both the Health Center and the Counseling Center on campus and provides a LOT of free services. Seeing a doctor is free. Physical therapy is free. A gynecological exam at the upstairs Women's Clinic is free. You have to pay for all medications and all testing you need done.


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ALBANY, GA (WALB) - People all around the world are watching the Olympics this week. And Tuesday, they focused their attention on the women's gymnastics competition. Albany gymnasts are cheering on their favorite Olympians.
The girls at In bound Gymnastics vary in age, form, and experience. But they do have one thing in common. A dream of becoming an Olympian. These young athletes have been working extra hard ever since the Olympics began last week.
"They're trying harder. You can tell they want it more, so I'm glad it's here," says Coach Haley Smith. "I want to come back to the gym and work on stuff and it just makes me wanna come back like right then," says fourteen year old Emily Graf.
Their coaches say they're inspired by the gymnasts they see on TV. "It makes me feel really excited because I feel like I wanna be like Shawn Johnson," says seven year old Adrianna Mirus. "I like Shawn Johnson because she's so young and stuff because she's like 16," says Graf.
The girls who compete here in Albany, Georgia have a long way to go before they make to peting in front of billions of spectators from all over the world. But, their level 3 team DID go to Nationals this summer.
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MONDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. teens are much less likely to buy cigarettes if they are hidden from view, new research suggests.
The study tracked the purchases of a group of adolescents as they "shopped" in several different virtual convenience stores that contained different cigarette sale scenarios. Some stores featured open displays of tobacco products for sale, while others strategically hid their cigarettes behind a cabinet. Similarly, cigarette advertising was either prominent, hidden or banned.
"Studies show that because tobacco displays and ads are so common in stores, they may give kids the false perception that smoking cigarettes is a common behavior," explained study author Annice Kim, a research public health analyst with the public health policy research program at RTI International in Durham, N.C. "Tobacco displays also influence adults to purchase cigarettes when they had not planned to, which may make it harder for current smokers to quit and may even influence recent quitters to relapse."
Passage of the U.S. Tobacco Control Act in 2009 gave states and local governments the legal means to tackle the issue by allowing them to restrict various aspects of cigarette advertising strategy and placement.
"[So] banning the visible display of tobacco products is one option that states are considering," along the lines of current bans already in place in both Canada and Australia, Kim said.
In the new study's virtual, interactive convenience stores, she said, "we found that kids who shopped in the enclosed [hidden] display version of the store were less likely to try purchasing cigarettes than kids in the open-display version of the store."
However, she said, the researchers "found no support that banning tobacco ads throughout the store would discourage kids from trying to purchase cigarettes."
The findings appear online Dec. 3 issue and in the January print issue of Pediatrics.
The authors noted that according to the latest 2010 U.S Federal Trade Commission statistics, the tobacco industry spends roughly $8 billion on cigarette advertising and promotions. And the lion's share, Kim said, is devoted to the promotion of cigarettes in a retail store setting.
The new study focused on more than 1,200 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 17, some of whom were smokers and some of whom were not.
All were randomly presented with one of six different virtual convenience store situations, containing various scenario combinations in which cigarette products were either openly present or present but hidden, while tobacco ads were either present, hidden or banned altogether. The teens were given free rein as to what they "clicked" and purchased, with the only instruction being to pick up one drink, one snack and two additional items at check-out.
The result: The banning of all in-store cigarette ads appeared to have a minimal impact on cigarette shopping habits. However, when shopping in stores where tobacco products themselves were hidden, only 32 percent of teens appeared to be aware of the availability of cigarettes to begin with, compared with about 85 of those who shopped in stores where cigarettes were openly displayed.
In turn, only 9 percent of teens shopping in the hidden display scenario bought cigarettes, compared with more than 24 percent of those who virtually strolled through a store that openly featured cigarettes.


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Bates, who was scheduled to play the role of Ouiser, is unable to be part of the evening due to scheduling complications.
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The benefit reading will also feature lighting design by Leigh Allen, sound design by Shannon Slaton, technical direction by David Toledo, props by Kent Rogers and graphic design by Studio 56.
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A new campaign is being launched online to combat rural crime.
Crimestoppers is launching the Scene it, Herd it, Speak up about it anonymously campaign today in a bid to reduce the £42.3million lost in rural theft in 2012.
The charity will be spreading the message through social media sites in particular giving advice to fight back against poaching, hare-coursing, theft of oil, metal and machinery.
The charity is also hosting a blog via www.blog.crimestoppers-uk.org
The campaign is being supported by the National Farmers' Union among others.
Rural crime is a major focus in Essex due to the amount of farms and farmland across the county.
A spokesman for Essex Police said: "Although crime occurs less in rural areas, it does still exist and impacts on large sections of the community.
"Police officers, specialist wildlife officers, PCSOs and rural Special Constables are working to combat rural crime by improving police engagement and the provision of information within rural communities, improving the skills and deployment of our rural policing teams and ensuring the further development of Rural Watch schemes."
Visit the Essex Police website for more details.
Anyone with information or suspicions concerning criminal activity in the rural community can also ring the Crimestoppers national 24/7 telephone number on 0800 555 111 or contact the charity via our Anonymous Online Form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
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Inspired by a post at celtics hub about Glen Davis, I made the trip over to Hoopdata to ask the following question:
Where does Kevin Love rank in terms of FG% in "at the rim" shots relative to other power forwards who have played at least 30 games and play at least 20 minutes per game.? This is for the 2010 season.
Here's the link to the Hoopdata area shot chart data, you may need to click on at the rim FG% to get the correct sort.
(ED Note: I added a break and bumped this to the front page. More "at the rim" goodness below the fold.)
37 players qualify for the list and at the rim FG % varies from 70% to 51%. Love, ranked 33rd, is at 55% FG% at the rim. Ranked 1st, of course, is LMA at 70%. Ah, the advantages of being God's sole perfect creation.
A cursory examination of these data by yours truly noted that there appears to be at least a weak positive correlation between % assisted and FG% at the rim. Given that an ally-oop is an assist, this makes some sense. Great players like Chris Bosh, Dirk Nowitzski, and (ahem) Al Harrington seem to overcome (or produce) rather low assist rates. But the top of the list in terms of FG% looks very similar to the top of the list in terms of % assisted.
My hypothesis, after a (ahem) thorough data mining exercise, is that Kevin Love can and will finish better at the rim once the team gets a better PG. But he will never finish as well at the rim as players like Bosh and Dirk.
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Hodgson's Double India Pale Ale - Fish Brewing Company / Fishbowl Brewpub
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3.5/5 rDev +9.7%
07-17-2014 19:23:41 | More by MattSharpless
New Mexico
3.25/5 rDev +1.9%
07-09-2014 03:09:09 | More by M_chav
3/5 rDev -6%
06-29-2014 16:25:12 | More by mobrockman
North Carolina
3.8/5 rDev +19.1%
Pours into an imperial nonic a rich copper color with a tinge of burnt orange,a tightly formed full one finger sticky head atop.Aromas are more American barley wine-like with a big sweet and alcoholic malt base with herbal and piney hops underneath although big in their own right.The flavors also harken to a beefed up American barley wine with it's cake-like maltiness and hefty alcoholic malt base,the hops come in the finish but it's boozy and in your face.Rated way to low in my opinion but this is miscategorized,if they had labeled this as a barley wine it would get much higher ratings,as for me it's kickin my ass right now grilling outside in this heat.
06-26-2014 21:28:10 | More by oberon
3.5/5 rDev +9.7%
05-22-2014 14:25:07 | More by rworkman
3/5 rDev -6%
05-13-2014 18:24:02 | More by crnhusker
3.25/5 rDev +1.9%
04-17-2014 19:09:39 | More by VeganUndead
3.25/5 rDev +1.9%
04-13-2014 12:17:48 | More by user785335
3.75/5 rDev +17.6%
03-02-2014 02:26:47 | More by ty1014
3.5/5 rDev +9.7%
01-19-2014 21:39:09 | More by kmos27
3.5/5 rDev +9.7%
08-15-2013 01:43:55 | More by buzzy
3.44/5 rDev +7.8%
Picked up a bomber at Total Wine at the end of May for $6.99.
Beer poured a dark orange with a decent white head that did not last long.
Nose is a nice bouquet of citrus hops.
Taste initially came off barley wine like primarily due to notes of dark fruits. Then the grapefruit hops came to dominate. Malt base is huge and sweet. A bit uneven but still drinkable.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and mildly carbonated.
Overall this does not rate up with the better brews in this style but it is still a decent one to enjoy on a 110 degree Saturday afternoon.
07-06-2013 23:06:13 | More by arizcards
2.98/5 rDev -6.6%
Pours an amber caramel with a slight white head. Aroma is super caramelly, florals, perfumey, and a touch of orange oeell. Flavor pretty much followed suit. Mouthfeel is a little thicker, some activity. Overall, forgettable IIPA.Not offensive or anything, but wouldn't have bought this had I known what it would be.
07-05-2013 05:39:47 | More by denver10
3.25/5 rDev +1.9%
06-22-2013 21:56:11 | More by drbenderdo
3.31/5 rDev +3.8%
A: Medium hazy dark copper. Tan head with medium carbonation and low head retention.
S: Malt and alcohol followed by orange peel. Lots of alcohol.
T: Mild crisp hints with dried leaves and rose petal. A little vanilla and caramel. Strong alcohol on the finish.
M: Big thick and syrupy. The tanginess balance out the big body a little but it's still a bit strong. Alcohol and dried herbs linger for a medium length aftertaste.
O: Big, but without as much depth as I would like. Perhaps just the alcohol is covering the flavor. It was described as a double ipa, but it lacked the crispness to be called that; it felt more like a barleywine.
06-19-2013 02:26:20 | More by constantine_272
3/5 rDev -6%
04-19-2013 05:41:12 | More by Braz
3.25/5 rDev +1.9%
04-02-2013 22:51:22 | More by NEO68710
2.91/5 rDev -8.8%
Pours a murky orange-gold color with a white head that was barely noticed before it was gone. Very malty nose. Nearly no aromatic hop presence. DIPA?? Mouthfeel is nice with good balance. Very malty flavor. Bittering hops want to appear toward the middle/finish, but some misplaced Belgian yeast spice bullies its way into the palate. Not very good at all.
01-26-2013 22:57:02 | More by DocJitsu
1/5 rDev -68.7%
11-04-2012 21:50:51 | More by benbjb
3/5 rDev -6%
10-03-2012 19:25:08 | More by crowsoup
3.33/5 rDev +4.4%
Chilled 22 oz. bottle into an imperial shaker pint. No notches on the date strip, but based on other reviews it's probably not more than six months old or so.
Look- Clear medium amber with two fingers of off-white foam. Very dense, good retention. Very nice lacing.
Smell- Sweet, lightly floral, vaguely nutty. Something of a spicy tealike character Pretty nondescript, it's got a bit of alcohol bite. Would be better if it wasn't as sweet and the herbal/floral character was more pronounced, but it's still pretty appealing.
Taste- Simliar to the nose, but this time the residual sugars are a bit too much for me. Treacly sweet, tealike hops. Musky, slightly piney finish. As it warms, it takes on a drier, almost woody character and I get a few flashes of candied/gelatinized orange. Despite a few interesting twinges, I really find myself hunting for more flavor. 89 IBU? Where?
Mouthfeel- Light-medium body, soft carb, fairly easy drinking for the ABV. Light syrup feel, not as boozy as anticipated. Clean, dry finish. Mild warming.
Overall- Almost a great beer, but it's simply too sweet and lacks the depth of flavor I'd expect from something branded as a DIPA and weighing in at 10% ABV. Still, it's fairly easy drinking, which I sense is what the brewers were going for.
09-01-2012 22:03:09 | More by Lawl3ss
3/5 rDev -6%
07-19-2012 03:36:20 | More by Mebuzzard
2/5 rDev -37.3%
Appearance: the dipa pours with a nice yellow head that dissipates fairly quickly. The beer itself is a deep opaque amber. Other than the head, it has the common attributes of an double IPA.
Smell: A ton of residual sugar and caramel on the nose with a very
light, almost nonexistent, floral hop character. Has the scent of unfinished or improperly brewed homebrew.
Taste: the first flavors that hit my pallette are rubbing alcohol, caramel, molasses and a slight hoppy bitterness. The bitterness lingers butnim not sure if that is the alcohol or the hops. This beer is pretty bad.
Mouthfeel: Over carbonated providing a ver sharp bite on the tongue. Not enough body for an imperial IPA. Could use additional residual sugar to balance the alcohol and hops.
This is the first beer from this brewery that I've had but it has not left a good impression on me. I've heard their Monkfish is good so I will give that a try before passing judgement on the brewery itself.
07-16-2012 03:31:09 | More by TheBeerCarl
4.25/5 rDev +33.2%
05-25-2012 17:23:13 | More by Hopmodium
3/5 rDev -6%
05-23-2012 17:46:19 | More by strongaf
Hodgson's Double India Pale Ale from Fish Brewing Company / Fishbowl Brewpub
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Clinical Translational Research is the effective translation of new knowledge, mechanisms, and techniques generated by advances in basic science research into new approaches for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, essential for improving health.
The first collaboration on translational research between Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Chicago Medical School (CMS) brought together basic scientists and clinicians to develop clinically significant research projects. As part of this collaborative translational research initiative, eight pilot projects were jointly funded.
The collaboration team consists of Russell Research Institute's director Nancy Cipparrone and Dr. Ronald S. Kaplan of Rosalind Franklin University (RFUMS). Dr. Kaplan is the Vice President for Research, RFUMS, as well as the Vice Dean for Research, CMS. The main areas of research include neuroscience, neurodegenerative disease, diabetes, cancer, structural biology, cystic fibrosis, lower extremity, ambulatory research, drug discovery, and cardiac resuscitation.
The eight current projects, including a brief summary of each, are listed below.
Innate Immune Dysregulation in the Pathogenesis of Pyoderma Gangrenosum Marylee Braniecki, MD; Fabio Re, PhD; Barbara Vertel, PhDDepartment of Pathology (LGH); Microbiology & Immunology and Cell Biology & Anatomy (CMS)
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a diagnostically challenging ulcerative skin condition known as a "disease of exclusion" because the tools necessary for its diagnosis have yet to be identified. Based on the hypothesis that pyoderma gangrenosum is caused by a dysregulation of immune cell mediated responses; this study aims to develop a profile of PG inflammatory biomarkers to implement a diagnostic tool that would accurately identify PG. The overall goals of this research are to provide a better understanding of pyoderma gangrenosum that will ultimately improve our diagnostic and therapeutic approach for this disease, as well as other related ulcerative conditions.
Plasma MicroRNAs as Biomarkers of Residual Disease in Breast Cancer Heidi C. Memmel, MD, FACS; Chao-Lan Yu, PhD; Jaime Palma, BS; Weihua Gao, MSDepartment of Surgery (LGH); Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology (CMS); Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences in the Design and Analysis Core (UIC)
This study aims to indentify in blood, a microRNA signature that can measure remaining breast cancer cells upon treatment. It involves the collection of blood of patients diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing breast surgery, and the potential collection of fresh tumor and or stromal tissue, all to be inspected in a laboratory for specific traits. The expected outcome of this project is the development of a low-invasive approach to identify biomarkers to measure disease remission and clinical efficacy of treatment in breast cancer.
Role of Tumor Microenvironment in Inflammatory Breast CancerNeelam Sharma-Walia; Heidi C. Memmel, MD, FACSDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology (CMS); Surgery (LGH)
Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is the most aggressive form of breast cancer with a recurrence rate as high as 50%. Since diagnosis, prognosis and management are based on knowledge gained in non-IBC tumors and are irrelevant to IBC, the immediate need to understand IBC biology, to evaluate its unique inflammatory and angiogenic growth factor rich tumor microenvironment (TME) is imperative. This study aims to determine the hallmark differences between non-IBC and IBC cell lines at the level of TME and mammosphere characteristics. The role of IBC TME on mammospheres cultured from non-IBC cells will be evaluated as well as the effect of serum/serum derived nanovesicles from healthy controls and IBC patients on mammosphere characteristics.
Comparison of Human Infragenicular Arteries to Assess the Molecular Determinants and Functional Correlates of Oxidative Stress in Type-2 DiabetesCarl White, PhD; Samer F. Najjar, MDDepartment of Physiology & Biophysics (CMS); Surgery (LGH)
The anterior and posterior tibial arteries suffer greater physiological impairment than the peroneal artery during peripheral artery disease. The purpose of this study is to understand this and to assess the potential of stimulating cellular antioxidant production to improve arterial function. This is done by conducting experiments on anterior and posterior tibial and peroneal arteries isolated from below-knee amputations performed on diabetic patients. This project will provide insight into the cellular mechanisms that define peripheral artery disease and take the first step toward testing the feasibility of a treatment approach that relieves oxidative stress to improve vascular function.
Plasma Cytochrome c as Biomarker of Traumatic Injury and Predictor of OutcomeRaúl J. Gazmuri, MD, PhD, FCCM; Manoj Shah, MDResuscitation Institute (CMS); Trauma Services (LGH)
Probing Human Nasal Epithelial Cells for In Vitro Pharmacogenomic Studies for the Treatment of Cystic FibrosisRobert J. Bridges, PhD; Neil Bradbury, PhD; Gabriel Aljdeff, MDDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics (CMS); Pediatric Pulmonology (LGH)
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a recessive genetic disease caused by over 1,900 different mutations in a single gene coding for the anion channel protein CFTR. Kalydeco is the only current FDA approved treatment of CF patients with the G551D mutation, however its high cost prohibits testing all CF patients. The current study aims to establish in vitro diagnostic methods to determine the responsiveness of CF nasal epithelial cells to Kalydeco as well as other drugs currently in the CF drug discovery pipeline.
Omental Stem Cell Participation in Wound HealingDaniel A. Peterson, PhD; Loren S. Schechter, MD; Iris A. Seitz, MD, PhDDepartment of Neuroscience (CMS); Surgery (LGH)
Omental tissue has been shown clinically to improve healing but it is not clear whether the promotion of wound healing may be due to stem cells arising from adipose tissue or if the stroma of the omentum may contain a distinct resident population of stem cells. This study is directly engrafting human omental cell populations, human adipose stem cells, and human amnion-derived cells to directly compare their efficacy at promoting wound closure in a mouse model of impaired wound healing. This study goal is to identify stem cell populations and characterize their expression of therapeutic factors aiming to generate new therapeutic delivery systems.
Role of Angiogenin in Breast Cancer MetastasisBala Chandran, PhD; Imad Almanaseer, MDDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology (CMS); Pathology (LGH)
Breast cancer is the number two killer of women of all races world-wide. Excellent prognosis with long term remission for many subtypes of this heterogeneous disease critically depends on the extent of invasiveness of the primary tumor and its complete removal by surgical interventions. The single most critical event that controls "leading edge" migration in tumors is plasminogen degradation by the plasminogen activation complex (PAC). While neither the precise mechanism of this process nor the complete interactome of the PAC has been identified, recent evidence suggests Angiogenin (ANG), a proangiogenic factor highly expressed and secreted by several types of cancer cells, may play a critical role in plasminogen degradation and cell motility. The purpose of this study is to identify and decipher the molecular machinery of breast cancer cell migration by using invitro cell culture systems and archival specimens of paraffin-embedded biopsy tissue samples from post-breast cancer surgery patients and normal healthy individuals. The primary techniques used in the analysis for the presence of PAC and ANG are immunofluorescence and immunohistochemical methods. The goal of this study is to identify both bonafied markers for detecting the extent of invasion and novel targets for arresting cancer cell motility and metastasis.


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