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Even as some people were still finishing up their Thanksgiving dinners, the most dedicated of shoppers in Hudson County were already preparing themselves to get infamous "doorbuster" deals in the wee hours of yesterday -- better known as Black Friday.
"I got here (at Macy's in Newport Centre mall) at 1:30 in the morning," said Chhaya Sewqobind, who's visiting from the Netherlands. "I still have to go through a couple more stores, but I want to give this a full eight hours of work to make this all worth it."
Since the Netherlands does not have this kind of retail event, she wanted to see the madness first hand.
While Macy's opened at midnight, most shoppers waited for the rest of Newport's stores to open a few hours later. The most sought after items this year? Early indication is tablet computers, televisions, and gaming systems like X-Box.
"It hasn't been too busy or too crazy, it's been very good. Best Buy and Express really have some good deals today," said Parth Patel of Jersey City.
The National Retail Federation expects holiday retail sales to increase this year 2.8 percent to $465.6 billion. That growth is lower than the 5.2 percent increase that retailers saw last year.
"We're really looking forward to this holiday season," said Jill Daniel, director of marketing and business development at Newport Centre. "I think because of where we are located and the ease of transportation, many shoppers will be able to access what specials the mall offers."
For Rafael Bishay, of Staten Island, shopping on Black Friday isn't all about getting great deals. Shopping with friends has become a tradition. The group of 10 started at 4 a.m., when the mall opened, and by 7:30 had already made their way through most of the stores.
"This is all tiring, but it really is a lot of fun. It would not be the holiday season without it," said Bishay.
While shopping malls and big-box stores were the most popular places to be on Friday, others like Beatrice Wald and her daughter, of Bayonne, spent their time shopping at local businesses like those on Broadway in Bayonne.
"The mall is way too much to deal with things like parking and the crowds, especially with my young daughter. These shops along Broadway are great for the clothes we're looking for," said Wald.
In Hoboken, shoe store Via Mode has a lot is riding on the holiday shopping season. After being flooded earlier this year and unable to make money fortwo months, the Washington Street store is counting on Christmas sales to help them pull through.
"We're hoping to do well," said two-year employee Crystel Flores. "We had a flood before the hurricane and we lost a lot of shoes."


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Shawn Hill's 2014 season has been a whirlwind of change. Hill was all set to become the newest member of the York Revolution until the Toronto Blue Jays signed him to a minor league deal at the end of March.
There is only handful of Canadians to have played for the Blue Jays, let alone play for them on three spearate occasions.
Hill spent all of 2010 with the Blue Jays organization. He started four games, recorded a win and posted a very nice 2.61 ERA. The Blue Jays let him go after the season and sat out all of 2011 after being released by the Florida Marlins in April. Again, the Blue Jays signed Hill for after he put together a dominant 27 inning scoreless streak with the independent Revolution. With the Revolution he went 2-0 with a 2.43 ERA in seven games. Hill was promoted to Triple-A Buffalo by the Blue Jays and preceded to go 9-2.
Hill was granted free agency after 2012 and signed with Detroit Tigers. The Tiger granted him free agency at the conclusion of 2013 after posting a four win, 14-loss season at Toledo.
Despite all his exposure to the professional ranks, Hill has never really had that full audition in the major leagues. In parts of seven big league seasons he's appeared in 45 games winning 10. However, Hill has always shown that he has the innate ability to get hitters out, regardless of whatever team he's playing on or league he's playing in.
12 years in the minor leagues is a lifetime, but every year Hill does enough to get on the radar. His career 3.62 ERA in over 870 innings is a testament to his skill to get the job done. Unfortunately, he is one of hundreds of players out there who falls into that 4-A category: He's good enough for Triple-A and puts up good enough numbers. At the major league level he can never seem to match that success. Travis Snider is a prime example of that curse, so is Eric Thames and Eddie Zosky.
So far in 2014 Hill has struggled. He's been promoted to Triple-A Buffalo, and in four appearances the result has been anything but positive. He is 0-2, his ERA is 5.76 and he's been hit pretty consistently. Batters are teeing off at a .326 after two games with the Bisons, up nearly .160 points from Double-A.
Currently, the Blue Jays are surprisingly looking like the team that could take control of a pedestrian American League East. And with the revolving door of middle relief pitchers coming through Toronto, an appearance by Hill at some point this year could happen.
Shawn Hill might not be a household name and there is a chance a call-up may not happen, but as history has told us, Hill can get the outs when he needs, and whatever team he plays for he will toe rubber at any given time.

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Dr. Anne Basting of the Peck School of the ArtsTheatre Department will be a keynote speaker on April 11 as part of the 2014 Annual International Conference for the Enhancing Lives Through the Arts & Health in Houston, Texas.
Anne Basting's work focuses on the potential for arts and humanities to improve the quality of life within the community and as individuals. For over 15 years, she has developed methods for integrating the arts into long-term care, focusing on people with cognitive disabilities like dementia.
The conference provides an opportunity for leaders of the arts and health community to present and discuss both subjects while finding exciting developments from all over the world.
Anne Basting will share the story of her two latest projects, The Penelope Project and Islands of Milwaukee. Both projects reached out to touch individual lives and use the arts to change the systems of care.


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Students in Barry's Sport Management-Diving Industry program participate in a team building challenge
Students in Barry's Sport Management-Diving Industry program recently traveled to the ropes course facility at Tigertail Lake Center in Dania Beach, Florida to participate in a team building challenge. Dive Rescue students teamed up with some of the upperclassmen for this event, which was led by Chuck Winne, a senior in the SMDI program. According to Chuck, the purpose of this trip was twofold. Each activity was designed to strengthen the students' leadership skills, as well as their ability to communicate and work together in a group. These are two major components of the Dive Accident Management & Rescue class curriculum, and the ropes course provided fun and creative methods of learning.
The other purpose of this trip was related to the fact that there are more freshman students in the dive program than usual. Chuck's goal was to help the younger students "mesh" with the upperclassmen to "form one complete group of divers instead of two or three smaller ones". The students began working toward this goal immediately upon arrival at Tigertail Lake, where they started the day by helping each other learn everyone's names, and soon moved on to helping each other overcome both physical and mental obstacles throughout the course.
The day provided an excellent opportunity for each student to learn more about each other and find their own place within the overall SMDI group. This experience has also helped all of the students to form bonds which will allow them work more efficiently together in future diving situations.


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ESCANABA - Now the work begins as Department of Natural Resources personnel begin tallying numbers of deer taken during the 2008 firearm deer hunting season. Preliminary reports indicate the Michigan harvest is down compared to last year and the 10-year average.
The western U.P. has historically had more deer hunting activity than the eastern half. I had the opportunity to talk with Bob Doepker who is the wildlife supervisor for the region, and Craig Albright, biologist covering Deer Management Units (DMUs) 055 and 155.
Albright indicated preliminary numbers from these areas are down approximately 15 percent at both the DNR check stations in Stephenson and Escanaba.
Numbers of deer registered at the annual Deer Poll at the Island Resort and Casino in Harris were down. However, participants from the northern counties that usually attend were down due to inclement weather that evening. The deer checked into the Rusty Rail in Cornell was down a meager 6 percent.
Albright has checked with other Natural Resources managers inWisconsin and Minnesota. Their harvest numbers seem to be paralleling Michigan, being down about 15 percent. Preseason projections had also been reduced, again matching what we saw in the U.P. with an early and extended snowfall last winter.
Doepker reports hunters in the western U.P. were less than usual. DNR staff and US Forest Service Personnel indicated Wisconsin hunters were about the same as previous years, however there were noticeably less hunters from the Lower Peninsula.
It can be speculated the economy has played a role in the reduced hunter numbers. Disposable income for some Michigan residents has also likely caused some to stay closer to home. The increased number of deer in the southern L.P. may also be encouraging some to stay local or even travel south.
In the northern area of DMU 155 where I hunt, deer seemed to be "skittish," especially the does. I only saw one doe with fawns, otherwise they were few and all single.
The early snowfall also provided evidence that coyotes are plentiful with many varying sizes of tracks found on walking trails and deer runs throughout the area.
Some local hunters indicated that deer were mostly nocturnal when hitting bait stations . There were a number of good size bucks taken in the area but the rut was short lived and lesser males appear to have got in some breeding.
Albright said the number of 1.5 year old male deer used to total about 44 percent of all bucks registered. Those numbers have been reduced on the average by about half with the rest being older deer.
It is hard to say if the new antler restrictions played a significant role in the change, or if hunters are continuing or growing in the philosophy started by U.P. Whitetails for many years of "Let-em go and Let-em grow."
Doepker agreed and added there were a good number of hunters at least confused over the new antler restrictions on the combination tag, some finding the deer they brought in for registration to be in fact incorrect according to the rules.
Keith Warnke, Wisconsin DNR Big Game Specialist, reports their initial "call-in" tally appears to be down in parts of the state. The numbers are expected to change before the final report is published in late winter.
It does not include information from archery, October antlerless deer gun hunt, muzzleloader, December antlerless deer gun hunt or late archery seasons.
Wisconsin hunters have been participating in somewhat lucrative hunting quotas designed to bring deer populations toward healthy goals. However Warnke did indicate "It looks like our estimates of winter mortality and fawn production may be off, which if it proves true, would lead to over estimation of the pre-hunt population."
Like many parts of the U.P., the Wisconsin DNR reports hunters indicated there appeared to be fewer deer in the woods than could be expected from prehunt population predictions.
While this comment was common, registrations in the WDNR's South Central Region actually increased 3 percent over last year and the Southeast region held pretty steady, dropping about 4 percent.
Fawn production statewide in Wisconsin was the lowest it has been in 15 years. The deer season was also quite late, past the rut in most parts of the state, meaning deer were not moving as much as hunters might have hoped.
Some areas in the U.P. are expressing concern over reduced numbers from predation.
Wisconsin's West Central Region and Northeast Regions are coming off several years of herd reduction and earn-a-buck season structures designed to lower numbers to healthy populations.
"In the final analysis, once all the numbers are in, it is possible that there will be fewer herd control and earn-a-buck units in the coming season," Warnke said.
Wisconsin holds on to the best in the top 10 all-time single season whitetail harvests with 618,274 in 2000 and seventh best in 2004 with 517,169 deer taken.
Michigan holds three of the top 10 years listed, staying at the number two position with a harvest of 544,895 deer in 1999; third in 2001 with 541,701 and 10th in 2003 at 495,000 deer taken.
The worst year in Michigan's recent history was 1972 with a meager 59,490 deer taken. statewide.


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"I came to Bridgewater-Raritan over six years ago, and I have never regretted that decision," he said Monday, after the board of education passed a motion to approve his retirement. "In fact, this position has been the highlight of my career thus far. We have worked through many challenges and opportunities, and while the district had always been strong, I think we've made many improvements that have resulted in an even better school district."
Schilder thanked the district for taking a chance on him when he was hired in 2006, and said he would put his team in Bridgewater up against any in the state of New Jersey.
Schilder's retirement is effective Aug. 1, but his last day will be a bit earlier because of planned vacation days.
While it was not immediately clear where Schilder planned to take his educational career net, he said he does plan to continue in the field of public education in some capacity.
Earlier this year, it appeared Schilder was considering leaving the district for a new job, when the The Express-Times reported in March that Schilder was an applicant for a superintendent's position in the Easton Area School District in Pennsylvania.
That district's board of education was set to make a decision at its April 16 meeting, but Schilder told NJ.com April 11 he pulled his name out of the running.
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Thread: Motorola XT502 (Greco?) spotted
Motorola XT502 (Greco?) spotted
Motorolas portfolio of Android smartphones is quickly growing, and well surely see many new Android handsets coming from Moto this year. One of them will probably be the Motorola XT502.
Appeared over at the Bluetooth SIG, the Motorola XT502 is a touchscreen device with quad-band GSM connectivity, tri-band UMTS (850 / 1900 / 2100 MHz), WiFi 802.11b/g, A-GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, and USB 2.0. Theres also a 3.5mm headset jack in there, and a photo camera on the back (with flash, maybe).
Not sure what version of Android the XT502 runs. By the looks of it, its certainly not Android 2.2 Froyo, so it could be Android 2.1.
The jpg file provided by the Blutooth SIG implies that the phone might be called Motorola Greco. Also, the model number (XT502) suggests the handset will be launched in China (like the Motorola XT701 and Motorola XT800). Different versions of it might make it to other markets, though, especially since the phone supports both European and North American 3G bands. Well bring more on this Motorola Greco XT502 as new details emerge.
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Flint Journal extras on wine:
• Feb. 4, 2007 Ron Krueger column: Free wine tastes great every time
• Oct. 28, 2007 article: New winery to uncork in Fenton
• Feb. 12, 2008 article: Flint Institute of Arts hosts wine tasting
• Feb. 22, 2008 event: Flint Institute of Arts' wine tasting celebration
For some, a dream quest is to visit all 26 major league baseball parks. Others think of checking off America's national parks one by one. Some think of hitting all the Civil War battlefields.
For wine lovers, there is an estimable challenge: To visit at least one winery in all 50 states.
According to Diane Larkin and Charles O'Rear, North Dakota earned the honor of being the 50th state to claim a winery when Pointe of View opened in 2002. That it doesn't make any wine from grapes is a small point.
O'Rear shot the photos and Larkin wrote the words for "Wine Across America" (Ten Speed, $35). They drove 80,000 miles over two years, visiting wineries in such unlikely places as Moab, Utah; Elgin, Ariz.; and Maui, in Hawaii.
The United States has at least 5,000 wineries in 170 American Viticultural Areas. The best-known AVA's include California's Napa Valley and Sonoma County, Oregon's Willamette Valley, Washington's Columbia River Valley and New York's Finger Lakes.
The authors could set out today and almost surely find one new winery in every state.
Michigan is the nation's 13th leading wine-producing state. Five of our 50 commercial wineries earn mention in "Wine Across America."
For a more detailed look at Michigan's wine industry, go to Lorri Hathaway's and Sharon Kegerreis' 2007 book, "From the Vine: Exploring Michigan Wineries" (Ann Arbor Media Group, $34.95).
The women are Central Michigan University grads who met years after leaving Mount Pleasant, joined by a love of Michigan wines and the people who make it.
Kegerreis of Chelsea and Hathaway of East Lansing launched a Web site in 2003, but always wanted to work on a book together, Kegerreis says.
"We agreed that Michigan wines deserved wider marketing," she said by telephone. "The challenge is to get across that Michigan can make good wine and is doing so.
"Just look at the medals our wines have won when pitted against wines from the well-known regions."
The authors pay homage to such established wineries as St. Julian in Paw Paw, Fenn Valley in Fennville, Chateau Grand Traverse in Traverse City and L. Mawby in Suttons Bay. The latter is a pioneer in turning cool-climate varieties into superb sparkling wines.
They also recognize the offbeat, such as Mackinaw Trail Winery, which is growing such varieties as Frontenac Gris, St. Croix and La Crosse on the U.P.'s Garden Peninsula. Another is curmudgeonly Bernie Rink of Boskydel in Lake Leelanau, who says, "We offer zero-percent financing -- we don't take credit cards."
Kegerreis says that people who appreciate Michigan wines understand that the winemakers and growers are people "who like a challenge and don't shy from hard work. Give them credit."
Kegerreis will sign copies of the book Feb. 22 at the annual wine-tasting benefit at the Flint Institute of Arts.


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The LHSAA released the boys basketball playoff brackets on Thursday and here's a look at how the New Orleans teams stack up as playoffs get ready to get underway next week:
Class 5A
Scotlandville dropped to the No. 2 seed as Ouachita Parish claimed the top overall seed in the state's highest classification. Chalmette, who defeated West Jefferson on Monday to bounce the Buccaneers from a share of the District 9-5A championship, used that victory to vault them into the playoffs as the Owls will travel to Ouachita as the No. 32 seed.
Despite four district losses, Brother Martin's non-district scheduled carried more weight and the Crusaders enter as the No. 5 seed and will host No. 28 Barbe in the bi-district round. Jesuit, who ended up winning 9-5A, is a No. 9 seed and will play No. 24 Central-B.R.
Meanwhile, West Jefferson's loss means the Buccaneers dropped to the 18 seed and the Buccaneers will have to travel in the bi-district round to play No. 15 Byrd.
East St. John ranks behind the Crusaders as the highest local seed as No. 8 and the Wildcats will play No. 25 St. Amant. If seeds hold true, the Wildcats are looking at a potential regional matchup against Jesuit.
Higgins picked up the No. 12 seed and will host Zachary in the first round and No. 14 Mandeville will host Acadiana. The remaining local teams all have to travel.
No. 17 Northshore is headed to Natchitoches Central, No. 22 Rummel has to play Dutchtown, No. 29 Covington will go to East Ascension and No. 31 St. Paul's heads north to Baton Rouge to play Scotlandville.
Class 4A
While Peabody picked up the top overall seed, East Jefferson was the top local seed in 4A as the Warriors hold the No. 5 seed and will host St. Michael in the bi-district round. East Jefferson entered the playoffs on a 12-game winning streak.
Warriors' district-foe St. Augustine is slotted just two spots behind East Jefferson at No. 7 and will play LaGrange to kick off the playoffs.
O. Perry Walker comes in at No. 8 but the Chargers may not be happy about their bi-district opponent. No. 25 McDonogh 35 will get to travel across the Crescent City Connection to Algiers to play a team it split with in the regular season when each team won on the road.
Salmen is the only other local team to host in the bi-district round as the No. 13 Spartans will host Minden.
No. 19 Helen Cox will play at No. 14 Vandebilt Catholic, No. 22 Holy Cross has to play No. 11 Istrouma and No. 30 Karr will travel to No. 3 Alexandria.
Class 3A
The New Orleans' area's lone Class 3A district ended up with three representatives as De La Salle barely got in.
Lusher suffered some tough losses in district play and the Lions, who at one point were as high as No. 6 in the power rankings, enter the playoffs as the No. 12 seed and will host No. 21 Independence in the bi-district round.
McMain ended up winning District 10-3A and the Mustangs, who struggled mightily earlier in the season, are the No. 29 seed and will travel to Monroe to play No. 4 Carroll. McMain may want to charter a bus with No. 31 De La Salle as the Cavaliers also have to head to Monroe to play No. 2 Richwood.
Bossier is the top seed in 3A and will host Port Barre in the bi-district round.
Class 2A
Newman held off University Lab for the No. 1 seed and the Greenies will host No. 32 Kinder in the bi-district round. No 3 Riverside also ranked highly and will play Pope John Paul II in the bi-district round meaning the Greenies and Rebels could be on a collision course for the Class 2A finals.
But perhaps the most confusing part of the day may have come thanks to Curtis and the Patriots flip-flop in the time the final power rankings came out on Thursday morning and when the brackets were announced on Thursday afternoon.
In the final power rankings, Curtis was slotted at No. 5, meaning the Patriots would be on Newman's side of the bracket and could eventually meet the Greenies in the semifinals. However, when the brackets were released, the Patriots were No. 6, meaning Curtis could see No. 3 Riverside in the quarterfinals.
According to the LHSAA, Curtis and Ville Platte were tied for the No. 5 seed and the LHSAA went to tiebreakers to decide the proper seeding. The first tiebreaker is head-to-head and since the schools hadn't played each other, the second tiebreaker – winning percentage against a team's classification – was used.
Ville Platte hasn't dropped a game against 2A competition this season thus gaining the No. 5 seed while knocking Curtis back to No. 6 where the Patriots will host B.T. Washington.
No. 16 Northlake Christian hosts Episcopal-Baton Rouge in the bi-district round while No. 28 Carver will travel to play Ville Platte.
Class 1A
Christian Life held on to the top spot in 1A while Country Day slipped to No. 4 in the final rankings. The Cajuns will play No. 29 St. Mary's of Natchitoches in the bi-district round. Country Day won't be the only District 10-1A team to host a game however.
St. Martin's earned the No. 12 seed and will play White Castle first while all other local teams are on the road.
No. 27 Ridgewood will play Delhi, No. 28 West St. John has to play Westminster Christian and No. 30 Hannan plays North Central.
Class B
Baton Rouge's Madison Prep was the top overall seed but New Orleans' only Class B school – Patrick Taylor – failed to make the playoffs this season.
Class C
Bishop McManus picked up the first district championship in 30 years and will host Kilbourne as the No. 11 seed in the bi-district round.
No. 17 Phoenix, the school the Kings defeated to win the district crown, just missed out on a home playoff game and will have to play No. 16 Saline.
Atlanta picked up the top seed and received a first round bye along with the other top four seeds as only 28 teams made the playoffs.
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In the second half of the show, author & researcher Joshua P. Warren talked about the "Devil's Toy Box," and some of his other investigations into the paranormal. Second hour guests Scott Creighton & Gary Osborn shared their contention that the pyramids of Giza were not created to be tombs, but "recovery vaults." First hour guest, social psychologist Dr. Heidi Grant... More »Host: George Noory


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Tim Holtz Tools, Tips And Techniques!
Like me, many of you go crazy with Tim Holtz tools, tips and techniques. Let's face it, he is fabulous at what he does! He makes everything he does look so easy! I was thrilled this Christmas when my son gave me Tim's books-A Compendium of Curiosities Vol. One and Two. They are full of fantastic tools and step by step techniques that are amazingly simple, yet give incredible detail to items which can be used to embellish a wide variety of projects. I seriously can't wait to get some free time to play!
Some of the tools he uses are pretty basic such as stamps, Texture Fades embossing folders and dies, which of course are of his own design. Add to these, Distress inks, Distress Markers, Grungeboard, Kraft Glassine and blending tools, amongst other items, and you open up a whole new world of limitless techniques and ideas! You can find many of Tim's products that he uses in the books right HERE on our website!
We carry a variety of Tim's Sizzix Bigz dies, Movers and Shapers, Texture Fades, Distress Inks, Distress Markers, Grungeboard, Kraft Glassine, Paper, and Eclips Cartridges. There is something for every Tim Holtz fan!
You will find tips on distressing, blending, water stamping, inking grunge, rusted grunge, inking and stamping masks, reflective imagery, enameled metals and so on. Lots and lots of fun! For more information about his books, you can visit his blog HERE. He will also start posting product reviews starting Jan 2nd which will be a lot of great information for the upcoming year!
I'm sure you are looking forward to seeing fresh new ideas in the new year with all of the newest products getting ready to be unveiled in a few weeks. I know I am! CHA is only a couple weeks away, so we will be finding out soon! Stay tuned next week as our Spellbinders Blog Frenzy begins on Jan 2nd! Whoo-Hoo!
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Sunday, July 29, 2012
2 Samuel 11:1–15; Ephesians 3:14–21
About a year ago my wife bought a gadget that checks all of the Christmas lights on a string and alerts the user to the one that is burned out. I didn't pay much attention to it at first. Then one day, while I was checking lights one by one (like Clark Griswold in Christmas Vacation), she showed me how the gadget worked. It was wonderful!
Like my gadget, 2 Samuel 11:1–15 offers us the opportunity to understand the beauty of a solution. In the case of this text, with its story of King David, we must first understand the magnitude of human sin before we can appreciate the solution: a faithful love and just response of God to our sin.
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ACTA Publications re-releases the hilarious comedy skit Veil of Veronica. This classic comedy focuses on the foibles and absurdities of the quintessential post-Vatican II Catholic parish, Veil of Veronica. Poignant yet witty, tasteful yet side-splittingly funny, Veil of Veronica is performed by performed by Frs. William Burke and Donald Cunningham in the spirit of loving and good humor. It features appearances by Frs. Frank Stagnant, Brad Teflon and Kent Cope and contains such memorable routines as "The Times of the Mass," "The Wedding Rehearsal" and "The Bishop's Talk for All Occasions."
Audience: Professional
Format: Audio CD
Language: English
Published: 15th September 2004
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An inmate at the Union County jail has died after he was found unresponsive at 5:19 a.m. Saturday.
According to the Union County Sheriff's Office, an automated defibrillator did not work. EMS also assisted.
Robert Franklin Gregory, 34, of 4186 Jonesville-Lockhart Highway in Union, was pronounced dead. An autopsy is scheduled for Sunday.
The Sheriff's Office said Gregory was in a holding cell awaiting a bond hearing.
He was taken to the jail on a charge of criminal domestic violence.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating.
As normal practice with deaths at the Jail, the South Carolina Department of Corrections was notified and the incident is being investigated by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.


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The central hypothesis in this study is that prenatal psychosocial stress induces herpes viral reactivation through type-1 immune suppression and tryptophan degradation through the IDO pathway and decreases serotonin synthesis which possibly accelerates depressive symptoms. It is hypothesized that stress favors reactivation of latent herpes viruses. It is postulated that the IDO pathway and the GTP-CH1 pathway are involved in this relationship. This hypothesis is formulated on the basis of data collected in the parent study (R01-NR005000) which investigated perinatal immune, endocrine and inflammatory changes in pregnancy and the postpartum period as well as reviews of literatures.
The overall purpose of the parent study was to examine the trajectory of postpartum thyroiditis in women identified as at risk during pregnancy compared to those not at risk. Prenatal data and blood samples were collected as part of the study and will be used in this study. The overall objective of this study is to determine if herpes viruses IgG titers are associated with prenatal stress and depression. It is further speculated that herpes viral reactivation is associated with components of the IDO and GTP-CH1 metabolic pathways.