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Ashe County's unemployment rate rose again in December to 11.6 percent, up from 10 percent in November, but down 0.7 percent over December, 2011, according to the latest figures from the N.C. Department of Commerce (DOC) Labor and Economic Analysis Division.
In a seasonal trend, the county has seen a one to two percent spike in unemployment each December since 2007.
Ashe has averaged 12.8 percent unemployment over the last four calendar years, and has not seen a rate of less than 10 percent in any month since November, 2008. But, DOC data shows a gradual decrease in county unemployment from a 16-year high of 17.1 percent in February, 2010.
The labor force decreased by 777 in December, while the number of unemployed increased by 117, according the DOC civilian labor force estimates. Of 12,136 people in Ashe's labor force in December, 1,408 were not working.
Since 2007, Ashe's annual average number of unemployed workers has more than doubled, from 661 to 1431, in a labor force which shrank by approximately 6 percent over the same six years.
December figures for neighboring counties were:
- Alexander 9.7 percent
- Alleghany 10.6 percent
- Avery 12.1 percent
- Caldwell 11 percent
- Surry 10.1 percent
- Watuaga 8.5 percent
- Wilkes 10.9 percent
- Yadkin 8.9 percent
Unemployment rates increased in 97 of North Carolina's 100 counties in December, decreased in one, and were unchanged in two. All of the state's 14 metro areas saw rate increases for December, but all of them also saw over-the-year decreases.
Graham County had the highest unemployment rate at 18.5 percent, while Orange County had the lowest at 5.9 percent.
The December statewide rate was 9.5 percent, up 0.5 percent over November, but down 0.7 percent over the year. Of the state's December labor force of 4,707,210, 444,851 were jobless.
Nationwide, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.8 percent in December.
Ashe had 329 initial unemployment insurance claims in December, compared to 456 in December 2011, according to DOC Division of Employment Security (DES) data. Benefits paid in Ashe in December were $346,275.
The N.C. General Assembly began their 2013-14 session last week with unemployment reform on the Republican majority's agenda. North Carolina owes the federal government $2.4 billion in jobless benefits, and state unemployment stubbornly hovers 2 points above the national average.
House Bill 4, filed on Jan. 30 and currently in committee, is entitled "An Act to Address the Unemployment Insurance Debt and to Focus North Carolina's Unemployment Insurance Program on Putting Claimants Back to Work." The bill contains provisions for reduction of maximum weekly unemployment benefits, shortening the duration of benefits, and increasing employer contributions.
Under the current version of HB 4, claimant's "weekly benefit amount may not exceed ($350)." North Carolina's current maximum weekly benefit is $535, the highest paid in the southeast.
The minimum and maximum duration of benefits would adjust according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics seasonally adjusted unemployment rate under HB 4.
If the unemployment rate is 5.5 percent or less, the minimum number of weeks of coverage would be 5, the maximum 12. Given unemployment of 9 percent or greater, the minimum number of weeks of coverage would be 13, the maximum 20.
The bill also proposes increasing employer contributions by raising rates for State Unemployment Tax Assessment (SUTA).
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
Nine fires in Berkeley County consumed over 100 acres of forest land on March 15 and 16.
A Moncks Corner fire late Friday evening was the opening act of a weekend of fires throughout Berkeley County caused by dry conditions, high winds and public negligence.
South Carolina's Forestry Commission issued a "Red Flag" weather alert because of the weekend's dry, warm and windy weather.
According to the forestry commission's website and Forestry Commission Public Information Director Scott Hawkins, the alert was lifted on Monday morning.
A handful of brush fires torched areas of rural Berkeley County, according to the Forestry Commission's website. About 80 acres of forest burned in Berkeley County near Fish and Lebanon roads on Saturday afternoon. Firefighters from Lebanon, Pine Ridge, Goose Creek and Whitesville fire departments spent the afternoon fighting hot spots until the fire was contained shortly after 5:30 p.m.
Elsewhere a mid-afternoon fire in Cross, the first of two fires in the area, was started by burning debris and burned five acres, according to fire officials. A second fire off Trojan Road which burned 10 acres was also blamed on errant burning debris, according to the website.
Last Saturday, weather conditions, which included wind gusts of up to 30 mph, low relative humidity, and warmer than average temperatures contributed to an elevated fire danger level.
According to a forestry commission release Hawkins said, "A Red Flag Fire Weather Alert does not outlaw debris burning in most unincorporated jurisdictions, but it is an advisory which strongly encourages South Carolinians to postpone burning. Nearly half of all wildfires in our state begin as escaped debris burns."
By Sunday, there were 36 active statewide fires including 11 in the coastal region.
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The saying goes, "put yourself in her shoes." Tuesday night, nearly 40 people strutted in high heels to bring attention to sexual violence.
They're strutting high fashion for women, but there's just one thing...these aren't women models, they're men. They are taking part in something called "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" on the Texas A&M campus.
"Its really about supporting the women on campus," organizer Angel Glover said.
These brave men faced the daunting task of walking one mile around campus in stilletos to raise awareness and educate the community about sexual violence.
Glover is the "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" coordinator. She says sexual assaults happen on Texas A&M's campus as well as any other campus across the nation.
"This event starts to open the door and bring awareness to the fact that this issue is going on," Glover said.
Each painful, wobbly step raises money that goes directly to the TAMU Women's Resource Center. These men say it's how they are taking a stand against sexual violence and that the pain of the pumps is worth it.
The men attracted plenty of attention, and volunteers. Bianca Aguilar helped out with the walk.
"I think it's a really cool event just because it shows all the support they have for all the women they may know or friends they have in their life," Aguilar said.
The big winner of the race not only gets bragging rights, but knowledge that they are helping victims of sexual violence. This marks the third time "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" has been held on campus. Organizers are expecting today's walk to raise nearly $900.
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Something that I've been feeling lately is this urgency for this generation to put an end to entertaining things that are below our callings. We spend our lives chasing the crowd, trying so hard to fit in. but I wonder how many of us will look back one day and realize that we were never created to blend in. I've been realizing that my goal in this life is to constantly position myself so as God pours Himself out, I'm in the right place to receive it. How many times do we think God isn't showing up and not giving us what we ask when really we aren't in alignment so we are actually missing the moment. I wonder how many times I've thought He was silent when really I wasn't taking time to listen. I wasn't making a sacrifice to turn off the TV or radio and I missed His voice. We were created with purpose, vision, and destiny. So everything we do, every choice we make is to be decided with the knowledge of who we are.
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Jason Tudryn, who took Carrboro High School into the varsity football ranks and came within an eyelash of winning a state title in his sixth season at the helm, has left the program to join the staff of North Carolina coach Larry Fedora.
Tudryn, 41, is the Director of High School Relations — a new position on Fedora's Tar Heel staff.
Carrboro is not expected to name a new head coach immediately and could wait until early June before making an announcement.
Tudryn coached Carrboro through a winless 2007 season when the new high school had no juniors or seniors. The program exploded onto the state scene in 2012 going 15-0 before falling in the state 2-AA championship game to South Iredell 30-27 on a 1-yard touchdown run with 19 seconds remaining by 6-foot, 230-pound LaChaston Smith, a University of Virginia recruit.
The Jaguars did it behind the 2,000-plus rushing of then-sophomore tailback Trai Sharp, the big-play passing game of quarterback Alex McVeigh and wideout Marlin Johnson and a tenacious defense.
The Jags slid out of the playoff picture last season as Sharp was lost to a season-ending knee injury on Sept. 13 in a loss to Northwood — the Jags' first regular season loss since an Oct. 7, 2011 loss to Northwood — a string of 18 straight regular-season wins.
With McVeigh gone to graduation, Johnson moved to tailback and was the focal point of the 2013 offense but was hampered by series of nagging injuries and the Jags ended up with a 4-7 record after a 3-0 start.
While Tudryn's title is new, he'll be handling a lot of the responsibilities formerly the purview of retired UNC aide Ken Browning, a longtime Northern High School football coach.
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The PAC-6 4-A Track & Field Championships originally set to be held Tuesday and today, have been postponed to Thursday and Friday because of a poor weather outlook and the site changed from Riverside High School to Hillside High School.
Events will begin at 4 p.m. each day and the meet will still be run by Riverside's coaching staff. The venue was changed because of conflicts with senior night soccer and lacrosse matches that involve use of the Pirates' football field/track complex.
The Big Eight 3-A Conference meet scheduled for today has also been postponed and will be run Thursday at Cedar Ridge High School beginning with field events at 2 p.m.
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At least five area boys' tennis teams postponed their state dual-team playoff openers Tuesday because of the threat of severe weather.
In 4-A Jordan will travel to Fayetteville Cape Fear for a 4 p.m. match Thursday.
Also in 4-A, No. 1-ranked East Chapel Hill will attempt to host Richmond County at 4 p.m. today, but coach Lindsey Linker said there is a good chance the match will be moved to Thursday if the weather forecast doesn't improve rapidly.
In the 3-A ranks, Chapel Hill will now travel to Fayetteville Terry Sanford for a 4 p.m. match on Thursday.
In 2-A, North Johnston will play at Carrboro at 4 p.m. today.
In 1-A, Voyager Academy will play at Riverside (Martin) on Thursday at 4 p.m.
Those were the postponements reported by Tuesday evening by local athletic officials.
PAC-6 golf canceled
The PAC-6 4-A golf championship scheduled for Tuesday was canceled because of teh threat of severe weather and will not be played.
The PAC-6 did announced its final standings for playoff seeding purposes based on regular-season competition and also announced its all-conference team on Tuesday.
East Chapel Hill won the conference title, followed in order by Northern, Riverside, Person, Jordan and Hillside.
Coach of the Year is Bobby Neville of East Chapel Hill and player of the year is Michael Wicker of Northern. Other all-conference picks are Junior Schrickx, Campbell Rand and Jared Overstreet of Riverside, Nate Pritchard, Nathan Parry and Tyler Rizzieri of East Chapel Hill, Wicker, Jacob Johnson and Evan Womble of Northern and Jeffrey Kafer of Person.
In case you're wondering, two-time state 4-A champion Ben Griffin of East Chapel Hill, a senior, wasn't eligible for all-conference selection because he didn't play in enough conference tournaments. He is expected to defend his state title since ECH has qualified for the state playoffs and he remains a member of the team.


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I am 21 weeks and about 5 weeks ago I was taken off HBP med (12.5mg atenolol before appts) due to blood pressures dipping in the 90's/60's daily. My pre-pregnancy normal is 120/80 with med.
I have been off all HBP meds for a a month now and my blood pressure is still 90's/60's. I have never had blood pressure this low that I can recall, even during my pre-chronic hypertensive days! Could this be the second trimester dip? Is this blood pressure too low for baby? If it is too low then I do not know what could possibly be done since I am not on any meds. I did read somewhere that if the dip occurs it is a bit more exaggerated in us chronic gals. I have placed a call to my OB and am still waiting to hear back.
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Bassett also has vast experience in coaching at both club and Olympic Development Program (ODP) levels. Working with Western United's Youth Developmental Academy right after graduation in 2008, Bassett moved on to FC Massachusetts in 2011-12 where he worked with the U-10, U-13, U-14 and U-15 New England Premier League boys teams. In June of 2013, Bassett earned his U.S. Soccer Federation "B" Coaching License in Rome, Ga. In March of 2012 Bassett attended the Ajax Futbol Club Coaches Symposium in Amsterdam, and received an Ajax Youth Academy Coaching Certification. In June of 2011, he received his Advanced National Diploma from NSCAA and received his U.S. Soccer National "C" License in June 2010.
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I am just so pissed of at the coverage in the Australian media about this match... Shame on them..Its a disgrace really..
Australia did not get 'thrashed'
England did not 'own' Australia..
Lets look at the facts
England managed 11 wickets in the match...and yet their bowling attack is supposed to be out of this world.
Australia managed 11 wickets in the match and yet its supposed to be god awful.
Australia dominated the match for 3 and a half days out of the 5 days of a test match and yet this is supposed to be like a defeat, despite the fact that they skittled out England for a meagre 260 on a first day flat pitch. They thrashed the number one spinner in the world all over the ground...
Problem in this country is that there are too many fools writing in print media and most of these fools dont really have much in depth knowledge about the field they are writing in. Clearly anyone who understands cricket would not write the crap that is being written after the first test match.
"Mitchell Johnson's response to his omission from the side has been inspiring..."
Justin Langer was one of my favourite players, but he comes out with some very funny comments.
By and large I agree that the media have been far too critical of Australia. But they do come out of this with more worries than England. You don't concede 517-1 without serious bowling issues.
Australia didn't dominate for three and a half days. They won the 1st and 3rd, England won the 4th and 5th, 2nd day was about even.
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One of the problems here is that who knows if the Dev Team is even US-based? Maybe they all live right next door to the Pirate's Bay? DMCA is a US law in an international world.
I'm a big believer in Copyright and protection thereof, but it has to be balanced by fair use.
Apple Sez iPhone Jailbreaking is Illegal
It is a sad day for our Jailbreak Pirate, so sad that he is even sporting a frown today. Apple has finally, after a full year plus, publicly came out saying that Jailbreaking the iPhone that you paid for is illegal. Does this mean the FBI will be knocking on Rene's door to lock him up for Jailbreaking publicly over the internet??? ;)
[No, I'm Canadian, so all I have to fear is the red surge of the Mounties - Rene]
Read more after the break!
Apple states that Jailbreaking is a copyright infringement and is in clear violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The US Copyright Office has a rule-making session that occurs every three years for the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. This is also where exemption requests can be filed. Well it seems the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed an exemption request for Jailbreaking iPhones. Apple has now responded to this request. You can see the complete filing here in this PDF file. If you don't feel like reading all of that here is the important part:
Jailbreaking therefore involves infringing uses of the bootloader and OS, the copyrighted works that are protected by the TPMs being circumvented. Unauthorized derivative versions of the bootloader and OS have been created. Copies of those infringing works have been stored on web sites, and infringing reproductions of those works are created each time they are downloaded through Pwnage Tool and loaded onto the iPhone.33 In addition, as discussed in Section II.B.2 above, the jailbroken OS enables pirated copies of Apple copyrighted content and other third party content such as games and applications to play on the iPhone, resulting in further infringing uses of copyrighted works and diminished incentive to create those works in the first place. In sum, the jailbreaking of the iPhone that would be permitted by the proposed Class #1 exemption in 5A and 11A would result in infringing uses of copyrighted works. It would involve the creation, distribution, and copying of unauthorized modified versions of the bootloader and OS, and it would facilitate and encourage the making, distribution, and use of infringing copies of copyrighted material such as games and applications, owned by both Apple and third parties, that run only on jailbroken phones. The proposed exemption therefore does not satisfy the fundamental prerequisite of the statute that it aid "noninfringing uses" of copyrighted works and should be rejected.
It goes on and on but hopefully you get the idea. So what do you think? Will Apple now go after the Dev Team for their Jailbreaking software, QuickPWN and PWNage Tool? Lawyers will be the ones handling this one and it should be interesting to pay close attention to this.
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Apple Sez iPhone Jailbreaking is Illegal
One of the problems here is that who knows if the Dev Team is even US-based? Maybe they all live right next door to the Pirate's Bay? DMCA is a US law in an international world.
F*ck those D!CKS.
I bought it. I'll do with it what I want.
If Apple really does decide to crack down on the Jailbreak developers and process, I will not be buying the next-gen iPhone. I buy Apps from the App Store and use Cydia as well - the flexibility and features this combination provides has made the iPhone the best piece of hardware I have ever owned!
They would be stupid to crack down on Jailbreaking unless they planned to implement the MISSING FEATURES that Jailbreaking delivers (actually making the iPhone a fully functional device in most cases).
Is this just involving jailbreaking or unlocking as well. Can you unlock without Jailbreaking? Because I think they'd have a hard time telling anyone in the uk that the £401.97 pay as you go iPhone they'd just bought wasnt theirs to do EXACTLY what they wanted with it, including running it on another network. I can somewhat see where Apple are coming from, they've put hard work into the OS, and jailbreaking is using that OS for purposes they havent intended, and as its using their OS they're not okay with that...
But really, i doubt its in their best interests to start serious legal proceedings against any jailbreakers. Killing the homebrew market didnt do the PSP any favours.
And @Rene, Don't they always get their man? :-/
My original (jailbroken) iPhone died on me, after I placed it in a speaker dock at Circuit City (hmm, maybe I'm bad luck?) and it started to get really hot and wouldn't turn off. Removing the SIM card was the only way to shut it off.
I took it to the Apple store, which AT&T told me to do, even though I bought it at that AT&T store. Apple could not get it to boot up, so they gave me a new one. But if they HAD been able to boot it up and saw that it was jailbroken, I doubt I'd have gotten a new one, etc.
Now that the app store is here, the main reason I jailbroke it in the first place is gone. It would be nice if Apple kept up with the feature enhancements, but for now, staying legal is fine by me.
This is stupid, I didn't jailbreak my phone to steal anything, I did it because the iPhone is severely lacking in some areas:
- Recording video (the hardware is obviously capable)
- SIM unlock (all of my previous phones have been unlocked)
- MMS (doesn't every other phone on the planet have this?)
- Running background applications
- Copy and paste
- Qik video streaming
- xGPS
I understand that some things being left out were for security reasons or other purposes, but Apple has really been dragging its heels with some of this very basic functionality. The App store is fine, but there are some pretty amazing apps on Cydia also. I use both to make my device as functional as I want it.
@Todd Bernhard:
Careful... you shouldn't suggest anything about jailbreaking causing ANY problems, or you risk being called a "tool," "a moron," "an a-hole," and accused of "not having a clue" by several of the brilliant know-it-alls here. :)
Now if you'll all excuse me... I'm going to go lay back and have a margarita now... :lol:
Guy is absolutly right. They just want us to pay for all the things a jailbroken phone does it's their own fault they left the simpilist things out and are they still not fixed after years that exactly what make me and others jailbreak. Where not doing anything illegal. It's not like I can't get media(movies,music,games)for free with a regular iPhone it's that I can jailbreaking simple takes all the governors off allowing it's user to use it's full potential!!!! Seriously apple should be worried about implementing these things before another mock iPhone comes along and does have flash tv and much more. Best yet you won't have to money for the stupid pointless apps in the iTunes store. They want to capitalize, monopolize and make you pay for all the dumb shit for cellphones like wallpaper backrounds. We did all that once with older phones now were finally gettin away from it and apple want to tie it all in a knot for finacial upbringing. I say duck em jailbreak away maybe it'll be a slap in the face to apple to wake up and give consumers wat they so deperstly want like flashplayer or live tv I can do all that with a jailbroken phone for free. Apple wake up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@jeffdc5 why can't you stream? You can it you have an FM transmitter, cassette to 3.5mm plug or a direct input cable. You could use a number of apps to do it as well, like Pandora.
Apple may have a legal argument here, but it flies in the face of customer needs and wants. Apple fails to deliver what many regard as pretty important functionality. Although Apple may technically be correct in saying that jailbreaking -- and it's associated infringements on re bootloader, etc -- may enable us to do bad things with our devices, like pirate content, etc I think this ignores the more usual case: People who jack their phones to enable them to do reasonable things the device would otherwise be unable to perform.
I have not persoanlly desired or attempted to unlock my iPhone 3G. But I damn well jailbroke it. Without jailbreak, the devices usefulness to me would be severely hampered to the point where I'd break my contract with AT&T and seek a better alternative. And oh look! There are alternatives coming onto the market now.
Personally, I think this is a situation where Apple should take a step back and a deep breath. Consider... Do you really want to alienate your most adoring customers by bashing them legally (ala RIAA) and letting that distract you from re real issues? If you do, you've given your competitors a major advantage and they will exploit it.
This crap reminds me so much of the mis-management of the Sculley years. sigh
Wait, this is different though then the current copyright stuff. This would be like buying a mac to install windows on? I don't see the problem.
If they listened to their customers and gave them the basic things that they ask for many people wouldn't jailbreak, them going after the dev team will only hurt their sales, I won't buy another phone without mms, video recording, copy and paste, the basics, when the other companies catch up, it might be over for the iPhone, who did they replace Steve with
Remember: this isn't Apple saying Jailbreaking is illegal. The EFF asked for a DMCA exemption for jailbreaking the iPhone, and Apple, not surprisingly, doesn't what that made official.
Apple likely doesn't care about jailbreaking any more than their carrier contracts force them to try to stop unlocking. If the EFF didn't bring it up, Apple probably wouldn't either...
This shouldn't surprise anyone. It's just Apple being Apple. Ever since Gates stole the mouse from Jobs, he's been a little over protective.
That said, part of their argument is legit. If you downloaded an ispw from some random website, yes you got it illegally. Of course you can download it freely from Apple.
My understanding of the DMC Act is that you can change things as long as it is for your own use. And that's all pwnage, etc does.
Now - if you are cracking and stealing apps. Stop. You are being a dick. Pay the $.99.
They can try my jailbroken iPhone from my dead cold fingers! I don't agree with the person defending developers of the OS.
1. Apple is not hurting
2. I've paid hard earned money on the device and over $200 in apps.
3. I need hClipboard(far better than Clippy) Apple has not provided this simple but necessary feature.
4. I bought hardware and software that is MINE!
5. I would not have even JB'd the phone if there were video options, cut n paste, GPS turn by turn, etc.
Love the phone, despise the fascism.
How disappointing. And to think, I just Jailbroke this morning! Like Mike said, copy/paste, MMS, and video recording are all possible on the device. Jailbreaking brings those and more to us. If Apple is able to release updates that have those features, I can say that I'll be one of the first people to go back to official firmwares. Until then...
Apple has a point. I think jailbreaking destroys the integrity of the device and encourages piracy.
If you dont like the iPhone as-is, DONT BUY IT. All these illegal work arounds cause nothing but issues.
It would be truly foolish for Apple to attempt legal action against the "iPhone Team", because the success of iPhone 2.0 is largely related to the underground jailbroken iPhone 1.0 which led the way in third-party development and wireless distribution and installation.
Apple's App Store was developed following the wide-spread use of "Installer" and also "Cydia" I believe. Should Apple not be paying to use these ideas that it has so handsomely profitted from?
Furthermore, allowing Jailbroken OS's to run, without technical support, would be an excellent model for further iPhone technology breakthroughs. This is because these underground technologies reveal the benefits and problems of new software prototypes on iPhone before Apple invests any of its own capital.
Should Apple seek to attack the "iPhone Dev Team" legally, then I would recommend the "iPhone Dev Team" show the parallels between "Installer" and Apple's App Store, clearly a stolen idea brought into the mainstream...
The only action Apple should be taking against the iPhone Dev Team should be to write up letters of offer for jobs at Apple with high salaries.
Meh. I've never been ballsy enough to jailbreak/unlock my iPhone so I'm good either way.
I still have faith that Apple will eventually release the basic features so we can have them "legally.". So I can wait.
YMMV. q
Apple isnt (and shouldnt be) under any obligation to support an unlocked/ jailbroken device. Also it should not be expected to let jailbroken devices be so after updates as it cant be expected to work in the JB process into its updates! Dont update if you dont like it or accept to redp the JB. Remember if you are not in France then you are buying a subsidized device and Apple and the Carrier can hardly be expected to support unlocking and JB (which lets tethering among other things they dont allow for free).
That said, let Apple sell unlocked devices so that anyone willing to pay the full unsubsidized price buy it and use it for what it is and JB it if required.
Fair play required from Apple and usets too, no side should assume they are free to do their own thing, legal or illegal, and expect the other side to play ball;)
I think that what you are seeing is a objection by Apple to request that the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed to have iPhone jailbreaking declared an exception to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. If the EFF didn't agree that jailbreaking was a violation of the DMCA as it currently exists, then they wouldn't likely be looking to become a permitted exception. It seems like Apple was fine with the status quo for the last year but it was the EFF that drew the response. Because Apple seems content with the current state of affairs I doubt that their copyright enforcement will go beyond opposing the exception.
@Matt sawyers I know I can plug my phone into my car I have my 80gb iPod connected to the car. My e71 can play music through my cars stereo using bluetooth my iPhone should be able to do that for the price they charge. If I'm picking up a date and she doesn't share my same music taste she can listen to what's on her phone. This is becoming very basic now and I'm sure the a jb solution will be released before apple does.
@ jailbroken Steve Jobs... I own the iPhone like my cars and I am free to make any custom modifications. Apple version of iphone lacks several cool features... Why don't they make these available to the customers before going after anyones ass?
Apple knows they can do nothing about our jailbroken iPhones do they can take there crying asses and go home.
This is why they don't allow unlocking, there whiny bitches. Other, more open phone companies like Nokia don't mind unlocking. As well they shouldn't because it raises revenue.
Apple sadly will NEVER realize this.
I feel that if you buy something, then it yours to do whatever you please. If you buy a Sony TV and make it into a dirtbike, then that's your choice, and shouldn't be illegal.
Secondly, when has making something illegal stopped anyone from doing it. Music, movies, etc are pirated every single day, and almost everyone still does it knowing it's illegal.
My iPhone isn't jailbroke or unlocked because I'm not concerned about copy paste, video, gps, etc but if there was something useful through cydia my phone would be jailbroken in a heartbeat.
*p.s. This is my first post at tipb.com. I start every morning and end every evening checking all the updates at this site.
I wonder if this has to do with the recent app that makes it possible to copy and pirate app store apps? I see this new capability being a real problem for Apple and for most of us who like the ability to jailbreak so we can have the features Apple can't provide but have no intention to steal apps from the developers, both Apple approved or jailbroken.
I understand Apples reluctance to add features available to jailbreakers because they can slow down the system and cause crashing or some instability, but give us the option. If you want to have the added features and the possible problems that come with it, let us choose to deal with it. Make these features items we can enable with a disclosure pop-up that we acknowledge the possible problems. Of course Apple is dealing with over 10 million users, some of whom don't know that their phone doesn't ring because they have it in vibrate.
We are now unfortunately grouped with "the masses" who have recently bought their iPhone because it is cool and not because of its full capabilities along with its potentials. They are satisfied with the current features of the iPhone and less likely to push Apple to add the missing features, making our "smartphones" less smart.
Now a "Business" or "Professional" version of the iPhone is starting to make a lot more sense.
Steve J: it's become obvious that your a troll, so why don't you just shut the hell up.
This is the most dumbest thing I've ever heard. APPLE.......stop wasting time trying to band jailbreaking and other software and spend that energy giving the people who buy your products what they want. Yeah we knew the iphone didnt have video recording, copy & paste when we bought it but we just assumed that we would have had it by now. Apple claims to be so innovative, how the HELL can you put video on your computers but you cant but it on the iphone? The sad part about it is Apple knows we are going to keep buying the iphone so they could care less about giving us what we want.
Look, Apple is simply responding to the EFF petition in front of the US Copyright office with their own opinion.
This is not a legal pronouncement, merely filing their opinion. It has no weight, and does not put
Apple in a position to start going after anyone.
In fact they may well get their legs cut off at the knees with this gambit.
The Register has a fairly balanced assessment: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/13/appledcmaresponse/
The big risk I see here, the current administration are already OWNED by Apples friends in Big Media.
A good assessment of the situation. There are so many Fanboys in the Apple cart that just completely miss how restricting and controlling Apple is. They nail Gates and Balmer to the wall, but give the Little Tyrant of Cupertino a free pass on some of the most egregious anti-customer moves of any industry.
Look it's very simple. Apple has lots of followers. Here is an example.
Iphone's = a lot
Jailbroken = a little
Apple does not care about a little costumers. Apple cares about a lot.
If you have a jailbroken iPhone/iPod and then find out that you can no longer do so and dicier not to purchase apple products anymore. Simply put Apple does not care about you.
just keep making everything against the law so everyone is a lawbreaker... figures! I couldnt be more disgusted with apple and its arrogance right now. To even make a statement about jailbreaking to the media gets me angry, this is ridiculous. Its my phone I bought it, subsidized or not. I can install 3rd party apps on my computer and thats what that phone is... so I can and will install 3rd party apps on my phone from wherever I see fit!
I love it!!! Glad to fir ally hear that it is officially announced that jailbreaking is illegal!!!! Most of you are right though, you should be able to do what you want with your phone. But most of us can't hack the OS! Enter pwnage. They hack the OS for you. And that is when it becomes illegal. If you can do it yourself for your own usage...no problem. But the minute it is done for someone else then it is no longer for personal use.
First of all, jailbreaking is not illegal -- as icebike and others have posted, Apple merely filed an opinion publically. I understand their reasons for filing it, but disagree with their reasoning and conclusions.
More importantly to Chobbs argument, pwnage does not hack the OS for you. By itself, it does nothing. You hack the OS for yourself, with pwnage as your tool. You might think this a subtle distinction, but it is crucial. If/when I, as the iphone owner, choose to jailbreak my property, I execute the program, not the dev-team. The responsibility is mine.
Could I hack the OS without pwnage? Actually, I possibly could, but that does not matter. Even with my software knowledge, I could not hack it without a dock connector -- is Belkin responsible for my criminal activity, so that jailbreaking is only legal if I create my own connector? Then again, I probably also need my own metal foundry to smelt the components, and then my own mines, too. Yes, it is an absurd argument, which why the laws rarely, if ever, draw lines at specific tools. If I choose to modify my legally purchased property for my sole use, using tools that are legally available, no government or company should have any say in the matter whatsoever.
Do ya gotta PAY for the hack?? The dock connector argument is irrelevent. The connector is doing what it is has been approved to do.
I find it interesting that jbkers think they are in the right but when a new update comes out they all run for cover till they know it's safe and their phone won't be bricked. If it were legal then wouldn't it be illegal foe apple to brick your phone???
There is no grey area here. No subtle distinctions. I agreed to the SLA and I have actually read it. It is clear to me that I am not to modify someone else program. And if I do I am certainly not going to sell it!
I agree with apple and do not mind that these so called "basic" features are not available. I did my homework before buying and knew what I was getting into. And I do not want something rolled out that is not ready for primetime. This is why I love apple. They're attention to detail and they're willingness to wait to get it right has created a fantastic line of electronics and I for one will be patient.
1) You do not have to pay for the hack. If you did, there might be a case against a company providing the service, but not against the existence of the tool itself. Regarding the connector "doing what it has been approved to do" -- corporations do not decide law, the legislature and courts do. If I purchase a connector, I can use it to sync my iphone, hack my iphone, or make funny party hats, as long as it is for my own personal use. If I purchase an iphone, I can use it precisely as Apple asks, or I can modify it for my own use. Apple is under no obligation to support me if I do jailbreak, but otherwise they have no standing to tell me what I can and cannot do with my property.
2) SLA's and EULA's have never been tested in court, and most legal pundits doubt the enforceability of any contract which you cannot view or agree to prior to purchase, as is the case with the iphone and most commercial software.
But you are right, there is no grey area here. There is nothing illegal about it. At all.
you own the phone. Not the program. You have bought the right to use it not alter it and distribute it. And apple can tell you how to use their program. As evidence, they can legally brick your phone.
I have rather enjoyed this debate and have learned alot. I really don't care if you decide to hack your phone. Just be willing to accept the consequences if and/or when they come.
If did not believe that my word was my bond I would agree with you that jailbreaking is legal and even my right. But I am bound by my word. So again. No grey area. It is NOT ok (for me) to jail break my phone. And funny thing...apple agrees.
1) Much as some would wish otherwise, Apple does not make the law. They cannot "legally brick your phone." Read the discussions around that time -- it boils down to this: if one of Apple's updates bricks your phone, and you have modified your phone or firmware, they are under no obligation to honor any warranty or service claims. That's it. Apple has no super-legal powers to come in and tamper with your phone under any other circumstances. (Of course, case law can change, and the first "remote kill" of an application will be good legal theatre.)
"You own the phone. Not the program" -- you might wish to take a look at Krause v Titleserv, the only U.S. case on SLAs and EULAs which has bubbled up this high to date, in which the 2nd Appellate Court rather decisively ruled against such provisions in SLA or EULAs. Krause is one reason many observers think software makers have not purused EULAs, because they do not want to establish further precedents against them.
If Apple wants a consumers "word" that they have only leased the rights to use the software "as-is" under their conditions, they have to enumerate those terms prominently in a contract that can be viewed and agreed to by both parties before the purchase is made. If Apple wants to abrogate consumer rights established in Section 117 of the Copyright act and upheld in Krause, they had better explain why that established precedent does not apply; otherwise, those rights are assumed. To date, they have made no such attempt, other than to re-assert the claim.
2) Still, I can agree with the gist of your moral point, because I agree with you 100% that if you jailbreak, you should accept the consequences. (For the record, my phone is not jailbroken.) Just because you have the legal right to jailbreak does not mean Apple has any obligation to help you or support you. On the contrary, the contract is quite clear on that point -- Apple provides software and support under certain conditions and for a certain period of time, and, if I venture outside of those conditions, I am on my own. Once I buy my car, I can replace my gas engine in my Taurus with an electric engine. However, if I did -- or, heck, even if I simply modified the dashboard software -- Ford would rightfully laugh in my face if I tried to claim warranty repairs. If I jailbreak my phone, and an Apple update subsequently bricks it -- that's not their problem. Caveat emptor applies to hackers, as well.
However, and this is the crucial point, even if Apple were to produce a legally binding, airtight "no hacking" contract that each iphone owner were to sign in front of witnesses before each purchase, and I were to hack my phone anyways, I would be guilty, at most, of BREACH OF CONTRACT. This would be a civil dispute between two parties. If I do decide to hack my iphone, Apple is fully within their rights to tell me to kiss off and refuse to honor their end of the contract. They cannot and should not be allowed to do anything other than that, unless they can show my individual act of hacking caused them material damages. Simply put, it would not be a "illegal," as there has been no crime committed.
Apple understandably may not like it, and you may not like it, but that does not mean the law has changed. Software modification for personal use IS a right EULAs cannot take away (at least in the US and Finland), and Jailbreaking is NOT illegal.
Yeah. I was thinking the same thing. You just beat me to the punch.
Apple has wonderful profit margins (check their latest annual report). The iphones are subsidized phones - apple recovers their R&D and HW investments thru mobile revenue sharing (China Mobile reportedly declined the partnership as they already had over 400k iphones on net when approached by Apple). This is a form of lease/finance to the subscribers.
Jail-breaking/unlocking Apple's subsidized products delays their Return-On-Investment (ROI) and associated profit margins - which is understandably annoying. In the spirit of fairplay, one may now purchase unlocked/unblocked iphones for full price in various countries where blocking and locking are illegal - for full MSRP (example: Hong Kong - land of everything unlocked, viva la France, etc).
While the Apple's USA legal hammer may not carry much weight beyond its borders - they can certainly make life extremely uncomfortable (aka harassment) should they feel sufficiently motivated. I just hope the devteam makes one more unlock on the 2.30 baseband (yes, sigh - i'm an idiot - flame away).
Finally - (go ask microsoft) - there is negligible market for hackers, pirates, and other naught people if "necessities" can be purchased at edible prices - ask yourself "how can mobile operators give away free phones"...
Again I have learned quite a bit. You are one smart lady. I simply don't have the capacity nor the wherewithall to try and dispute you fancy words.
I do know that, unlike the law, my morals cannot change. I try not to base my decisions on something that can and often does change day by day.
Thank you for clarifying a few things and I appreciate you expertise on the law. I still feel that it is NOT my right to Jailbreak.
Believe it or not, I very much respect your moral stance. I am not saying you are doing this, but I simply find dangerous the growing trend of people allowing another entity -- typically a corporation, but not always -- to define a their code and their rights, rather than research and define them for one's self. No matter how kick-butt a product they make, corporations are, should be, and need to be self-interested. They will try to limit or even criminalize (DMCA) your consumer rights where it impacts their bottom line. I do not begrudge them that effort -- I would likely do the same thing if I owned the business. The fact that companies need to do this just reinforces the fact that consumers need to study their own rights, and be accordingly thoughtful with their money, their time, and their votes. Laws like the DMCA, taken to their end game, attempt to criminalize any consumer decision that does not coincide with a given company policy. When every choice but one is illegal, you no longer have a choice, and that is where I have a problem.
After personal consideration, you made a decision that coincides with Apple's. I respect and even applaud your stance. In this specific instance, I may not agree with the decision you made, but I strongly want to protect your right to make it.
I think Apple would be stupid to make jailbreaking illegal. A crapload of people buy their iPhone just because its able to be jailbroken. I hate the way iPhones look and with Winterboard, it makes it look cool. Cycorder is the best app ever. dTunes is not infringing on any copyrights. And what about MMS? Every phone made now is capable, except the most technologicaly advanced phone out there, the iPhone. It makes no sense. If it wasn't for jailbreaking I wouldn't have an iPhone. I have a 16GB iPhone 3G jailbroken and yellowsn0wed. Im using it on tmobile, I would not use Att because there so expensiveeee. The only cool apps in the App Store are iDownload and NetShare. And NetShare was only in the App Store for like 20 minutes.
above all its a phone, and it lacks basic "phone" functionality.. werent you the least bit supprised you couldnt get simple stuff like MMS? you got people using cricket carrier and free phones and pay 20 bux a month and they have mms and internet.. why should i have to go to veiwmymessage.com to see a picture someone sent to me?
that pissed me off like you wouldnt believe..
If you agree with apple that jailbreaking is illegal your just a fanboy. The only way that modifying the bootloaders and os could be legally classified as piracy would be if they cost to acquire these files. But, the firmware updates are free tom apple via iTunes. Therefore modifying and redistributing these files which are free from the developer (apple) is not piracy. This is the same argument as the "is limewire legal" argument. Using limewire and jailbreaking are not illegal. Some of the things you can afterwards might be but the actual process of jailbreaking your iPhone is not illegal. Oh and for the genius fan boy who said something about ppl modifying and then "selling" the jailbroken firmware. You need to get your facts straight before you say something that is COMPLETELY wrong. All pwnage software from the dev team is FREE of charge. Do you think these ppl are that retarded?
They are soo stupid if they will give us "Basic " things a phone can do then we wouldnt jailbreak..Every phone on the planet can receive MMS or do Forwards with texts...if they were smart they would learn why their customers where jailbreaking the phone and try to make the phone better by using that...what ever happened to "The customer is always right"..Jobbs is a money power idiot the iphone will lose credit when someone bigger and better does everything the iphone can do and more
Hello! People if you hate this phone so much why do you have one? Damn! your all lame..Why because you want to be cool.
Well get over it there are laws in this World to keep order to a civil society..
But, I am sorry all you folks are from that "It's all about me generation"..Give me a break! I hope all your phones crash and burn because a law is a law..If you don't like it then get it changed...My word If I buy a chevy and stick in a Ford motor you can't take buy and try and get it fixed at the dealer under warranty...
So the bottom line is Cavaet emptor! ( for you less inteligent) Buyer beware..If you don't like the damn thing why buy because it's cool or everyone hip has one.
My God what has this World Come to. Hey, Here's an idea why don't you save some money and just wait till the $G comes out and then you can spend beaucoup bucks on this one so you can break it!
Get a Life !
I think I speak for many here in saying that, if the EFF, or APPLE decide to punish people for buying things and thus doing what they want with it BECAUSE THEY OWN IT (since they BOUGHT it fair and square) there will be an uprising!
Just like Obama used grassroots initiatives to win the election and change the country for the better, iPhoners everywhere just might do the same. You'd be surprised what the "little man" can do in these situations (when companies and controlling organizations get a lil too big for their britches)
I think most ppl are respectful folk, who just want to use something they purchased without dumb stipulations. Like many others have said, there's no Copy and Paste, and buying an iphone w/o the ability to jailbreak it would be like buying a car without being able to go under the hood and fix it yourself. Or buying a computer and not being able to change your wallpaper or screensaver or not being able to date outside your race! It's just absurd!!!
Don't turn your fans away, Jobs (and EFF). The people will always win.
Go Mozilla and Skype for challenging the powers that BE!
especially in the these times.. give us a break please.. there are bigger things in the world to worry about.. like THE PURCHASE of apple phones because they are so pricey perhaps?
Go Austin! I agree..
I will jailbreak my property if I wish to. I'm not hurting anyone and I just want to get the best out of my product. I don't question my morality for "breaking the law" in this way simply because the Apple founders, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were members of the "Phone Phreaking" group that was popular in the 70s, basically they were manipulating the phone networks to get free phone calls.
Now, why should I respect them by not hacking my own phone when they hacked public telephone networks and were never prosecuted?
Hey Apple, come and get me. I mean, are they seriously going to shut down Jailbreaking, ever. I mean, seriously, if you want to get pirated stuff you don't need an iPhone to do it. All you need is a laptop, and you don't see those blocking downloads and allowing only approved apps. Come on Apple, just stfu and deal with it. If you want to stop us from jailbreaking, go ahead try, shut down the Dev Team and another will pop up.
I'm never going to pay full price for a game again, flash cards for the win!
I didn't jailbreak to pirate things or do anything illegal. I jailbreaked because i'm not a clueless user like apple assumes everyone is. It's my iPod Touch, I'll connect it to my computer and run redsn0w if I want to. I'm still waiting for Steve Jobs to come knocking on my door. I'm not buying another iPod touch or iPhone if jailbreaking will be impossible. What they're doing is ruining it for eveyone that actually knows what they're doing... The iPhone can do so much more then apple limits it to. If apples doesn't want people to jailbreak, they shouldn't waste time trying to make it illegal, they should relax their grip and atleast provide the harmless things like themes. Just because I can get cracked games doesn't mean I will and doesn't mean jailbreaing is illegal. Pirating is already illegal so stop wasting time Apple. And anyway I'm Canadian not american and this is apple USA, as others have pointed out. Does apple really think they can track down every jailbroken iPhone, or scare anyone away from jailbreaking with there empty declaration of it being illegal?
If they crack down they'll lose at least like 80% of their sales..
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What is next ?! Toyota and GM saying that we cannot change anything on the cars we buy ?! If I buy something it's mine. End of story. It's a product that I am buying not a service. I think apple should just follow cydia and add all those apps in the app store. That would be innovation, not ripping us off.
Lets see, I bought and iPhone. As I bought it, it makes it my property. As long as I do not use my property to harm other people or its property, I can do whatever I want with it without making it "immoral".
As for legal, Apple is a company, not a legislature. Thus apple cannot make laws. Apple is not a court, thus apple cannot decide laws. Since they do not make laws, do not decide laws, The only thing Apple can do if you jailbreak your iPhone is to cancel your warranty. That's it. All that AT&T can do is to cancel your subscription. That's it.
As of jail-breaking your iPhone:
- A. It adds value to the phone, as you can do many legal and moral things that Apple didn't want you do to WITH YOUR PROPERTY.
- B. It adds competition. As now you can buy apps not only from apple but from Cydia. Capitalism only works if there is competition. Eliminate the competition and all you get is an abusive company full of hubris.
- C. Since you are doing it IN YOUR PROPERTY and you are not harming anyone else, is moral. Irrelevant of the opinion of Apple, AT&T or anyone else for the mater.
Funny reading these comments now that it is official...jailbreaking IS LEGAL!
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Sophomore guard adds to award haul
Burke had already won the Associated Press, Wooden and Robertson player of the year awards earlier in the weekend.
The other finalists for the Naismith award were Doug McDermott (Creighton), Victor Oladipo (Indiana) and Otto Porter Jr. (Georgetown).
Burke is the only one of the finalists still alive in the NCAA Tournament, with the Wolverines scheduled to play Louisville in the championship game on Monday.
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Alvin Gentry baffled by the slow-starting Suns
The Suns sit at 4-5 on the season as they get ready to face the Lakers on Friday night. They've shown flashes of progress and talent with a relatively new cast of players, but the problem is those moments have typically come when they are facing a double-digit deficit.
Head coach Alvin Gentry isn't sure what the answer is to avoid the slow starts, but he knows something has to change.
"I don't really know, I think what we're going to have to do is fake the score on the scoreboard and put us down 15 right at the start and then see if that will work," Gentry said Thursday. "I don't have an answer. I really don't. It's a mystery to me."
In their most recent loss to the Chicago Bulls, the Suns trailed by 14 points heading into the fourth quarter but then outscored Chicago 31-17 in the final period.
"It just seems like it clicks in once we get down 15 points or so, then we just start playing and playing like we would like to be playing at the start of the game," said Gentry. "We just have to keep trying to figure out how we can avoid those double-digit deficits early in the game."
The Suns have now trailed by double digits in eight of nine games this season, including all five games at home. The starting lineup has remained the same with Goran Dragic, Marcin Gortat, Michael Beasley, Jared Dudley and Luis Scola, but according to Gentry that's something that could change in the near future.
"I think we have to look at that," said Gentry. "I mean obviously if this is something that's going to be a constant than we want to eliminate fighting double-digit leads. I just didn't want to make rash judgments nine games or eight games into the season."
Gentry also emphasized that finding the right chemistry and the right rotation will take some time with nine of the 14 guys on the roster new this season.
"I think we still have to try to develop some consistency, and I don't think jerking guys in-and-out of the lineup is the way to do it," said Gentry. "So, we just have to take a good hard look, but if it's something that continues than obviously we'll maybe have to consider making some changes in the lineup."
What those changes might be no one knows for sure, and Gentry isn't willing to show his hand, either. He did say that he likes the second unit with Shannon Brown, Sebastian Telfair and P.J. Tucker and the energy they bring.
It will be a delicate balance that gets tested over the weekend when the Suns are forced to play two of the best teams in the league -- the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat -- on back-to-back nights Friday and Saturday.
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Robert Brent Beatty, 63, of Prestonsburg, died Sunday, June 16, after a long battle with Alzheimer's.
Bob was born May 31, 1950, in Marietta, Ohio, to the late Robert Mercer and Marguerite Hardesty Beatty. He graduated from West Virginia University, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, and began his working career as a sales representative with CORCO in Columbus, Ohio. Moving to Prestonsburg in 1974, he was first employed by TCH Coal Company, then later became an equipment supervisor for Martin County Coal Corporation, co-owner of Char-Coal and of AMPS, and pharmaceutical representative for Bristol-Meyers-Squibb. He served as a Water Commissioner for the Prestonsburg Utilities Board for several years until his death.
Bob is survived by his wife of 40 years, Patricia Marshall Beatty, of Prestonsburg; a son, Charles Robert Beatty; grandson, Elijah Brent Beatty; sister, Mary Anne Karl, of Greensboro, N.C.; niece, Stacey Karl; and nephew Alex Karl. He also leaves behind a host of friends who loved him dearly.
A memorial service will be held on at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 29, at First United Methodist Church, in Prestonsburg. Visitation will precede the service, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., at the church.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the Floyd County Animal Shelter, Sally Stephens Branch Road, Prestonsburg 41653; the Alzheimer's Association Greater Kentucky, 6100 Dutchman's Lane Ste 401, Louisville 40205, or First United Methodist Church, 256 S. Arnold Avenue, Prestonsburg.


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Ernest Williams loved people, and he loved to cut their hair.
He made sure that love lived on through his family and the business he built from scratch in the early 1990s.
Williams Barber Shop, on Redbank Road not far from the entrance to the Naval Weapons Station, still serves a largely military customer base with its eight-chair shop.
The only difference, a huge one to be sure, is Willie isnt there anymore to share his friendly smile and abundant stories.
Itll never be the same for me, said his granddaughter, Lauren Crews, who manages the shop now. But we want to make sure everything stays the same in here for our customers.
Since Williams death in April, Crews, along with her mother and Williams daughter, Kim Epps, have made sure there is no disruption in the business so many Goose Creek residents have come to depend on the past two-plus decades.
Epps oversees the shop, which is owned by her mother and Willies wife of 52 years, Betty.
Some people said he was crazy to open a shop here, Epps said. But he did it. He didnt know the first thing about opening his own shop, but he and some close friends got the shop up and running, and its still going.
In fact, business is thriving. On a recent mid-morning visit, all eight chairs were occupied, with a half-dozen or more customers ranging in age from retirees to elementary-school age kids waiting their turn.
The shop is a no-frills, old-fashioned one that most folks of a certain age would recognize as the kind of barber shop their father would have taken them to for their first haircut.
The left wall is lined with the eight chairs and work stations, typical of most barber shops.
What makes Williams shop unique is the vast array of military and law enforcement memorabilia lining the top of the walls around the shop. Hats from naval ships of all types are represented, with plaques to commemorate service in various capacities across all branches of service displayed alongside.
Williams other love was cars. His daughter said he collected at least seven or eight Corvettes over the years, and the shop still has a curio cabinet full of NASCAR and other racing memorabilia. His favorite drivers, Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Jr., are prominent parts of that collection.
While the shop is outwardly the same, Willies loss is keenly felt by his family, his longtime employees and his loyal customers.
Crews remembered something her grandfather would say her from time to time. It was about the only time she can remember him being wrong.
He always said, When Im pushing up daisies, no one will ask about me, she said with a smile. But he was definitely wrong about that. Every day somebody asks about him. He touched a lot of lives.
Crews, who manages the shop, has been a part of her grandfathers business since she was a little girl. Williams taught her how to cut hair when she was old enough, and shes been doing it ever since.
I would always ask him a lot of questions (about the business), she said. He told me I was nosy, that I should have been an attorney.
Williams, who was born in Loris, made his way to the Lowcountry via jobs at Fort Jackson outside Columbia, where he cut hair for the Army, before coming to Charleston in 1968 to do the same at the Air Force base. He worked there until 1978, when he went to the Navy base and worked there until it closed in 1993.
Thats when he opened the shop on Redbank Road, which started with four chairs and expanded to eight not longer after, Epps said.
Epps said she gradually took over more responsibility for running the shop when it became apparent last year that her father, who had lung cancer, couldnt continue as a day-to-day owner/operator.
He hadnt been feeling all that well for a while, she said. He had to cut back last year, and I took over paying the bills and the payroll.
Williams health took a bad turn when he was injured in a fall two days after Christmas. Post-surgical complications resulted in an extended hospital stay, which he never fully recovered from, Epps said. He died April 14 at the age of 75 in hospice care.
Keeping the business going is a way for Epps and Crews to keep Williams legacy alive.
Everything in (this shop) hes touched at some point, Crews said. It gives me a sense of peace being here. He would be proud.
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- Religion, the Cold War State, and the Resurgence of Evangelicalism in the US, 1942 - 1990 (2006)
- Although many observers consider the Bush administration's "faith-based initiative" a unique breach in the wall of separation between church and state, close ties between the federal government and religious agencies are no novelty in the history of American public policy. Since the end of the Second World War, billions of dollars of public funds have been made available to religiously-affiliated hospitals, nursing homes, educational institutions, and social services - institutions which were regarded as vital to Cold War preparedness. By the same token, government use of religious foreign aid agencies, the donation of surplus land and military facilities to religious charities, and the funding of the chaplaincy in the armed forces have undergirded Cold War foreign policy goals. Based on the principle of subsidiarity, post-war public policy thus integrated religious groups into the framework of the welfare and national security state in ways which underwrote both the expansion of the federal government and the growth of religious agencies. Crucially, public funding relations involved not only mainline Protestant, Jewish and Catholic organizations, but also white evangelicals, who had traditionally been the most outspoken opponents of closer ties between church and state. Cold War Anti-Communism, the fear of Catholic or secularist control of public funds, and pragmatic considerations, however, ushered in the gradual revision of their separatist views. Ironically, the programs of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society, so vilified by the Christian Right, pioneered many of the funding streams most beneficial to evangelical providers. Considering that since 1945 the sprawling and loosely organized evangelical movement has become the largest single religious faction in the US, and that conservative Protestants now form the most strongly Republican group in the religious spectrum, these findings are of particular importance. They suggest that Cold War state-building and the resurgence of Evangelicalism mutually reinforced each other in ways which have been largely ignored by scholarship on conservatism and its focus on the "backlash" against the political and cultural upheaval of the 1960s. Based on newly accessible archival materials and a comprehensive review of secondary literature, this paper suggests that the institutional and ideological ties between evangelicals and the state, which developed in the aftermath of the Second World War, are as important in understanding the political mobilization of conservative Protestants as the more recent "culture war" sentiments.