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Abebrum Schoonover will present his senior vocal recital beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Wilcox Chapel on the campus of Alderson-Broaddus College.
Schoonover is the son of Shauna and Rick Bloom of Terra Alta, and Randell Schoonover and Judith Loughry of Kingwood. He is a 2008 graduate of Preston High School, where he received the Wills Family Music Scholarship. He attends Wesley united Methodist Church in Kingwood.
While at Alderson-Broaddus, he has sung in the concert choir, chamber ensemble, chapel choir and praise band, and played trumpet in the concert band, jazz ensemble, brass choir and trumpet ensemble. He has been the lead singer in the barbershop quartet for three years, both a section leader and assistant director of this year's concert choir , and currently tours with A-B's music ambassadors, "The West Virginians."
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Over the 2008 Christmas break, Schoonover, was privileged to be a featured soloist at St. Peter's Basilica, The Vatican, during the Concert Choir's tour of Italy and at Carnegie Hall, New York City, in 2010.
Before being selected as an assistant director for the 2013 edition of the Evening of Opera Highlights, he was featured in the role of Ramphis the High Priest, in Verdi's Aida in 2009, and in 2011 sang the role of Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd disguised as Robin Oakapple in Ruddigore by Gilbert and Sullivan.
In the A-B production of the musical "Working," he sang the role of Mike Dilliard, a steel worker and the show's unofficial narrator, and in 2012 was recognized for his comedic timing in his portrayal of Nathan Detroit in the college's musical production of "Guys and Dolls."
In the 2011 National Association of Teachers of Singing contest for the West Virginia region, Schoonover was awarded first place in both the opera and musical theatre categories, as well as first place in the Senior Men's division.
The recital will feature Schoonover singing songs of the stage and silver screen, accompanied by Lillian Long, assistant professor of music.


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Already suspended twice this season and benched for half of another game, talented forward Reeves Nelson at last has been removed from the UCLA basketball squad.
"He was the most talented guy on our team," Bruins coach Ben Howland told Sporting News on Friday. "That tells you it has to be pretty severe, and ultimately for the program this is what was necessary."
Nelson had not practiced with the team since he was benched for the second half of the Bruins' loss against Texas on Dec. 3, and it was announced he'd been suspended indefinitely, Howland said he waited to make a final decision on Nelson's future until he'd completed his academic obligations for the current term.
Nelson is a versatile 6-8, 235-pound forward who had made enormous strides as a jumpshooter. He averaged 13.9 points and 9.1 rebounds as a junior and was being counted on to produce in both departments for a Bruins team impacted by the early departure of wings Tyler Honeycutt and Malcolm Lee to the NBA Draft.
However, Nelson got himself suspended for the season's second game, which became a loss to Middle Tennessee State. He was reinstated for the Bruins' trip to the Maui Invitational but missed the bus to the airport and had to catch a later flight. Howland benched him for half of the team's opening game against Chaminade.
Nelson returned to full-time status and played 28 minutes in the second round against Kansas, scoring 12 points. But he was out of sorts and ineffective in subsequent games against Michigan and Pepperdine. When he didn't score in 12 minutes of the first half of a loss to Texas, Howland left him on the bench for the entire second half.
While Nelson sat, reporters covering the game saw him laughing on the bench and pointing to people in the audience, according to the Los Angeles Times. In an interview with the newspaper this week, Howland said Nelson's behavior has been "totally uncharacteristic of what we want from a UCLA basketball player representing this history and tradition."
The Bruins are 2-5 entering Saturday evening's home game against Penn at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. They are without their regular home court as Pauley Pavilion is renovated this season and playing some games at the Los Angeles Sports Arena.

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Four Years Ago, a Sachse Cop Molested a 13-Year-Old Girl. Now, She's Suing for $5 Million.
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Late one night in July 2009, Sachse police officer Kenneth Paul Smith happened upon a 13-year-old girl in a car with her boyfriend. When they tried to drive away, he turned on the lights and made them stop. It was around 3 a.m. when Smith arrived with the girl at her home and explained the situation to her parents. He suggested it might be good if he had a one-on-one talk with the girl, maybe talk some sense into her. The father agreed.
Smith took the girl outside and led her behind a shed where he fondled her breasts and asked her to have sex. In 2012, he pleaded guilty child molestation and was sentenced to eight years' probation. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Smith now lives in Little Elm and is unemployed.
Yesterday afternoon the girl, now old enough to file a federal lawsuit, sued Smith, the city of Sachse, and Police Chief Dennis Veach over the incident for $5 million.
According to the complaint, Smith was trailed by allegations of violence and sexual abuse throughout his decade-long law enforcement career. In 2003, while working as an officer for the Lake Lotawana, Missouri, Police Department, a female detainee accused him of sexual assault. (An investigation found no definitive evidence of improper conduct but noted that Smith had turned off audio recording equipment for 12 minutes when it was alleged to have occurred; he was fired for repeated violations of department policy.)
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The suit says Smith also regularly beat his girlfriend, once breaking her foot, another time her tailbone, then, later, began threatening harm to her and her family if she refused to have sex. In another case, he was accused of choking a man.
The city of Sachse knew of the Lake Lotawana allegations when it hired Smith, the lawsuit says. It came up when the police department was screening his application but was not enough for them to rethink his employment. The background check failed to uncover information about the other allegations, which were subsequently brought up during Smith's criminal case.
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Is James Foley a Martyr?
From the moment news broke that U.S. journalist James Foley had been beheaded by Islamic State extremists in the Middle East, many Christians, especially Foley's fellow Catholics, began calling him a martyr, with some even saying he should be considered a saint.
Yet that characterization has left others uneasy, and the discussion is raising larger questions about what constitutes martyrdom.
Foley's parents seemed to validate the martyrdom label when his father, John, spoke at an emotional news conference outside the family's New Hampshire home and said he and his wife "believe he was a martyr." Foley's mother, Diane, added that her son "reminds us of Jesus. Jesus was goodness, love — and Jim was becoming more and more that."
In an interview two days later with Katie Couric, Foley's younger brother, Michael, recounted how Pope Francis had called the family to console them and in their conversation "referred to Jim's act as, really, martyrdom."
Numerous commentators had already picked up on that idea, holding Foley up not only as a witness to the Christian faith but as a spur for believers in the West to take more seriously the plight of Christians in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East who are being persecuted to a degree that some say is comparable to genocide.
But in the Catholic Church, determining whether someone is a martyr is not so easy. Historically, two conditions must be met.


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UCF George O'Leary: No QB Tryout During Preseason
In today's AAC teleconference, UCF head coach George O'Leary spoke about success during the spring and what he expects from his new quarterback.
Spring recap:
"I thought we had a very productive 15 days in the spring. We got guys back but we have a lot of work to get done. There are a lot of players who have a lot experience on the field. We did a lot of work on fundamentals--blocking and tackling. Younger kids are pushing for playing time, which i think is great. Again, I thought it was a productive spring I'm looking forward to the next 12 weeks of summer conditioning."
With addition of Nick Patti, are you looking for competition at that spot?
"I think I have enough seniors on the squad that will report back as far as how things are going. Nick Patti is just one of the four quarterbacks, he doesn't have the knowledge that the other kids have but it will be a work in progress. I was very impressed when I sat down with him and learned his knowledge of football."
"It won't be a try out during the preseason. the kid that can move the team the best and give more opportunities will play Penn State in Ireland."
Go back to when the Knights were coming into the conference. Talk about what other teams coming in to the AAC can expect.
"It's a lot like conference USA. It's a really great conference and there are a lot of great coaches and you better have your A game every week. We go into every game and they all have the same quality as far as we are concerned. The big thing is to win. The one goal is to win the conference championship and when you can limit scope like that, the players understand that. We've always been a "we" team. A lot of teams that struggle, guys worry about themselves, they act like "me" guys."


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Just as likely, of course, the investigation may find that no agency could have saved 2-year-old Zahree from his mother, Chevonne Thomas, who had a history of mental illness and drug abuse. But that in no way mitigates the need to find out whether the protection of the 53,000 children under state supervision can be improved.


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"We are going to close the year having made nearly 200 international bids compared to around 160 in 2010." Ignasi Nieto, Chairman of Ineco
Ignasi Nieto, Chairman of Ineco, one of the countries leading the construction of a highspeed rail link to Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, explains why this project illustrates the quality of Spanish technology and the future of infrastructure in Spain.
Spain is setting benchmarks for high speed rail lines, especially the Ineco company.
Ineco is the public transport engineering company belonging to the Ministry of Public Works. It is part of the consortium of 12 Spanish companies that won the contract to design and build the high-speed rail megaproject between the Saudi cities of Medina, Jeddah and Mecca.
"To build a railway infrastructure like this, with a value of 6,736 million euros is an endorsement of Spanish technology," says Ignasi Nieto, Chairman of Ineco.
"From the point of view of technology, know-how, human capital and industrial capital, we are among the best in the world," he says.
The internationalization of Ineco was one of the challenges that Nieto took on when he became chairman of the company.
However, the results are good.
"We are going to close the year having made nearly 200 international bids compared to around 160 in 2010," he says.
Currently, the company is involved in international projects in 40 different countries and invoicing in total more than 266 million euros annually.
Nieto says that in the future Spanish projects will be based on economic efficiency criteria: "This will open up the field to private sector participation via PPPs because they can best analyze if the construction of an infrastructure will be profitable or not."
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Hernando County bowling centers have released midseason lists of top performances — the ones designated as honor scores by the U.S. Bowling Congress — and there are a bunch of them.
It's no surprise that one of the honorees is Rich Garner, who has a total of 73 perfect games to his credit.
Garner, one of the elite amateur bowlers in the region for years, continues to accumulate 300 games and 800 series (21). His most recent 300 was thrown on Oct. 17 in the Wednesday Night Mixed League where he finished with a 722 series.
Spring Hill Lanes had five other competitors reach perfection in its fall leagues so far. Joey Fierro was able to toss a perfect game and an 800 series in the Monday Night Men's League in early October.
Dan Moreland threw a 300 on Sept. 28 in the T.G.I.F. League. In his 11th season as a sanctioned bowler at Spring Hill, Moreland has improved from a 166 average to a 200 average, but this perfect game was his first Bowling Congress honor score. Beginning the evening with a 199 and 191, his 300 rounded out a 690 series.
Another 300 was pitched by Dan Jones in the Monday Night Men's League on Oct. 15. Second and third games of 228 and 224 earned him a 752 series that night. It was the fourth perfect game for Jones, who also threw an 804 series in 2007.
Dave Tuma, who previously had two perfect games, threw his third on Oct. 18.
The most recent 300 at Spring Hill was rolled in the T.G.I.F. League by Brandon Noon on Nov. 2. It was his ninth perfect game and fourth in the last year. He also has two 800 series in that span.
Mariner Lanes can boast of four bowlers with major accomplishments so far this season, including one longtime top bowler who found success twice.
In the Seacreatures League that competes on Wednesdays, Tom Russell threw perfect games on Sept. 5 and Oct. 3. The lane veteran finished with a 763 series in September after bookending his 300 with games of 228 and 235. His October 300 was thrown in his final game of league play after scores of 218 and 235 for a 753 series.
These were the eighth and ninth perfect games of his career, one of the best records among local bowlers. He also has five 800 series to his credit, including an 848 that he amassed in 2010, the eighth-highest in county history.
Anita Hearl, also competing in the Seacreatures League, continued to cement her reputation as one of the best female bowlers in the area, throwing a 279 game on Sept. 12. She also added games of 229 and 205 for a 713 series. Hearl averaged a 202 last season while bowling in two leagues at Mariner.
In the Friday Early Mariner League, Bill Halaby Jr. threw a 299 game on Sept. 14. He also had scores of 213 and 179 in his 691 series.
The achievement was Halaby's first since throwing a perfect game last August, the second of his career. He averaged a 202 while competing in three leagues at Mariner last year.
Spare Time League bowler Adriano Buzzi tossed the first honor score of his career when he followed an opening game 148 with a 299. He rounded out the series with a 213 for a 660 series. Buzzi has been competing at Mariner since 2003 and averaged a 182 last season.
FIREARMS SAFETY CLASSES: The Hernando Sportsman's Club will be offering firearms safety classes.
The next regular class date will be Dec. 5, and a female firearms safety course will be Dec. 15.
All classes are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hernando Sportsman's Club on 16121 Commercial Way in Weeki Wachee.
The course will include lessons on firearms safety in the home, parts and operation, an introduction to ammunition and the fundamentals of pistol shooting. It will also include an introduction to pistol shooting from the seated and standing position, and an introduction to pistol cleaning and storage.
Classes include instruction, live-fire training on the range and a lunch break.
Cost is $60. Successful completion of this class also provides required documentation to apply for a Florida concealed carry permit if desired. Pre-registration is required.
Call (352) 597-9931 to pre-register.
For information, visit hernandosportsmansclub.com.
TENNIS CLINICS: Ace Performance Tennis is offering QuickStart drills every Monday at Delta Woods Park in Spring Hill.
From 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., players will take part in drills and games designed for beginners, using the U.S. Tennis Association-approved strategies for 60-foot court players. The fee is $10 per player.
Ace Performance Tennis also offers Ladies Night Out from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Monday at Delta Woods Park.
For $10 per class, women of beginning and intermediate skill levels can learn to play in a fun social setting.
For information, call John or Louise Downey at (352) 666-0658 or visit louisedowney.usptapro.com.
TOURETTE SYNDROME GOLF TOURNAMENT: The Plantation Golf Resort in Crystal River will host the inaugural Tee Off for Tourette Celebrity Golf Tournament on Feb. 1 and 2.
Proceeds will benefit the Tourette Syndrome Association of Florida, a volunteer organization dedicated to helping individuals and families living with Tourette's syndrome. The money will help send children to an annual camp, where they can be with other children with Tourette syndrome and can make new friends.
The basic entry fee is $500 per four-player team, which includes a hole sign and recognition in the tournament program, as well as greens fees and a cart. Other sponsorship levels include gold, platinum and event.
For $1,000, a sponsor receives the same features as with the basic fee, plus a plaque commemorating the event. For a platinum fee of $2,500, a corporate sponsor gets two four-player teams. The event sponsor fee of $5,000 includes three four-player teams and the privilege of playing the round with one of the celebrities signed up to be on hand.
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Among the celebrities expected to appear are former Buffalo Bills linebacker Darryl Talley, American Idol Season 9 contestant Dave Pittman, Kansas City Royals minor leaguer Nick DelGuidice and sports artist John Prince.
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HOLIDAY GOLF TOURNAMENT: Southern Hills Plantation Club in Brooksville will host the Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce's annual holiday tournament Dec. 6.
Sponsored by Cemex, Dyno Nobel and Thunder Bay Builders, the event will feature PGA qualifying school conditions. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., with a continental breakfast served by Chick-fil-A. The shotgun start will be at 8:30 a.m.
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The Louisville Metro Council approved plans for a controversial 17-story construction project in the Highlands.
Last month, the planning and zoning committee recommended the full council approve the zoning for a condominium tower called Willow Grande in the Cherokee Triangle.
Some neighbors opposed the project, saying the high-rise building would be out of place.
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Assault weapons ban clears Senate panel
WASHINGTON -- Democrats pushed an assault weapons ban through a Senate committee on Thursday and toward its possible doom on the Senate floor, after an emotion-laden debate that underscored the deep feelings the issue stokes on both sides.
Exactly three months after 26 children and educators were gunned down in Newtown, Conn., the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the measure on a party-line 10-8 vote. The bill would also bar ammunition magazines carrying more than 10 rounds.
Thursday's vote marked the fourth gun measure the committee has approved in a week and shifted the spotlight to the full Senate. Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he will decide soon how to bring the measures to the chamber, where debate is expected in April.
"Americans are looking to us for solutions and for action," said Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.
Leahy said that despite gun-rights advocates' claims, the Second Amendment's right to bear arms is not at risk. But he said "lives are at risk" unless lawmakers can figure out how to keep firearms away from dangerous people.
The other bills would require federal background checks to more would-be gun buyers, make it easier for authorities to prosecute illegal gun traffickers and boost school safety aid.
In a written statement, President Barack Obama thanked senators "for taking another step forward in our common effort to help reduce gun violence" and said Congress should vote on all the proposals.
Obama said assault weapons "are designed for the battlefield, and they have no place on our streets, in our schools, or threatening our law enforcement officers."


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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Grand Rapids Public Schools on Monday, March 4 showed off a collection of school uniforms students in the district's elementary and K-8 schools will be required to wear next year.
The uniforms are being required under the district's so-called transformation plan and will be phased in during the next three school years. Uniforms will be required of middle school students beginning with the 2014-15 and high school students beginning with the 2015-16 school year. Officials brought in students from around the district to model the new uniforms, providing a small range of fashion options for students.
Officials said they took care to consider economical prices and durable materials in selecting the uniforms. The uniforms consist mainly of red, white, black and light or navy blue button-down or polo tops combined with khaki, black or navy blue bottoms.
There are dresses, skirts and slacks for girls and slacks for boys. For more information on preferred vendors and pricing, visit the district's website at www.grps.org/uniforms.


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NASHVILLE, TN Attendees and exhibitors of the recent IFAI Expo at the Opryland Hotel and Convention Center showed surprising optimism. More than 5,800 attendees from 45 countries visited more than 440 booths, according to the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), Roseville, MN, which put on the show.
We are grateful to the attendees and exhibitors who supported this exposition, said IFAI President Stephen Warner. We are certain that their presence at this years show will contribute to their success in the very near future and into the coming years.
While attendance was down considerably from the 7,400 attendees at last years Expo in Orlando, none of the exhibitors who spoke to STN were concerned. They said they believed that quality overwhelmed quantity at this event.
The show is as good as could be expected, said Harry Gobble of Glen Raven Custom Fabrics LLC. Those customers who come every year are here. Everyone is generally optimistic. The biggest drop has been in international visitors.
The general consensus among exhibitors was that most of the serious prospects came to the show, while many of the tire kickers stayed home.
Parker Hatchett of KoSa said that the questions he received from attendees this year were more probing and more technical. He found it refreshing.
IFAI took pains to keep exhibitors posted on developments after the September 11th tragedy. Several exhibitors pointed to IFAIs efforts to stay in touch as a major boost to their comfort factor.
They really kept us informed, said Tim Haas of Tier-Rack. It seemed like we heard from them every day.
About 25 percent of the exhibitors were there for the first time. Many had sent representatives to walk the show for years and were now there looking for new business.
Evaluations of the show by first-timers such as Mount Vernon Mills, Bally Ribbon Mills and Belton Industries ranged from real good to great turnout.
In addition to the exhibit floor, the show also had 55 educational programs, including the pre-conference Textile Technology Forum. The programs covered a diverse range of industry-related topics, including architectural structures, awning, protective textiles and sports and recreational products.
We were impressed by the full rooms at the seminars that explored emerging industry markets, such as medical, safety and protective and filtration, Warner said.
Military presentations conducted by Richard Healing, director of the Office of Safety and Survivability, U.S. Department of the Navy, and Jack London of Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), gave the proceedings an air of purpose and patriotism.
I stand in awe of the people who were going up into the World Trade Center while the building was coming down, said Healing, who lost three friends in the Pentagon on September 11th. I dont know if we can pay them fitting tribute, but well try.
Healing presented a program identifying military applications for textiles, while London gave a review of DSCP business practices and future business opportunities for professionals involved in the military and safety and protective technical fabric industries.
By Devin Steele
The American Textile Manufacturers Institute (ATMI) said that the Bush administrations request to eliminate duties on imports of textiles and apparel from Pakistan will put even more pressure on the beleaguered domestic textile and apparel industry.
The duty eliminations will cause yet more job losses and plant closures in the U.S. textile industry, threatening its 470,000 workers and its suppliers that include U.S. cotton and wool growers and manmade fiber producers, the national trade group said in a press release.
The White House is seeking the measure, part of a broad aid program, as a reward for Pakistan for taking its side in the war on terrorism and to help underpin its collapsing economy. The legislation, which requires Congressional approval, would allow the administration to eliminate tariffs completely for one year on all textiles and apparel imports from Pakistan.
The program includes an additional $500 million in direct aid, loans and debt rescheduling.
The U.S. textile industry is already reeling from imports from Pakistan and other Asian countries at artificially low prices resulting from devalued currencies across Asia, ATMI President Charles Hayes, chairman of Guilford Mills, said. Eliminating duties will depress prices still further and dramatically increase imports. Our estimates show the damage to the U.S. textile industry could reach billions of dollars.
This proposal will put many Americans out of work, some of whom are sending their sons and daughters into harms way in Afghanistan. Causing yet more economic hardship in the United States, particularly in the Southeast, is not the way to win the war on terrorism.
The institute proposed the authorization of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to provide government-paid insurance for all textile and apparel shipments coming from Pakistan over the next three years. OPIC was created to provide political risk insurance and loans to help U.S. companies do business in developing nations worldwide.
This would guarantee importers and retailers against any disruptions because of political or economic instability. This should return the situation to normal and not cause yet more hardship for U.S. textile and apparel workers and companies, ATMI said.
The U.S. textile and apparel industry combined lost 15,000 more jobs in October.
By Devin Steele
CHARLOTTE, NC Industrial Laboratory Equipment Co., Inc. (ILE), celebrating a half century in business, has become a fixture at the Exintex textile machinery trade show in Peubla, Mexico.
The company has no other choice, according to Harry Simmons, president and principal. With business shrinking in the U.S., ILE has for the last decade or so expanded beyond these borders for business opportunities.
If were not there, people will wonder where we are, said Simmons, whose testing equipment company will be among dozens of American firms exhibiting at the show this week, Tuesday through Friday. A lot of our customers and potential customers will be there.
The 10-year-old show has grown into the largest textile-related exhibition in Mexico. Last year, Exintex attracted a record 22,000 people and more than 1,000 exhibitors in 28,000 square meters of space. Organizers said they are expecting similar numbers this year.
At the show, ILE will exhibit its latest model DS-65 evenness tester upgrade with expanded memory and statistical data recall; its Cyros CAD system, which uses data from the evenness tester and performs knitted or woven fabric simulation; its other testing equipment, including twist testers, yarn reels, scales and balances; and Q-Panels newest Xenon fading and weathering device.
As it has been with this event, ILE also has been a fixture in the textile industry for 50 years running. The company has survived and grown by expanding and improving its product line, customizing products, adapting to the business environment and remaining committed to its customers, Simmons said.
William Floyd opened Industrial Laboratory Equipment as a side business in 1951. Serving as Uster Corp.s first sales and service manager in the U.S., he opened the company in a shop behind his house in Matthews, NC, near Charlotte.
New monitoring equipment coming on stream meant that mills, for the first time, were able to test their production process and fine-tune their machines.
This new quality control and testing movement began in the early 50s, said Simmons. Bill saw the need for a single source for testing equipment, as quality control testing came of age.
In its early years, ILE distributed other companies equipment, including machines that checked such things as sliver weight, roving weight, yarn weight, yarn twist, strength and appearance. The company also provided training for this equipment.
That remained a part-time job for Floyd for more than 10 years when, in 1962, he decided to go at it full time. He hired a staff of three or four and built an office/shop across the street from his home.
In the late 60s, Floyd, who happened to be one of the preeminent authorities in Confederate munitions, met a high school student at a Civil War Roundtable meeting. Floyd soon hired that teenager Simmons to service microscopes, one of the companys top products then.
Simmons continued to work part-time while he was a student at UNC Charlotte and later the University of South Carolina, where he double majored in electrical engineering and political science.
While serving active duty in the Naval Reserves, Simmons was asked by Floyd, whose health was failing, if he would like to take over the business when his tour of duty was complete. Six months later and his first day back in the States, Simmons, going on about six hours of sleep, drove to Stevenson, AL, to service yarn clearers at Avondale Mills.
I hit the road as a textile man then and Ive been one ever since, he said.
Floyd phased out of the business over the next two years. Simmons would soon put his own stamp on the operation.
We were selling a lot of European equipment, for the single reason it was not being produced in America, Simmons said. I thought we could produce high-quality equipment here at a far better price than the European equipment.
So the company developed its first instrument about 1973, Simmons said. Unifi requested a machine that was not available anywhere else, he recalled. It was a special yarn reel and we said, yes, well make it to your specs.
A big advantage was we were the only company in quality control in these mills and, with our personal relationship with those plant personnel, they would tell us what they needed and how it needed to be adapted to the American textile mills, he added.
ILE exhibited the instrument at the American Textile Machinery Exhibition-International trade show that year and it was a big hit, he said. Other mills began to ask ILE to develop equipment for their specific use.
To this day we still build customized equipment its hand-made right here, Simmons said.
ILE later became the first company in the world to build a digital textile scale.
In addition to its customization services, the company owes much of its success over the past decade or so to the development of a digital evenness tester conversion. Leland Durrette, the companys chief electronics designer engineer who holds a masters degree in physics, devoted 10 years to making this conversion happen, Simmons said.
Durrettes design team includes Keith Grindstaff, a former nuclear submariner and manager of the evenness tester department. Grindstaffs extensive knowledge of evenness testers and their circuitry has ensured the DS-65 is a practical instrument with advanced functions.
Our industry has always gone through economic cycles and mills have always been pressed to buy newer equipment, Simmons said. Departments such as quality control and testing, which dont produce pounds and output for the mill, have always operated under tight budgets. But with this conversion, we have given mills the ability to take their older equipment and modernize it at a fraction of the cost of new instruments.
Our conversion is better than the new equipment and the mills are able to buy this conversion and place major funding in other areas.
By Devin Steele
MYRTLE BEACH, SC Various links in the textile and apparel supply chain were examined during the Textile Quality Control Associations 50th Fall Conference here last month.
One speaker even assailed the chain itself, whose length is shackling the industry as a whole, he said.
We need to cut some people out of the supply chain, to be very blunt about it, said the always outspoken Jim Conner, an advisor to and former executive vice president of the American Yarn Spinners Association of America. What service does the guy whos sitting in the Empire State Building with a bubble-gum chewing, half-a-day-telephone-talking secretary provide? And thats his only investment. Hes a converter.
We dont have the converter kind of people in our companies that we need. We need to have someone in every company whose primary job is to bridge the gap from the yarn or the fabric or whatever we make to the retail chain.
Besides his opinion on that matter, Conner also updated the group on various trade issues, including trade promotion authority, the World Trade Organization, the Andean Trade Pact and Free Trade for the Americas.
On trade in general, he opened with a caveat: that he hoped he wouldnt come across as protectionist.
But there is no such thing as free trade. There never has been, he said. I believe there is something in between. Youve heard the term fair trade and that will enable us to get the maximum benefit, where we have some comparative advantages to deliver the final product to the retailers.
Now, the other thing thats a problem is that when youre talking about free trade youre not talking about competing with a profit-making manufacturer necessarily. I mean, if anybody can tell me theyve made any money in Pakistan producing yarn based on the price they sell it in the U.S. for, I wont understand how. Theres something happening there that is different from what we do the accounting system, the tax base, the lack of environmental protections, the lack of regulations all of these things that we have to contend with.
Another speaker, Mike Todaro, talked about a component that falls roughly in the middle of the supply chain apparel.
For the apparel industry, retail has slowed down we all know that, said Todaro, managing director of American Apparel Producers Network (AAPN), The Sourcing Network of the Americas®. The fundamental problem for people who make clothing is finding a customer and getting an order. It is really hard to do that.
But you know whats even harder as an apparel manufacturer? Its getting found. What happens when somebody wants to make a transaction? How do you find a contract?
Thats where AAPN comes in, said Todaro, who described his organization as a dating service. he said. We just match people up. We make money on marriage counseling.
Virtually all of the work of the organization is done on the Internet, he said, noting that the AAPN (www.usawear.org) gets 2,500-3,000 visitors a day.
We are a dot-org and we have figured out how to organize the apparel industry, he said. This is a place where you are safe. You can come here and sit with your competitors and reap benefits.
Dawson Textile Machinery and Arcadia Textile Machinery have signed a joint venture to promote the air lay systems by Dr. Otto Angleitner (DOA), a leader in the market.
Through DOA, new products are being developed rapidly. Products from DOAs air lay can be made from 100 percent or blends of all natural and manmade fibers, including fiberglass, wood, coconut and even straw, company officials said. Products include but are not limited to: molded, needled, insulation, automotive, high loft, geo-textiles, apparel, furnishings, mattresses, carpets, carpet fiber pads, fiber glass mats, filtration, etc.
Located in Wels, Austria, DOA has a trial room available for opening and blending of fibers, the versatility of one or two air lay sections for mats up to a thickness of 350 mm (13.8 inches), with the ability to apply powder or liquid additives. The air laid web can be processed through a DOA needleloom and/or a Schott & Meissner oven.
CLIFFSIDE, NC The Cone Mills denim plant here has received its first Raitech Quickwash Plus machine and is building the tabletop unit directly into its denim manufacturing process.
Some Quickwash Plus customers keep the machine in the lab, said Lan Brady, quality analysis manager for Cone. But for us, its best suited for use in our process.
The completely vertical Cliffside plant turns bales of cotton into finished rolls of denim for shipment to cutters. Brady said he expects the new Quickwash Plus machine designed to speed testing of fabric dimensional stability and other properties to go a long way toward helping the plant reduce its number of denim re-runs.
In the past, he said, plant re-runs were extremely time-consuming. They required a trip to the warehouse, the cutting of a two-yard fabric sample followed by three washings in a conventional home washing machine per AATCC 135 standards.
OMAHA, NE Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., the investment firm of billionaire financier Warren Buffett, has reached a deal to buy bankrupt clothing maker Fruit of the Loom Ltd.
Buffett offered $835 million for the company, outbidding other suitors.
Berkshire would acquire substantially all of the basic apparel business of Fruit of the Loom, which filed for bankruptcy in December 1999. The company is currently operating as a debtor-in-possession.
Weve agreed to buy Fruit of the Loom for two major reasons: the strength of the brand and the managerial talent of John Holland, Buffett said.
Holland, the companys chief operating officer, said, Fruit is excited to become part of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies. Berkshires acquisition will complete the companys tremendous operational turnaround and pave the way for emergence from Chapter 11.
Fruit of the Loom and Berkshire said they expect the closing to occur in the first quarter of next year.
The buy would mark Berkshires 11th acquisition in two years, including last years purchase of Shaw Industries, the worlds No. 1 carpet maker.
CLEMSON, SC A Narrow Fabrics Technical Workshop sponsored by Clemson University is slated for this week in Charlotte, NC.
The seminar will take place Wednesday through Thursday (Nov. 14-15) at the Embassy Suites Hotel.
A site visit to Jakob Mueller of Americas headquarters will highlight the event.
Among speakers will be Ed Vaughn of Clemson, Dr. Rock Pulver of Honeywell, Inc., John Owen of August Herzog USA, Jason White of Elk River, Inc., Richard Barndt of McGinley Mills, Inc., Bill Giokas of Lamb Knitting Machine Corp., Wally Overman of Rieter ICBT, Gwen Perkins of the N.C. Center for Applied Textile Technology and others.
Cost is $895 each or $795 each for two or more registering from the same organization. To register online visit www.clemson.edu; or call Kay James at (864) 656-2200.
GREENSBORO, NC Galey & Lord said it has hired an investment bank to explore its alternatives after announcing a wider-than-expected loss for the fourth quarter.
The company has engaged Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin to evaluate options.
The textile makers quarterly earnings included about $66 million in charges related to cost reduction and loss avoidance measures. Sales for the quarter fell about 27 percent.
The slowdown at retail, lack of consumer confidence and rise of imports, particularly from Asia, are the major and continuing negatives to our business, said Arthur C. Wiener, chairman and CEO.
ATHENS, GA Tuxedo maker Mens Apparel Group last week announced a second round of domestic layoffs.
The company said it is moving some production offshore and reducing its work force here by 84 jobs. About 130 people will continue to be employed here.
The layoffs will be effective Jan. 5, the company said. Mens Apparel previously cut 176 jobs, effective in August.
The firm blamed the moves on foreign competition, the high costs of U.S. manufacturing and the ailing economy.
By Jack Faris
SOMEWHERE HIGH above the forbidding and dangerous terrain of Afghanistan, an American military pilot focuses intensely on the assigned mission, but his thoughts are never far from September 11, 2001, a day that will forever be etched in the minds of the people of the United States.
Somewhere on Main Street U.S.A., millions of small-business owners will learn of this pilots mission, and they too will reflect on that infamous day when thousands of fellow citizens perished and hundreds of small businesses near Ground Zero vanished.
On the 11th day of the 11th month, many will pause to honor those who nearly 83 years earlier fought and died in World War I so that, in the words of then-President Woodrow Wilson, the world would be made safe for democracy.
September 11, 2001. November 11, 1918. Although decades apart, the two dates will serve to remind us that not everyone shares the American Dream, nor do they wish us to live in peace in a democratic society.
NOVEMBER 11 was Veterans Day. It was more than an annual holiday, it was a time of reflection and thanksgiving that we owe to those who have put their lives on the line so that our nation can pursue its values, its hopes, its dreams. It was a day to salute those who, through their ultimate sacrifices, have allowed this nation to continue to lift the torch of freedom for all to see.
On this day, many small employers did more than pause to honor veterans. They offered their hopes and prayers for the safe return of key personnel owners, as well as employees who have been called by their nation to fight off the latest threat to our national safety and security.
Veterans Day is a symbol of selflessness and dedication that reaches back into the history of this nation to its very beginning, when citizen farmers and small-business owners and patriots of all walks of life put down their tools of trade, picked up their muskets and marched off to defend their country.
SMALL-BUSINESS owners from one corner of the country to the other are rising to challenges which threaten the very survival of our nation. Not only have they launched massive relief efforts and swapped their shop aprons and business suits for the uniforms of military service, but they are also dedicating themselves to ensuring that their companies keep doing business without skipping a beat. Thats equally important in our nations war to defeat an impending economic threat, one that could inflict long-lasting financial harm on us at a time when it can least be afforded.
Whether dutys call places us in the cockpit of a supersonic bomber or behind the counter of a Main Street small business, we, as Americans all, proudly acknowledged our debt to our nations veterans on November 11.
Jack Faris is president of NFIB, the nations largest small business advocacy group. A non-profit, non-partisan organization founded in 1943, NFIB represents the consensus views of its 600,000 members in Washington, DC, and all 50 state capitals. More information is available on-line at www.nfib.com.


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GADSDEN, Alabama -- Gadsden's 27-acre River Trace Shopping Center should be open for business by next summer.
That was the prediction of John Abernathy, director of development and leasing for Blackwater Resources, the project's developer. Abernathy gathered with city officials today for the groundbreaking of the shopping center, which will be located on the site of the old River Trace Golf Course between Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and the Coosa Town Center development.
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Manchester United Prepares Final Fabregas Offer: Soccer Roundup
The following is a roundup of soccer stories from U.K. newspapers, with clickable Internet links.
40-Million Pound Fabregas
Manchester United is ready to offer as much as 40 million pounds ($62.1 million) for Barcelona's Cesc Fabregas in the final week of the transfer window, the Daily Telegraph reported.
United remains convinced that Fabregas continues to have doubts about his starting prospects at the Spanish club and that the next two weeks will be pivotal in its attempts to sign him, the newspaper said. Barcelona is said to have indicated to United a price at which it would consider selling the midfielder, the Telegraph added.
Final Offer
United has given up on trying to sign England left-back Leighton Baines after its bid of 12 million pounds was rejected in June, the Daily Mirror reported, citing Everton manager Roberto Martinez.
"One club officially contacted ourselves with an offer and it was a final offer," the Mirror cited Martinez as saying. "They put something over and the valuation wasn't anywhere near the quality of Leighton Baines. That was the end of it."
Gunners Miss Gustavo
Arsenal target Luiz Gustavo is set to join Wolfsburg after Bayern Munich agreed to sell the midfielder to its German rival for 20 million euros ($26.5 million), the Guardian reported.
The Gunners had valued Gustavo at about 14 million pounds and their unwillingness to go much higher allowed Wolfsburg to seize the initiative, the newspaper added.
Dzeko Blow
Manchester City will tell Arsenal that Edin Dzeko is not for sale after the Bosnia-Herzegovina striker impressed his new manager Manuel Pellegrini, the Daily Mail reported.
The London club turned its attention to Dzeko after accepting that its unlikely to sign Luis Suarez from Liverpool, the newspaper added.
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Arsenal hasn't given up hope of signing Suarez and is considering a final offer of 49 million pounds for the Uruguayan forward, the Daily Telegraph reported.
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Sitting at the traffic signal, far from the terrifyingly violent battlefields of war, Justin Weathers surveys the scene from behind the steering wheel.
The 33-year-old Army veteran is seven years and thousands of miles removed from the blazing gunfire and random roadside explosions of Iraq.
But far too often, he's still there.
Back on the idyllic streets of Grass Valley, Weathers instinctively scans his immediate field of vision, searching out enemies poised to end his life.
Since his return stateside in 2004, Weathers often is unable to shake habits of vigilance he cultivated to stay alive while fighting in the town of Ramadi, often reported as the site of some of the Iraq war's most fierce fighting.
"If you stopped at a stoplight in Iraq, you were going to get shot at," said Weathers. "There was a lot of chaos; it was just ... it was just hectic."
Weathers is currently in therapy in an attempt to manage the nightmarish memories and persistent symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder that have continued since he first received his honorable discharge from the armed services.
While he is steadily making progress in his struggle, the journey to get to this point in his life, has been long, arduous and nearly deadly. Weathers said he was provided with no advice about how to grapple with the demons that would surface as he attempted to integrate back into society.
"I received no debriefing, no counseling, it was like 'Thank you for your service, Justin Weathers. Good luck and have a nice day,'" he said.
Looking back, Weather says he's frustrated with the absence of support he received in May of 2004, but is satisfied to see military policy changes in recent years that mean war veterans returning from the combat zones smattered throughout Iraq and Afghanistan have access to more support services.
"Things have changed and it's good to see," he said.
Weathers, whose father is an Air Force veteran, said he wanted to enlist in some branch of the armed services for as long as he could remember. In 1997, he achieved that dream, enlisting in the army and being dispatched to basic training in Fort Benning, Ga.
After participating in various domestic service programs, such as recruiting high school students back in his hometown of Grass Valley, Weathers left for Bosnia in 1999 to participate as a peacekeeper in Kosovo, an Eastern European conflict.
But keeping the peace also brought his first brush with the realities of war.
"It was a peacekeeping mission, but they still took potshots at us," he said. "It wasn't every day, but we got shot at."
Weathers' combat experience altered his path through the army. When the Sept. 11 attacks shook the nation, and the decision to invade Afghanistan was finalized, the U.S. Army needed soldiers who had combat zone experience. Thus, Weathers' orders were switched over to an anti-tank platoon, which was tasked with securing the Bagram Air Base in the eastern part of the country.
Weathers participated in Operation Anaconda in March of 2002, helping to secure the Shahi-Kot Valley, while taking perilous and difficult routes through the surrounding Arma Mountains in eastern Afghanistan. While he was in the thick of violent combat, he was unaware of its dramatic and lasting effect on his personality and outlook on life.
"At that point and time, it didn't really register," Weathers said. "It was just a job and I concentrated on it."
During downtime, Weathers began to feel disconnected from his family and friends back home.
"I was not in full contact with my family, because it wasn't mission essential," he said. "You don't need problems from home weighing on your mind. I was focused on the task at hand."
As trying and stressful as his combat experiences in Afghanistan were - he returned in April of 2002 - Weathers' third and final deployment, this time to Iraq (from April 2003 - May 2004) made his previous service seem like a walk in the park.
In Iraq, Weathers was a non-commissioned officer, having earned his sergeant stripes.
"I had eight guys underneath me," he said. "So it wasn't just me that I was worried about, but all of the men. I became even more anti-social with family back home. I had to concentrate on my responsibilities - I had to make sure to remain focused."
Weathers was 25 years old at the time, serving as part of a secret unit attached to Special Forces in the central Iraq town of Ramadi. He and his men were involved in several deadly altercations throughout the year-long deployment.
"We took a lot of rounds," Weathers said. "We got involved in more than one firefight."
Weathers said the gun battles were not the worst part; rather the simple act of driving from one army post to another was enormously unsettling, to the point where he is still, seven years later, is uncomfortable stopping at traffic signals and continually scans the roadways for signs of an improvised explosive device.
During his deployment, he said he was able to push fear of death to the back of his mind. But as soon as he came home, problems began to emerge.
His parents, he said, noticed a tremendous transformation.
"I used to be the life of the party," he said. "I would go around and make sure everyone was having fun."
Not so upon his return. Weathers was having nightmares and found himself unduly irritated, generally angry and unable to control his temper. Even when he took up coaching a youth football team with his father, some of the children dubbed him "Coach Hitler," because he often grew so frustrated, he said.
Weathers started drinking.
"I was up to two cases of beer per day," he said.
Some nights, he would head out to local bars, and when people who had not personally experienced the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan began to voice opinions on the conflicts, Weathers grew violently angry. He felt they had no right to such opinions and physical altercations inevitably ensued.
All this came to a head in 2009.
"I felt like I had no reason to be here," he said. "I just didn't want to breathe anymore and I thought I would just go to sleep."
Weathers said he took a full bottle of aspirin, along with copious amounts of alcohol, and settled in and waited for oblivion. A Placer County Sheriff's Officer, however, was dispatched to Weathers' on suspicion of a domestic dispute. Weathers said he was initially uncooperative due to being accused of harming a female and a stand-off ensued, until he was finally apprehended and charged with resisting arrest.
While in jail, Weathers received a psychiatric evaluation, and was diagnosed for the first time with post-traumatic stress disorder and severe depression with suicidal tendencies.
The diagnosis, coming five years after his return from Iraq, has proven critical to Weathers mounting a comeback. Through the help of medication, and understanding of his behavior by family and friends, he's getting his life in order.
"I don't have suicidal tendencies anymore," he said. "I'm on several medications, but I am no longer on a rollercoaster."
Weathers said he has stopped drinking and credits his fiancee, Jessica Broyles, with whom he has been in a relationship for seven years, for providing the support to overcome his difficulties in processing the combat experience. He also credits extensive therapy sessions with Page Brown, a psychologist who works with the local Welcome Home Vets nonprofit, and group therapy sessions with other veterans suffering similar effects
He is the proud father of a 6-year-old son, Donovan, and a 4-year-old daughter, Corrine, and wants to be a positive role model for them.
"I don't want my kids to grow up in fear of their dad," he said. "I don't want them to see me lose my temper."
Weathers has been unemployed for nearly two years and said it is difficult to overcome the stigma often attached to former soldiers who suffer from PTSD. He is enrolled full-time at the University of Phoenix, where he hopes to obtain a Bachelor of Science in human services. He wants to counsel veterans struggling with PTSD and reintegration back into society.
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The tours begin with tales of our unbridled railroad and wild beginnings, departing from the historic Depot Buildings~ a National Landmark, in the heart of downtown Cheyenne.The journey takes you through Cheyenne's historic districts, providing a fascinating glimpse of the areas heritage. See where the gunfights occured and where Wild Bill Hickok was married. The trolley goes to the Wyoming State Capitol. It is said that the Depot and Capitol buildings face each other so they could keep an eye on each other! Today the Governor's seat is occupied by Matt Mead, but Wyoming was the first state to have a woman in that chair. You'll travel past homes that once belonged to cattle barons when Cheyenne was the wealthiest city per capita in the nation. It also takes you by steam engines #1242 Ole Sadie.
The weekday trolley tours operate as a loop tour, so if you choose to disembark at any of our great attractions along the way the trolley will be back by to pick you up. See the schedule for stops & times.


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1-St. Augustine Prep
2-Christian Brothers
6-Scotch Plains
7-Mountain Lakes
8-St. Joseph (Met.)
11-Notre Dame
12-Hunterdon Central
16-Seton Hall Prep
18-Cherry Hill East
19-Holy Spirit
20-Don Bosco
4-St. Benedict's
For the state's elite teams, this is where the rubber meets the road.
Including today's action, 14 of the Top 20 teams were about to advance into the state semifinals in their respective brackets.
No. 9 Haddonfield was the first boys team to grab a sectional trophy, beating Moorestown, 103-67, in the South Jersey, Public B final.
And since we're starting off in Public B, Friday's action will provide the other three state semifinalists: No. 7 Mountain Lakes against Tenafly in the North Jersey, Section 1 final; No. 6 Scotch Plains and No. 14 Summit in the North Jersey, Section 2 final; and No. 13 Princeton against Lawrence in the Central Jersey final.
In the Public A bracket, No. 4 Westfield and No. 5 Bridgewater-Raritan will meet for the umpteenth time for the North Jersey, Section 2 title. In South Jersey, we've got No. 17 Mainland and Shawnee; in Central Jersey there's No. 18 Cherry Hill East and Toms River South; and in North Jersey, Section 1, Ridgewood and Ridge will battle.
Roll call for Non-Public A semifinalists is almost complete. No. 2 Christian Brothers will face No. 8 St. Joseph of Metuchen, and top-ranked St. Augustine, presuming it beats Paramus Catholic in the quarters, will see No. 20 Don Bosco Prep, which beat No. 11 Notre Dame by a a single point. That result arrived too late after deadline to change the poll, but I'm sure the omniscient forumites won't have too much difficulty pointing out the disparity, just the same.
In Non-Public B, it's a full slate of quarterfinal action, presumably starting today. No. 3 Pingry opens defense of its state title against Msgr. Donovan, No. 19 Holy Spirit takes on Holy Cross, and Newark Academy will face Gloucester Catholic.
BTW, two things about this bracket and the Meet of Champions. I can't wait to see what GC's Sean McCall chooses to compete in at the M of C, and I hope Coach Schiavo from Spirit comes better prepared with the Philly-style pretzels. He ran out last season and I was left high and dry. And hungry..
To all coaches who were kind enough to take time out of their evenings to send in their first-round tournament scores, I keep my promises. HOWEVER, the Ginsu knives are on back order and I refuse to keep you guys waiting. So I have ordered several boxes of the ShamWow towels and had them embroidered by my mother-in-law, who is a talented seamstress. Hope you like 'em.


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Shepherd Consortium
What has become the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) started modestly in 1998 with a joint, eight-week summer internship program administered by Washington and Lee University that included students from Berea and Spelman colleges. Students' interactive experiences in internships and joint conferences, linked to coursework before and after the summer experience, became an invaluable part of their education. From the beginning, W&L sought to prepare undergraduates in all majors and professional students for a lifetime of work and civic participation to reduce the seemingly persistent high level of poverty in the United States.
A program of this kind has been absent from undergraduate education and largely absent from professional education, and it is one that should take its place alongside of other interdisciplinary programs. To this end, Washington and Lee is leading the effort to create a national movement to expand poverty and human capability studies at other colleges and universities through collaboration among member institutions. The Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) is comprised of:
- Baylor University
- Berea College
- Centre College
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
- College of Wooster
- Elon University
- Furman University
- Hendrix College
- John Carroll University
- Lynchburg College
- Marymount University
- Middlebury College
- Millsaps College
- Niagara University
- Spelman College
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- University of Notre Dame
- Virginia Military Institute
- Washington and Lee University
The Consortium's joint activities include the Shepherd Internship Program, a collaborative eight-week summer internship program with student conferences; an annual symposium on teaching poverty in undergraduate and professional education; promising practices meetings for faculty and staff of Consortium schools; a website for networking and disseminating information; a sophisticated assessment administered by the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia in order to improve Consortium schools' policies and practices; and collaboration with the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.


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Love's Labour's Cost: The High Court Decision in Van Gervan vs. Fenton
Reg Graycar
University of Sydney - Faculty of Law
August, 21 2008
Torts Law Journal, Vol. 1, pp. 122-136, 1993
Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 08/97
Australian courts have been slow to recognise the gendered nature of aspects of the award of damages for personal injury. The decision of the High Court in Griffiths v. Kerkemeyer made it clear for the first time that damages could be recovered for the costs of care even where such care was provided 'gratuitously'. In Van Gervan v. Fenton, a majority of the High Court reaffirmed the broad principles established in that earlier case. This discussion examines the High Court decision in Van Gervan v. Fenton and scrutinises some of the gendered assumptions that emerge about women and their caring work. It is suggested that assumptions of this nature underlie judicial and legislative decision making in this context and result in failure to value caring work property in the context of damages assessment.
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What is Culture? (df)
values, beliefs, behaviour & material objects that constitute a people's way of life
canadians compared to americans (4)
trust gov't, respect for authority, less individualistic, less likely to volunteer
americans compared to canadians (4)
distruct of gov't, less respect for authority, individualistic, more likely to volunteer
Lipset: why are americans different from canadians? (2)
revolution, religion (protestant vs. catholic)
all cultures have categories, but specifics vary; sport/basketball vs. sport/gladiator dueling
cultural materialism
cultural beliefs are a rational adaptation to material conditions; india and cow love
barbie discussion
s.f. says barbie defines roles and middle class and consumerism, c.f. agrees but says that's bad, s.i. is focused on how girls play with barbie dolls
culture (txt df)
knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities aquired by man as a member of society
three characteristics of cultural elements
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The Philadelphia 76ers bring their league-leading 24 game losing streak to San Antonio. The Spurs, meanwhile, haven't lost since Feb. 21 — they've won 13 straight games, which also leads the league.
I discussed tonight's matchup (slaughter?) with Sean O'Connor of SB Nation's Liberty Ballers. Follow him on Twitter (@soconnor76).
QR: The 76ers have lost 24 straight games. What's it like rooting for a team that loses this often? Spurs fans haven't had a prolific losing team since 1996. It's been awhile.
SO: I've been rooting for losses for the better part of a year and a half now, so while it seems foreign to root for loss after loss to someone who hasn't done it, for me it's almost natural. At first, rooting for them proved difficult for me, because it's just not natural. Now, because I've been doing it for so long and can still see the greater good (Gellert Grindelwald up in here) I can justify rooting for losses. But I feel bad for the players and coaches, as they're working and playing hard but don't have much to show for it.
QR: Michael Carter-Williams, despite a low field goal percentage, leads rookies in Player Efficiency Rating (PER). Is he the real deal?
SO: MCW obviously needs to drastically improve his shooting, but I'm bullish on everything else about him. If he becomes a league-average or better shooter, he's got all-star potential. His defense on opposing point guards, even with a strength disadvantage in most cases (which hopefully improves some with age), has impressed me even coming out of the Syracuse system, terrible for developing good defensive players at the NBA level. His passing and court vision is good enough, and he rebounds excellently for his position.
Point guards that struggle with shooting kill spacing for the rest of the team, though. And the Sixers have absolutely no shooters around him, which probably hurts his percentage as well. It'll be his make-or-break skill going forward.
QR: The 76ers are vying for a high pick in the draft. Who is the most enticing player in this years class, considering the 76ers roster?
SO: Considering the roster or not, to me it's Andrew Wiggins. He's an athletic freak of nature, and he fits probably the biggest hole the team is. I'm now drooling on my keyboard.
QR: Prediction for tonight's game?
SO: During the Spurs' current win streak, they've outscored opponents by something like 15 points per 100 possessions. During the same period, the Sixers have been outscored by 16 points per 100 possessions. You'd think that one team wouldn't be 31 points better than the other, but you know what, the Spurs probably are 31 points better than the Sixers.
So to answer your question: Blood. There will be blood.


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A young man from Hudsonville was killed yesterday when a truck he was riding in ran into the back of a semi that had pulled over.
Friends of Zac Oudman, 23, have confirmed that he was the victim. Many posted tributes on his Facebook page.
"The world lost a great man today," wrote Josh Grimaldi. "He was my best friend and always thought of others and put a smile on anyone's face who met him. I'll miss you and will see you again one day brother."
Josh's father Charlie Grimaldi is the youth leader at Jenison Bible Church, where Oudman had attended. He wrote, "I will miss Zac. So many things I could say, but the best and the only true comfort is that he loved Jesus and because he did he is with him in heaven, happy beyond my imagining."
According to his public profile, Oudman became engaged three months ago to his fiancee, Lisa Ellens.
The fatal accident occurred just before 3 p.m. yesterday on southbound US-131 near Martin, according to Michigan State Police Trooper Ian Fields.
Initial investigation revealed a semi-truck traveling south on US-131 suffered a rear-tire blowout and slowed to a stop on the shoulder of the freeway near mile marker 55.
Shortly thereafter a pickup truck in which Oudman was a passenger veered off the shoulder and struck the rear of the semi. Oudman was killed instantly.
The adult male driver of the pickup, whose name was not released, was taken to Bronson Hospital with unknown injuries, and the driver of the semi-truck was taken to Allegan General Hospital for evaluation.
Southbound US-131 was shut down at the Shelbyville exit for over five hours during the crash investigation and cleanup. Three more accidents occurred during the traffic backup that followed, according to an MLive report.
At about 6:45 p.m., Allegan County police dispatchers received a report of a crash between a truck and an SUV at the Wayland exit. The crash caused the SUV to flip over. Two people reportedly sustained injuries that were not life-threatening.
Minutes later, another accident was reported about a mile north of the Wayland exit, with no reported injuries.
At about 7:20 p.m., another crash between two vehicles happened in the southbound lanes near Dorr at the 144th Avenue crossing. An occupant of one vehicle complained of chest pains because the air bag deployed.
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Until they get out of the way, mkt maker is going to try to get the stock on the cheap.. SO get out of the way until EMC is down with back back VMW shares, not sure of the amount they have allocated for the buy back.
Sentiment: Sell
Shouldn't a stock move up when it's being bought back?
One would thin..., but if OPs assertions are correct and the price is indeed being manipulated by the marketmakers, then all bets are off. MMs are a "cagey" bunch (to say the least).
Sentiment: Hold
Shorts sold 2 million more shares. They can't hold this so low for too long.


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> First of all, thank you all for replying. I've learned quite a bit
> from the discussion and have gained insight into the task at hand. I
> seem to have underestimated the complexity of what I'm up against, so
> let me elaborate on what I'm facing and what I need.
> First, my company is using Microsoft's ZTP to push out Vista upgrades
> to 2000/XP clients over the LAN/WAN from a central server. ZTP
> primarily uses UDP to send its multi-gigabyte setup files to the
> clients and we need to ensure that we have adequate network
> performance to handle this kind of traffic. What I need to do is send
> out 4-6GBs of files at various times of the day and log how long it
> takes to send them to various clients using UDP. The ultimate goal is
> to emulate the UDP traffic that ZTP will generate and see if it brings
> our network to a crawl.
> In the past, I've done this for TCP/IP traffic testing using
> Robocopy. I create a very simple batch file that tells Robocopy to
> send files to a remote share and append its results to a log. I then
> kick it off at various intervals using Window's Task Scheduler. It
> works great and is very simple. For example, this batch file tells
> Robocopy to delete everything off of a mapped share (T then copy
> files to the share and append its performance log to a file called
> robo.txt:
if you have servers on each site, why not copy to those servers and do
replication locally?
"lots of clients" and "Gbytes of data" and "WAN distribution" together are
not easy to mix well.....
1 copy, 1 Gbyte of file, 1 Mbps of bandwidth and no overheads = 8000 sec or
2.2 hours transfer time.
If you replicate it, you could even use your existing, working Robocopy
system to replicate to a local server, then serve from there.
if you are going to have problems with bandwidth - then local transfers
across a LAN will be faster, and it is easier / faster and cheaper to
upgrade LANs or local server interfaces than WANs.....
the flip side of having a set of servers is to look at the cost of
complexity and extra servers vs the cost of any needed WAN bandwidth.
> t:
> cd\
> echo Y|del *.*
> c:
> cd\
> robocopy c:\tcptest t:\ /S /E /COPYAT /NP /R:10 /W:30 /LOG+:C:
> \robo.txt
> The log it creates is perfect for what I need, listing file size(s),
> total time of transmission, and subsequent average data rate. The log
> looks like this:
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ROBOCOPY :: Robust File Copy for Windows :: Version
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Started : Thu Jan 31 18:51:37 2008
> Source : c:\tcptest\
> Dest : t:\
> Files : *.*
> Options : *.* /S /E /COPYAT /NP /R:10 /W:30
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 4 c:\udpsend\
> New File 688.6 m test3.iso
> New File 688.6 m test2.iso
> New File 688.6 m test1.iso
> New File 688.6 m test0.iso
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Total Copied Skipped Mismatch FAILED
> Extras
> Dirs : 1 0 1 0 0
> 0
> Files : 4 4 0 0 0
> 0
> Bytes : 2.690 g 2.690 g 0 0 0
> 0
> Times : 0:02:03 0:01:48 0:00:00
> 0:00:14
> Speed : 26502888 Bytes/sec.
> Speed : 1516.507 MegaBytes/min.
> Ended : Thu Jan 31 18:53:40 2008
> Is there any UDP based program that can give me this kind of
> straightforward result?
> BTW, I looked at the Windows version of tftp and it lacked the logging
> features I needed and wouldn't go over 32MBs as Robert Wessel
> indicated. Skybuck Flying's program looks promising, but I can't
> code at all (I can hardly write a batch file) and that leaves me
> without the logging option. I tried out TTCP but it didn't give me
> the option of selecting a file of my choice, only sending
> patterns(?). I started to poke around at a Windows version of
> NetPerf, but it's a very intimidating program. Finally, using the ZTP
> app to test ZTP performance is out of the question for me as its
> implementation is still unfinished and the team won't relinquish it
> until it's been tested and validated.
> Thanks for any more insight you can provide.
> -Brian Wilcox
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Ammunition, Gear, and Firearm Help
Handloading and Reloading
> thoughts anyone?
October 5, 2009, 07:36 PM
Anyone try 5.5 gr. of Unique in a .38 Sp.? I mean, it seems to be too much, but I have a K frame .357. Oh, I have 158 gr swc's. I would also load to max length. Thanks;)
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October 5, 2009, 07:41 PM
5.5 Grs Unique in .38 Spl in a .38 Spl gun? No.
5.5 Grs Unique in .357 brass in a .357? Yes.
5.5 Grs in .38 brass in a .357? Still a bad idea, as it may wind up in a .38 Spl gun.
O.A.L.? Determined by the crimp groove.
You seem to be badly in need of a reloading manual. At least check the reloading data available at the various powder sellers websites.
October 5, 2009, 08:13 PM
According to the current Speer #14 Manual, 5.2 gr of Unique is maximum for 158 gr +P loads in the 38 Spcl. Suggest you check out your loads in several loading manuals before you attempt to fire them.
October 5, 2009, 08:14 PM
Thanks for responding, I shot my first .38 reloads yesterday, using 4 gr. Unique. They didnt shot too well. I need to learn about that crimp groove thing. I just seated them at a few lengths, between min and max and wrote it in logbook. I am using a Lee factory crimp die and really dont crimp at all. Where should that groove be? About the original question, I dont own a .38.
something vague
October 5, 2009, 08:36 PM
About the original question, I dont own a .38.
But that really isn't the issue here. Where did you get this data you used from? Did you just start at 5.5gr. and start blasting away? Since when are we reloading without first buying manuals? I wouldn't have the nuts myself. Don't mean to sound like an ass but before you load anymore rounds you need to get yourself a loading manual, and I would suggest getting two or three.
Here's Alliant's data for a 38 spl. +p. They list it at 5.2grs as well.
The gun will definitly handle your load but I just don't see how came across this load and the point of shooting it so hot in a .38spl case. The case is the weak point here.
October 5, 2009, 08:43 PM
icanthitabarn, yes, you do need to learn proper procedure. I suggest not using your Lee FCD, and instead learn how to seat the bullet while imparting a crimp with your seating die. Chances are, you'll get better results with your loads with a nice roll crimp.
I like Unique a lot and it will give you good results if you do your part.
October 5, 2009, 09:33 PM
I can't argue with needing books, I guess seeing that advice a million times was why I saw it a million times. I started reloading a few months ago with .45 and just was careful and did ok. I thought the books were for safety with loads and because all the load data was different, anyways, I only have the data that comes with Lee dies and a old Lyman book. I have made a few dippers for the .45 and used them. None worked for the .38 with Unique, except for the 4gr. Thats why I am at 5.5. I just read around and as you can see, the ones I just loaded, in 4.2gr. are seated a little too much . I think I understand the roll crimp and its position, now. I have just been barely resizing and flaring to just let the bullet start in the mouth, so when seated, the tight fitting bullet was what I called a crimp. http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k214/rock46839/HPIM0811.jpg
October 5, 2009, 09:45 PM
So are you just dipping and not using a scale??
Are you SERIOUS??
Spend the few bucks and buy the manuals, a scale and do it right - you're not just mixing a rum and coke here - you need to be just a tad more precise
October 5, 2009, 11:09 PM
Heck no, I got a scale. Got a $70 plastic Lyman 1000gr scale. Anyone need 700 gr?
October 5, 2009, 11:25 PM
Here is a link to a thread (http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=469815) with some crimp pics.
I thought the books were for safety with loadsYou bet they are. They will answer 99% of your questions. They are cheap insurance you should not be without.
October 6, 2009, 12:26 AM
Thanks, I saw that thread awhile back, and then just now and I think I got the crimping theory and actual crimp right now. You have helped a lot. Although crimping wasnt on my mind before. I think you have saved me a huge waste of time and material, not to mention aggravation. I did make make 6 of those hot loads, and a few 4 gr. with a proper crimp. Maybe thats why I was seeing sparks out of the gap?
October 6, 2009, 10:53 PM
get some books. don't load any hot loads until you learn how to do a correct bullet seat and crimp. wrong seating will change the pressures and results of a good load.
Steve C
October 7, 2009, 03:44 PM
5.5grs of Unique with a 158gr LSWC was a below max .38 spl load in the first Hornady book I bought in the mid 70's. I loaded and shot a lot of these out of my .357 mag revolvers. In the 80's I acquired a couple .38 spl's and after checking the data of the time I noticed that the 5.5gr load of Unique was now over maximum so I left the ammo I had with that load set aside for .357 mag revolvers.
When I finally purchased a chronograph I ran some of these old loads over it and found that they where running over 1,000 fps from a 4" barrel and around 890 fps from a 2" so they where definitely warmer than the typical +P factory load, closer to what custom loaders like Buffalo Bore is selling.
October 7, 2009, 07:37 PM
Thanks, thats why I asked.
October 10, 2009, 10:00 PM
Well that 5.5 gr. Unique load in .38 was not too crazy in my mod. 13 .357. Had a kick but nothing like a factory .357. Many thanks for responses. I felt ok about shooting it and the crimping advice was hugely helpful. What a difference!!! I could say I had only time for one shot. LOL http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k214/rock46839/pics023.jpg
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