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• The name game: how do you come up with good names for characters in you fiction? Student Alice George wants to know writers get good name for characters. Bruce Coville, author of The Dragonslayers, Jennifer Murdleys Toad, Don't Fry My Veeblax!, and many o

  - 2003-02-01

  How do you come up with good names for characters in your fiction? --Alice George The American Academy Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Dear Alice, I have several techniques for naming my characters. The simplest one is just...

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• Coville survives recall nightmare, sees stronger fabric business.(Fiber + Fabric Focus)(Column)

  - 1995-12-14

  Coville Inc, a manufacturer of specialty circular knit fabrics, initiated a voluntary recall in Jan 1995 that involved the knit converter's Highlander sherpa fleece. The Consumer Products Safety Commission determined that the fabric was not flame retardant and so Coville stopped production of it, notified its factors and then recalled...

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• Polartec is making sure it doesn't get dragged into the recent mess over the recall of fleece produced by Coville Inc.(Sportscast)(Brief Article)

  - 1995-03-08

  Polartec is making sure it doesn't get dragged into the recent mess over the recall of fleece produced by Coville Inc. Maiden Mills, makers of Polartec and Polarfleece performance fabrics, set up a consumer hot line to field the huge number of inquiries it is ...

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• Men's firms involved in fleece recall don't expect big impact on business. (Coville poly/cotton fleece) (Brief Article)

  - 1995-03-07

  NEW YORK - Several men's apparel manufacturers that used a government-recalled, flammable polyester/cotton fleece fabric for fall '94 apparel say they don't expect major complications to their businesses. The U.S. Consumer product Safety Commission CPS and Coville Inc., a Winston-salem, N.C., knitter, last week...

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• Begin recall of flammable fleece items. (Coville Inc. clothing recall) (Brief Article)

  - 1995-03-01

  NEW YORK - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC and Coville Inc., a Winston-Salem, N.C., knitter, announced late Tuesday the recall of "dangerously flammable" fleece garments made of a polyester/ cotton fleece fabric produced by Coville. According to the CPSC, an estimated 160,000 men's,...

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• Fast wicking claimed for new 2-layer knit. (new product from textile manufacturer Imperial Chemical Industries PLC)

  - 1990-01-16

  FAST WICKING CLAIMED FOR NEW 2-LAYER KNIT NEW YORK -- ICI Fibres has introduced a new two-layer knitted fabric designed to wick moisture from the skin faster than a single-fiber fabric. Called Aquator, which means water carrier, the fabric is a ...

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