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Nothing is more important for the future of our children and, frankly, our democracy, than getting public education right.
Since the 1983 release of the National Commission on Excellence in Education's "A Nation at Risk" report, there has been a sense of urgency to improve our public schools and reduce the achievement gap.
Urgency is good if it leads us down the path to great public schools for all children. But sadly, the urgency has been used to fixate on testing, starve public schools with austerity budgets and privatize public schools through vouchers and charters.
None of these so-called reforms has moved the needle in a positive direction. It's outrageous that outside lobbyists peddle this long-expired brand of education to communities with the message that it will be the elixir for what ails their public schools. We want what works for Alabama students, not what works for the lobbyists and the corporations promoting these "reforms."


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Breastfeeding Matters is a class to assist and provide information and guidance for expectant parents who want to breastfeed their newborn.
Date/Time July 28, 2015 at 6PM - 8PM
Location Adena Health System 272 Hospital Road Chillicothe, OH

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Class is Open for Women to Learn Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) at Bloomington
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The IU Police Department in Bloomington, Indiana will be hosting a Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) class scheduled for April 3, 5, 10, 12 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. each night. RAD is a system of self-defense for women. The training will be held in the Campus View Apartments Activities Room each night. Campus View is located at 800 N. Union St, (north of 10th St and Union St).
There is no charge for this training. The first three nights are required and the fourth night is STRONGLY encouraged. The fourth night can be very intense for survivors and is optional, though consistently very beneficial, for participants.
You may want to visit the website of RAD Systems to find more information as it may answer some of your questions also. http://www.rad-systems.com/index.html
If you have questions or would like to register for the class, please contact Detective Sergeant Leslie Slone. (more information is at the end of this article)
- Participating RAD Instructors:
- IUPD Lt. Andy Stephenson
- IUPD Sgt. Dave Rhodes
- IUPD Sgt. Rebecca Schmuhl
- IUPD Officer Nick Luce
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DESCRIPTION (provided by investigator): Studies of adherence to cancer treatment find that low-income and minority population experience important barriers (including access barriers) to optimal treatment adherence behavior (helping to explain less favorable morbidity and mortality cancer outcomes among women living in poverty). A randomized clinical trial is proposed to test the efficacy of a multifaceted intervention on patient adherence to breast and gynecological adjuvant cancer treatment and post-treatment follow-up among low-income minority women. The proposed study will test the efficacy of a culturally tailored intervention model that combines interactive health education (decisional support), counseling (emotional support), and systems navigation (resource access) interventions that have been shown to be effective in enhancing adherence to abnormal screening diagnostic follow-up among low-income minority women. The efficacy of IMPAACT will be tested by comparing adherence outcomes between intervention and modestly enhanced usual care group patients. The nature of relationships between assessed barriers, adherence outcomes, and quality of life outcomes and patient satisfaction with the intervention and with their cancer care will be identified. In addition, the study will test models specifying direct, indirect, and intervening relationships between assessed barriers and adherence behaviors within intervention and control groups. In addition, estimates of direct costs of the intervention and usual care arms will be compared. Study Hypotheses: 1.IMPAACT will result in significantly higher rates of: 1) patient acceptance of adjuvant cancer treatment; 2) adjuvant cancer treatment adherence; and 3) follow-up appointment keeping compared to usual care (UC). 2.IMPAACT will result in better functional status, quality of life, and satisfaction with cancer care vs. UC. 3.IMPAACT will result in greater reduction of depressive symptoms (by increasing identification and receipt of treatment) and practical and health system barriers vs. UC. 4.Depression and practical/system barriers will serve as mediators between all other barriers and adherence outcomes. 5 IMPAACT intervention effects will be mediated by changes in targets of the components of the intervention, viz., strengthened intentions, reduced emotional barriers particularly depression, and reduced practical and system barriers.


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COLUMBIA CITY — One tournament made all the difference in Columbia City's girls basketball's season.
The Lady Eagles had been struggling with a nine-game losing streak, a difficult 2-12 record and several competitive losses in the first part of their season.
Columbia City competed in the two-day, Northridge Holiday tournament in late December — and that's when the tables turned.
Though the Lady Eagles fell in the first three games, the fourth game was a totally different performance.
Columbia City topped Concord by a 58-38 score. Head coach Amy Shearer said the win was more than a "w" on the record book.
"That was a good team-building win," Shearer said. "We all started focusing on the team and we began playing for each other."
Shearer said one of the improvements came from junior Emily Whiteleather, who made the Northeast Hoosier Conference's 1st-Team All-Conference.
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Located in the lobby of The Lodge at Eagle Crest, you'll find breakfast and dinner dishes made with the freshest ingredients available. To Go items including snacks, candy bars and other convenient options will be available throughout the day in The Lodge.
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Kids 12 and under eat free when staying in The Lodge at Eagle Crest, a Holiday Inn Resort. Our kids' breakfast and dinner menus feature fresh and grilled items with a greater emphasis on lean proteins, vegetables and fruit so you can rest assured, they will be eating healthy too. Upon arrival you will receive two coupons per child per day, redeemable for breakfast and dinner from the Kids Menu at Aerie Cafe, conveniently located inside The Lodge.
*Kids Eat Free is available for kids age 12 years old and under when ordering in Aerie Café (The Lodge restaurant) from the Kid's Breakfast and Dinner Menus and when accompanied by a family member dining from the regular menu. For registered guests only. Limit four kids per dining family. Not available with room rates negotiated for groups of ten or more rooms, travel industry rates or employee rates.
For a casually elegant dining experience, try Niblick and Greene's. Niblick and Greene's offers a wide variety of seafood, chicken, pasta and beef dishes. The lounge offers the current sporting events on television, video poker machines and offers a full service bar including a large selection of microbrews.
Silverleaf Café, located under the clock tower in the new Eagle Crest Village Center, welcomes you to enjoy the Resort's best gourmet coffee, organic teas, smoothies, sandwiches, and specialty beverages in a relaxing, Central Oregon inspired setting.
Located next to the golf shop on The Ridge course, Greeneside Café carries a variety of snacks and beverages, as well as freshly prepared lunch items such as sandwiches, wraps and burgers.


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Tonight experts are taking part in an Earthwatch debate to choose a native plant or animal species to be an environmental mascot for Britain.
Under consideration are the British bluebell, English oak, song thrush, bumblebee and cold-water coral.
The Natural History Museum's Dr Johannes Vogel, Keeper of Botany, will fight for the iconic bluebell and try to convince an audience why this species should win.
He explains, 'Bluebells are all around us - in gardens, woodlands, parks. Every child can recognise them and they are the first sign of spring.
'The blue carpets we experience in spring are quintessentially British and unique to these isles. Bluebells are the true British icon and they are a potent symbol of how wildlife and humans can live together.'
The Earthwatch debate takes place at the Royal Geographic Society in London at 7pm and is held annually on different thought-provoking topics.
Dr Vogel adds, 'There are many ways that we can engage with the public about the environment, through our exhibitions in South Kensington, our website, our science or meeting people in their environments through initiatives such as OPAL.
'However, I also cherish a very British tradition - the public debate - cheerful and fun, yet full of facts, figures and combative contestants.'
As well as the Natural History Museum's Dr Vogel, the other judges are Dr George McGavin, winner of the 2008 Earthwatch 'Irreplaceable Species' debate, BBC Lost Lands presenter and Honorary Research Associate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History; writer, campaigner and independent environmental advisor, Tony Juniper; Earthwatch's own Senior Research Manager for Oceans, Dr Samantha Burgess; Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Professor Stephen Hopper.
The British bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, is certainly a good contender for environmental mascot for Britain. There is growing concern that it is threatened by breeding with introduced species, something Museum scientists are investigating through the annual bluebell survey.
So, what do you think? Let us know if you agree or if you think there is a species more suitable. Have your say and leave a comment below.


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Harry Winston has their jewels and Calvin Klein has their clothes…but only The Chinese Theatre has their hand and footprints.
Hundreds of thousands of Hollywood's most elite have graced the halls of The TCL Chinese Theatres at movie premieres and ceremonies. But only a select few have been invited to join the exclusive society known as the Forecourt to the Stars. From Marilyn Monroe to Tom Hanks, Betty Grable's legs to Jimmy Durante's nose, Sid Grauman helped Hollywood leave its impression on not only Los Angeles but on the world. See history in the making and come join us at our next Forecourt to the Stars induction.


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Man Proposes With Romantic Hacked Version of 'Angry Birds'
Angry Birds has made for one happy woman.
Angry Birds has made for one happy woman.
Last week Angry Birds invaded Facebook, and next month the sling-shot strategy game will be headed to the final frontier. Yup, it's Angry Birds Space.
As if Facebook wasn't enough of a time-vampire, now there's this
It appears as though the Angry Birds have done it again - they've saved the day from those pesky, pain-in-the-rear green pigs.
Angry Birds and pizza — two of modern life's most addictive things — come together in this nifty photo, which was posted on Deviant Art user Ilovetohavfun's account.
With over 200 million downloads to mobile devices, Angry Birds is a full-fledged phenomenon. Now an Atlanta teacher has found a way to use it as an educational tool as well.
Since the birds are catapulted into the sky, John Burk, a ninth-grade physics teacher, felt it was a great way to teach students the laws of projectile motion.
The foul flinging puzzle game Angry Birds was released for the iPhone in December of 2009, and since then over 12 million copies have been purchased in Apple's App Store. The makers of Angry Birds, Rovio Mobile, have since designed the game for other smartphones such as those using the Android OS.


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The 113th Congress is sworn in today. That means parts of Western New Yorkwill have new representation.
Newcomer Republican Chris Collins represents the 27th Congressional District.
Democrat Dan Maffei returns to Congress after two years, representing the 24th Congressional District.
Rep. Louise Slaughter returns after winning in the 25th District against Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks. Slaughter has been a Congresswoman since 1988. This is her 14th term.


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Artists Fleet Foxes, Animal Collective, Vampire Weekend
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Fourteen tracks including music by Animal Collective, Vampire Weekend, and Fleet Foxes.
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upcycled songs (aka covers).
covers, indie pop, rasputina, the white stripes, pomplamoose
nashpop radio -- spray paint high by nashpop
Light floaty songs we listen to when our heads are wonky from too much spray painting.
teenagers huffing on spray paint, ethereal
the memory is mine by nashpop
and I'm going to dance on it all night long.
indie dance, indie electronic, m83, against me!, the civil wars
nashpop radio - dance dance by nashpop
Music to get you movin' and groovin' - everything from Mayer Hawthorne to The Ting Tings.
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Acer is really dragging out its Iconia tablet releases. We first heard wind of them courtesy of an Acer event back in November, then they were teased over at CES, and now over at Mobile World Congress three of the devices have finally been detailed - the Iconia Tab A500, A100 and W500.
The A500 and A100 are basically the same machine, but in two different sized varieties - the A500 has a 10.1-inch display and the the A100 a 7-inch one. The A500 also has more RAM at 1GB, and 16 and 32GB storage options - the A100 has 512MB of RAM and has 8GB of storage.
Both will be packing Android 3.0 on launch (although our pictures show them running Froyo at the moment) and these are Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core powered devices.
They have HDMI out options for 1080p playback and on board they are said to be more than capable of handling "premium HD arcade games and complex online 3D games", as well as Flash 10.1 playback too.
Connectivity is via Wi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth 2.1 and they also tap into Acer's clear.fi media sharing platform as well. They have 5-megapixel cameras on the back and 2-megapixel ones on the front.
Due out in April, no prices have yet been confirmed for either of these Honeycomb tabs.
Acer has also announced a 10.1-inch (1280x800) Windows 7 tablet - the Iconia Tab W500 - which comes packing an AMD C-50 processor, AMD Radeon HD6250 graphics and up to 2GB of DDR3 RAM, with a 32GB SSD.
The W500 has Dolby optimised audio and connectivity options including Wi-Fi, 3G (on selected models) and Bluetooth 3.0. It also has a 1.3-megapixel webcam.
What makes the W500 a bit different though is that it comes with a full-size chiclet keyboard that doubles as a docking station and features the Acer FineTrack pointing device with two buttons, an Ethernet port and a USB port for external devices. So it's another netbook/hybrid effort for the pile.
No release details for the W500 have been given as of yet, but we'll keep you posted.
Be sure to check out our dedicated Mobile World Congress 2011 homepage, for all the news and views from the Barcelona expo.
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The G10C is a 10" ceramic speaker with a 30 oz motor and seamed cone. It's comparable to the eminence Ragin Cajun. However, the G10C has a warmer sound and more depth in the tone. And, with 75W of power handling, it lets you push your tones with authority.


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Road work starts Friday at Ayers and Horne
CORPUS CHRISTI - Utility work will begin Friday at the intersection of Ayers Street and Horne Road, according to a news release from the city of Corpus Christi engineering team.
Temporary traffic controls will be implemented and no left turns will be allowed from eastbound Horne Road to Ayers Street. Traffic will be reduced to one lane southbound on Ayers and westbound on Horne.
The project is expected to finish on Tuesday.
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Team 1987: The First Four YearsFriday, August 20th, 2010
After having been involved for the first four years, we, Emma, Tom, and Becky, thought it important to document the things Team 1987 faced, overcame, and accomplished. Because we were at every meeting, volunteer event, presentation, build day, or competition event, we believe that our memories, combined with all the wonderful photographs taken by Lisa Smith (and others) should be shared. We chose to do so by writing this book.
It has 118 pages with around 520 photographs and it highlights each build season and the subsequent competition events. Also included are all the submitted documents that took us to the Championship in Atlanta three years in a row.
This book tells the story of what it takes to be a humble and very successful FIRST® team.
We did a bulk order through emails already. If you responded/paid, we have accounted for your order. So far, we ordered 24 books which should be here in a few weeks. If you didn't respond to us and would like to buy one, you can buy one online. Here is the Blurb bookstore preview and order website: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/1030061/3d956800543b3f2a9fb4bf27e5daf8a8
We are very excited to finally publish this book. We have been working on it for many weeks. Going through pictures to choose the perfect shots as well as following our progress in words took hundreds of hours, and we feel it is a great representation of Team 1987's first four years. If there are any questions about the book, please email: email@example.com.
We hope you enjoy it. To see the first 15 pages of the book, go to the link above.
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Warning of icy and dangerous conditions on roads in Gloucestershire
Posted: January 29, 2014|
DRIVERS are being warned about dangerous conditions over the next 24 hours as wet roads threaten to freeze overnight.
The mild winter is likely to take a turn for the worse as temperatures fall below freezing tonight and into tomorrow creating icy conditions for motorists.
Work due to get under way at two key town centre locations in Stroud has been shelved due to more heavy rain.
A planned road closure in Merrywalks last night was cancelled due to poor weather conditions.
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for ice from around 9pm tonight, continuing into the early hours.
Commuters driving into work tomorrow could be worst hit.
And councils could be left to foot the bill as water-filled potholes freeze, potentially causing further damage to already pockmarked road surfaces.
A spokesman for Gloucestershire County Council said there were no plans to grit any of the county's roads in central areas of Gloucester, Stroud or Cheltenham, although this could change as the situation is reviewed every 12 hours.
This morning would be mostly dry, the Met Office said, before showers return this afternoon. Some are likely to be heavy.
A fall in temperatures is being led by an easterly wind, a switch from the south westerlies which have brought in much of the rain from the Atlantic in recent weeks and kept temperatures unseasonably mild at around 8C to 10C.
Although it will be around 5C for much of the day, a windchill will make it feel considerable colder.
A widespread frost is expected across Gloucestershire tonight as temperatures are expected to dip below zero to -2C.
Ian Thomas, the Gloucester Citizen's weather expert said: "It will be a cold snap but a very short one. If you blink you may miss it.
"It looks as though tomorrow night could be the coldest night we have had since November when it fell to -4C. That shows you just how mild the winter has been, so far.
"There may be a few wintry flurries over higher ground tomorrow but nothing to worry about. Overnight we will see a sharp frost."
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for more heavy rain in Gloucester on Friday.
A spokesman for the AA said: "Breakdowns are more common at this time of year. We have extra patrols on call as the number of breakdowns nearly doubles during particularly cold spells – and road conditions can be challenging."


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Rockport Gospel Festival offers array of Christian music
CORPUS CHRISTI - If you're looking for some of that old-time religion in song, I hear the Rockport Gospel Music Festival is the place to find it this weekend.
More than 30 Gospel groups and soloists will lift up their voices for the 17th annual festival that will be on Friday through Sunday in the Martha Luigi Auditorium at Rockport-Fulton High School.
The free festival drew about 1,000 people from across the country last year, many by the bus loads to hear their favorite Gospel artists. It will begin at 6:20 p.m. Friday with musical group, the Crimson River Quartet.
The group's performance will kick off three days of the best in old and new Gospel music, ranging from Southern-style and instrumental accompaniment to songs sung a cappella.
"You can expect to hear all kinds of Gospel, from the West Coast to Tennessee," said Diane Probst, president and chief executive officer of the Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce. "When the weather is beautiful, we get tons of people (in the auditorium) and they generally have to bring in chairs."
Probst added that organizers are expecting this weekend's crowd to number around 1,500, providing a boost to the city's economy and sense of community.
This year's event will feature headline performances by the Melody Boys Quartet from Little Rock, Ark. on Friday and the Watchmen of Texas, another popular group, on Saturday. Gospel music CDs, videos and books will be on sale for purchase.
Started in 1995 as a Gospel music concert of sacred songs, hymns, mountain tunes and early blues, the festival was sponsored by Rockport's Gospel Force, a local Southern Gospel quartet made up of members of the Rockport Police Department.
The festival's goal was to celebrate the Gospel tunes once freely shared by black and white field hands who played their fiddles, harmonicas and guitars in the evening after a hard day of work.
Festival coordinator and retired police officer Gary Howard, an original member of Rockport's Gospel Force, said the event offers visiting winter Texans the chance to experience a Southern tradition of community, Christian entertainment and praise.
"Without the consistent support through prayer, attendance and generous contributions of the people, this festival would have never grown to the three-day event that it has been the past few years," Howard said in a statement.
In addition to a few Rockport choirs, several local performers also will participate in the festival, Probst said.
I've known of this festival for years but have never had a chance to attend. I plan to remedy that this weekend.
In the meantime, tell me your thoughts. Have you been to this festival before and if not, will I see you there?
What: 17th Annual Rockport Gospel Music Festival
Where: Rockport-Fulton High School Auditorium, 1801 Omohundro St.
When: Friday to Sunday
Cost: Free
Information: 361-729-6445 or visit gospelforce.org for a complete concert schedule
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(Note: This letter was sent to the town administrator of Ocean Isle Beach.)
This is just a quick note to let you know our family will not be returning to your beach (Ocean Isle) for vacation this summer, as we have made arrangements to rent an oceanfront house on Oak Island.
We have vacationed at Ocean Isle for the past 12 years, as have five other of our friends' families. We all rented houses for the same week each year and had the best time.
To the editor: On Nov. 4, 2008, America voted for change and on Jan. 2, America inaugurated its 44th president, believing for that change.
According to my understanding, we were saying we were going to assist our new president to bring about change. It is incumbent upon each of us to work with our elected officials and assist them by letting them do what we expect of them.
We will not bring about change by discussing our problems in the grocery stores, checkout counters and parking lots.
To the editor: As a semi-interested observer of the goings-on at Holden Beach, it seems to me this fellow Louis Cutajar has his finger on the pulse of things.
Transparency should be the ideal in all government, but here, opaqueness seems to be the rule. If not opaqueness, then translucence is just enough smoke to make you think you're seeing the truth.
To the editor: The past week, Rep. Mike McIntyre broke his campaign promises and voted for the infamous pork-filled $850 billion stimulus bill.
This bill is a huge rip-off on the American people by wasting billions on unneeded programs and doubling the size of many government programs. He approved spending money we do not have on things we do not need.
Lets see how Mike voted to spend your money:
1) $41 billion (5 percent of the total package) goes to major infrastructure projects promised by Obama; a good thing, but then where is the other 95 percent going?
To the editor: So, another 598,000 jobs disappeared in January. The reason? There isn't enough demand for the goods and services produced by Americans, so employers lay off their workers.
As the Senate debates a stimulus bill, two views of what should be done are being expressed. One view is to cut taxes and the other is to increase government spending.
To the editor: After seeing the picture in last week's Beacon, I just had to write this note.
People wonder why there is so much violence in the world today. One reason is fathers are teaching their children how to kill innocent animals.
When I saw that picture of the killing of beautiful, defenseless swans, I couldn't believe my eyes. It's just like the killing of a deer. The so-called man—I call him a wimp—stands in a tree-stand with corn on the ground and then shoots the deer when he eats. That again is murder, not hunting.
To the editor: During a conversation with the Brunswick County tax office, I asked what is the reason delinquent taxes are listed in the local papers. The answer: to reach taxpayers who have not received their tax notices by mail (bad addresses, lost in the mail, etc.) and hope neighbors or family will contact them.
Question: And the advertising fee being added to their bill? Answer: It is only $1.
Question: Who made the decision to assess this fee? Answer: It's been done for years.
To the editor: It seems President Obama had an economic stimulus plan that involves taxes after all. It's just not taking the shape we assumed it would.
Instead of attacking the problem by passing sweeping legislation that creates jobs and promotes economic growth, he is simply starting on a slightly smaller scale—one nominee at a time.
While we all expected to see his tax plan come in the form of checks in the mail, it seems the checks are being written by his various cabinet nominees.
To the editor: The past week, Rep. Mike McIntyre and Sen. Kay Hagan voted for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) bill. President Barack Obama signed it into law as the second law of his administration.
Like Medicaid, SCHIP is a partnership between the state and federal governments. The program basically provides medical insurance to children whose family income is below certain amounts.
To the editor: On Jan. 9 I was involved in my first serious traffic accident.
I can hear the conversation going on between my husband and God as I approached that intersection.
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While ACT scores statewide scored just below the national average, Aiken County School District high school seniors scored well above the state and slightly above the national average, District officials said.
The Aiken School Districts average score across the county was 21.1. That result was higher than the state average of 20.4 and slightly higher than the nations average of 21.0.
These scores have continued over time, said King Laurence, the associate superintendent for instruction. Its not a one-time thing.
With 96 seniors taking the test, Aiken High had the highest average with 23.6, followed by South Aiken High School (150 students, 22.1) and North Augusta High (165 students (20.9). ACT results are based on 1-36 points for individual students.
The other high school scores were Midland Valley (62 students, 19.7), Silver Bluff (48 students 19.7), Ridge Spring-Monetta (27 students, 18.6), Wagener-Salley (25 students, 16.2) and the Aiken Performing Arts Academy charter school (six students, 18.2).
Mick Zais, the outgoing State Department of Education superintendent, had good things to report on the test results.
South Carolina students are to be commended for their performance on the 2014 ACT test, he said in a press release. While South Carolinas average ACT composite score was slightly under the national average, its proximity proves that we are making progress. These are positive results that we can build on for the future.
National ACT officials said that districts and schools with a 0.3-point or higher improvement in their 2013 scores are considered statistically significant. Aiken High had a 0.8-point improvement, while North Augusta had 0.4.
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In Louisiana, the strip malls and subdivisions are built out first, the roads and infrastructure after the fact. This is completely backwards from the way other states plan out development. Highway 21 is a prime example of this. Friends of mine who come from out of state to visit just shake their heads in disbelief at how haphazardly we manage (or fail to manage) growth.
As a kid back then, it was like losing a family member when the Jazz left. All those fun promotions with Shoe Town and free stuff from Burger King if the Jazz scored over a certain number of points in a game, gone. Watching Maravich work his magic, gone. I didn't care too much that we hadn't made a playoff run, I figured our time would come. This city has been loyal to its sports franchises, we just expect a little love and loyalty in return.
Chouest is right, the NBA's business model is a joke. That, more than an arbitrarily assigned number of 10,000 season ticket sales, will influence any potential local ownership interest.
I'm with you, prj. That stupid video just reaffirmed my dislike of James. I liked Wade in the past, since Lebron arrived, he's changed for the worst. Besides, I'm pulling for all of those veteran Mavs players who have paid their dues, Kidd, Terry, Nowitzki, Chandler, Peja; and are much more deserving of a title than Queen James.
We don't have a very diversified economy and we don't have a large workforce with the requisite technical skills to land large numbers of high tech industry jobs here. We can't afford to be too uppity about the jobs we do attract here.
Is Piyush the governor of Ohio as well? How's your part time job here going, Bobby?
I think they're probably just scratching the surface with Ohio State. If it is discovered that this went much deeper, I wouldn't be surprised at all
A team with an RPI rating in the 20s fails to get into a 64 team tournament? Sounds like politics. I think there is a growing SEC backlash in parts of the country, there seems to have been a concerted effort to stack more east coast teams in the tournament, deserving or not. Manhattan, Seton Hall, Navy and St.John's? You've got to be kidding. I hope the SEC representatives demolish the field.
The Hornets played hard against the champs, no faulting their effort. Their needs for next year could not be more clearer. They have got to get bigger and more physical players in the low post. They had no answer for LA's big frontline and got killed on the offensive glass. This has been an issue for some time. Okafor is out of position at center, he is really a power forward.
The area that was roped off is a public right of way, and that should not be allowed. That said, people should not be allowed to block off those same right of ways with RV's and motor homes parked bumper to bumper. Every year, these vehicles are showing up earlier and earlier along the Covington parade route. This year, they started appearing almost a week before the parades, especially on Jefferson Avenue. These people are just as wrong as Mr. Braswell. I think people are getting fed up, on both sides of the lake, with idiots putting vehicles, furniture (have seen that before) and ropes up on the parade routes, as if they are entitled to these spots.
That's the right way to do it, that's how many places do it, but things have always been done completely backwards here regarding infrastructure.
I have never understood the Tea Party anyway. It seems to be a well-intentioned, but hopelessly contradictory movement. It proclaims its defense of the little guy, while opposing any legislation that would help said people. It has remained "hands off" in its approach toward lavish giveaways to the wealthy. While bemoaning the financial meltdown, it has been largely silent about its perpetrators facing consequences of any kind, and seems to regard any attempts to correct the problems as "socialism", a word that has become so overused as to have lost its meaning. It behaves the same way as the radical left, that is, to stereotype anyone who opposes them with cartoonish, oversimplified generalizations.
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Let's drug test anyone who receives money from the government of any kind, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, the home mortgage deduction, etc. I don't want my hard earned tax dollars going to any drug users of any kind. If politicians receive taxpayer funded benefits and medical insurance, test them as well. No exceptions. Then watch how quickly these proposals would go away. This is hypocritical grade school pandering, the sad thing is how many people fall for this.
If John Labruzzo was asked for a hair sample, he'd be the first one to scream "Nanny state" and "Socialism".
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Good luck getting any traction on your idea, eustatic. Usually anything that requires a little thought, initiative and a little extra effort or sacrifice here is called socialist or communist. Nowadays, waste and sloth are celebrated as virtues.
The super rich will dilute and/or avoid much of any shared sacrifice on their part because they completely own Washington. The middle/working classes will get hammered. This should be no big surprise. Now, if people who consistently vote against their own interests could just understand this... There is a real disconnect when many minimum wage earners and tycoons favor the same policies.


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On Feb. 3, a vote was taken in the Senate to reject the health care law. Every Democratic Senator voted against it. Are they not defying the Constitution and the judge's ruling? Even the Obama Administration is ignoring the judge's decision by continuing to implement the law. I'm not surprised. They did the same thing during the drilling moratorium in the Gulf.
Senator Dick Durbin told the Cybercast news service the administration should absolutely continue enforcing Obama health care because Federal Judge Roger Vinson ruled only that the law is unconstitutional. He had a chance to issue an injunction but didn't do so. The judge says the executive branch must obey. He specifically says his decision is "the functional equivalence of an injunction."
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Above, 10th-grader Breanna Olley setting the ball to senior Jodie Bosheers against Anchor Bay. Below top, senior Claire Fraeyman at the net trying to get the ball over as the Anchor Bay opponent tries to block it. Below bottom, 10th-grader Erica LaBaere and senior Claire Fraeyman team up at the net on a defensive move against Anchor Bay so the ball does not fall on the Romeo side.
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Against Anchor Bay in the MAC White division opener, the host Lady Bulldogs won in three straight<25-23, 25-19 and 25-13. Sophomore outside hitter Gia Milana led Romeo with 14 kills and four aces; senior hitter Karlie Kelly finished with 11 kills and two aces and setter Lauren Korth had 26 assists and seven aces on the night.
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Needlebook Tutorial
If anyone uses my instructions to make a needlebook, I'd love it if you sent me a pic so I can add it to my album. :)
Here's my step-by-step instructions for making a needlebook:
Materials Needed:
• Whatever you'll need for your stitched piece. You choose the design, fabric, embellishments, etc. Stitched pieces should be approximately 3-4" square. If you want the back cover stitched, you'll have to take that into consideration also.
• Coordinating cotton fabric of your choice. I've found that the quilt fats (18x22" fabric) are perfect. Or look in the odds and ends bin at the fabric stores to see if there's anything that might work. If you want pockets on the inside of your needlebook, you'll need two pieces of fabric. This is the fabric that will go on the inside of your needlebook, so the size depends on the size of your stitched piece, and whether or not you stitched a back cover.
• Matching 1/4" ribbon. Shouldn't need much more than 14".
• Flat quilt batting - again, the amount depends on size of needlebook. 1/4 yd. should do it.
• Piece of coordinating felt. 5x8" piece should work.
• Coordinating thread to sew it all together.
• Scissors to cut fabric, batting, and felt.
• Sewing Machine. You can sew it together by hand, but a machine makes it go faster and easier.
• Iron
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Decide on what to stitch for your needlebook cover. I chose a freebie design by Brooke Nolan, "J is for Japanese Embroidery" After I stitched it, I thought it might be a bit small but it turned out to be just fine. I stitched this on 28ct waterlily linen with DMC threads and Rainbow Gallery Treasure Braid. It took me 6.25 hours to stitch. I changed the design by adding two additional floating balls and Mill Hill beads to the center of each.
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Choose coordinating fabrics for the back cover and inside cover. Cut the back cover the same size as the front cover. Cut the inside cover the same height as the front/back cover, and twice as wide minus 1/2". Cut the quilt batting the same size as the inside cover (Quilt batting not shown in pic). Press all the pieces with an iron, except for batting.
Step Three:
Take front cover and back cover and place right sides together. Stitch right hand side with 1/4" seam allowance.
Notice the pink sewing machine? This is my Happy Lite that I got last year to do small projects such as needlebooks and ornaments. This is the first time I've used it to make a "small".
Step 4:
Press seam open.
Step Five:
Here's where the fun part starts! Assemble your pieces. Front/Back Cover, Inside Cover, Batting, Ribbon.
Note: If you want to put pockets inside your needlebook, you will have to cut a piece of fabric the same width as the Inside Cover, and 2/3 the height PLUS 1/2". Fold 1/2" to the wrong side of the fabric, along the LONG edge. Press flat with iron. On the same long side of fabric, stitch a seam 1/4" from folded over edge. Place Pocket with right side down on table. Place Inside Cover on top with right side down, matching bottom edges. Make 1/4" seam on each short edge. The drawing shows what it should look like with the right side facing you. (There are no pics because I didn't put pockets in this one).
Take your Inside Cover and place it right side down on table. Place batting on top. Set aside.
Place your Front/Back Cover right side up (stitching facing you). Cut two pieces of ribbon 6-8" each. Place ribbon on right and left side of cover. You may want to (temporarily) pin the ribbon in place. There are no pics of this part because I forgot (!!!) to put my ribbon on and had to improvise. However, I have relied on my artistic talents to draw a diagram.
Place the Inside Cover/Batting on top of the Front/Back Cover and Ribbon. You may want to pin all three layers together to make sewing it together easier. I chose not to because I'm experienced in sewing.
You will want to leave a 3" opening at the bottom of your needlebook so that you can turn it inside out. Notice where I started my seam?
Stitch 1/4" seam all the way around the edge of the needlebook, stopping about 3" from where you started. Notice where I stopped?
Once the sewing is done, you can remove the pins. This is what your needlebook should look like once you've sewed the outside seams.
Trim the batting close to the seam. Be careful not to cut the fabric. Once you've trimmed the batting, cut the corners at an angle. This is what it should look like.
Step Six:
Carefully turn your project inside out. Your Front/Back Cover, Inside Cover, and Ribbons should be on the outside. The batting should be on the inside. To help get your corners "pointy", use a slim object to push them out. I used a wood skewer. You can also use a knitting needle, crochet hook, pen with a cap on. Be careful not to poke the object through the fabric.
Using the iron, press the front and back of your needlebook. You will have to tuck in the fabric where the opening is at the bottom of your needlebook.
Step Seven:
Take needle and thread to sew the opening closed. Press both sides of your needlebook again. LOL, can you tell I'm fanatical about wanting my project smooth and flat?
Step Eight:
Cut felt 1/4" smaller than the inside of your needlebook. One piece of felt will make 2 pages. If you wish to have 4 pages, cut 2 pieces of felt. I personally wouldn't do more than 4 pages as it would make the needlebook pretty bulky. Optional: I used pinking shears to cut the edge of the felt.
Place felt in the center of the needlebook. Use pins to hold it in place.
Place needlebook on sewing machine with felt side down and Front/Back Cover facing up. Stitch a line where the front and back covers are seamed together.
This is what it should look like when the felt page(s) are stitched in.
I hand-sewed on the gold cording to match the closure. Tie the ribbon and viola, you have a finished needlebook!
Other needlebooks I've done:
Je Brode/I Embroider
Friendship Grows
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21 comments:
- Teejay said...
thanks Meari, I am going to keep this in my favorites and possibly use it one day!
- July 19, 2007 at 11:00:00 AM CDT
- Singular Stitches said...
- July 19, 2007 at 11:47:00 AM CDT
- Marita said...
Fantastic tutorial. I like the sewing machine too. Been wanting to get myself a sewing machine and a little one would be a great place to start until I figure out how this sewing thing works.
- July 19, 2007 at 5:07:00 PM CDT
- Sharon said...
Thanks for the great tutorial. Your class did a most excellent job on their needlebooks.
- July 20, 2007 at 12:42:00 PM CDT
- Barbara said...
Fantastic tutorial!!! And your students all did such lovely work.
Barb in TX
- July 20, 2007 at 9:14:00 PM CDT
- stitcherw said...
Your needlebook is so pretty, and you make it look so easy. I have a needlebook (as well as a biscornu) on my list of items I want to make. Thanks for the wonderfully clear directions and pictures. The pictures really help as I'm a visual learner.
- July 22, 2007 at 8:51:00 AM CDT
- Lizzy said...
Oh, thanks for the wonderful tutorial, Meari! The piccys are wonderful and make it all so clear! I know it will be a tremendous help for me when I finally attempt to make one! :-)
And Big Congrats on having your tutorial added to the Focus on Finishing blog... :-)
All your students did beautiful work on their needlebooks! :-)
- July 25, 2007 at 4:54:00 PM CDT
- Danielle said...
Thank you for this tutorial! I am going to be using it soon to make my own needlebook. I do have one question, though. Can you explain better the type of stitch you used to sew the opening shut once you had the needlebook turned right side out, towards the end? I have seen it referred to as a "slip stitch" but cannot find a diagram and I'm new to sewing. Thanks! Danielle
- December 15, 2007 at 9:58:00 PM CST
- Anonymous said...
thank you for the excellent, precise instructions - made stitching the needle case really easy peasy.
from Doha, Qatar
- April 25, 2008 at 4:46:00 AM CDT
- Veronica said...
Great tutorial. Made one with a panel print for the front and went together quickly. Will make more.
- December 26, 2008 at 10:39:00 PM CST
- Louisiana Momma said...
I know this is an old post, but you made the needlebook seem so much easier to make than other tutes I have seen.. I have a swap coming up and I believe I going to make my first needlebook out of XS..
- March 1, 2009 at 8:36:00 AM CST
- Patti-Rocky Mtn Stitcher said...
Awesome Meari- I stitched one for a friend in my Sampler
Guild group as a thank you gift and couldn't decide how to finish it- you were a great help-thanks!!!
- April 8, 2009 at 12:43:00 PM CDT
- Вишна said...
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- May 11, 2009 at 9:32:00 AM CDT
- cefita said...
nice work¡ all steps are very clear
- October 21, 2009 at 9:57:00 PM CDT
- Patricia said...
Asi da gusto,con semejante maestra,muchas gracias por el tutorial,me uno a tu blog marabilloso
- February 1, 2010 at 2:23:00 PM CST
- Marcha said...
Thank your for your clear tutorial. Now I can finally make one my own!
- March 1, 2010 at 2:49:00 AM CST
- Suzanne said...
Ditto what everyone else said, and another thank you. Your tutorial is very clear. I shall use it to make a needle book out of Trish Burr's rosebud kit.
- April 17, 2010 at 9:48:00 AM CDT
- Elvie7 said...
Thank you for the very clear tutorial on making this lovely needlecase! I have a small cross-stitched square waiting for the perfect project and found it today here on your website.
Thank you!
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- Maia said...
I just want to say thanks for the awesome tutorial! I made a needlebook using it, there are pics on my blog. :D Thank you so much!
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Driving us to drink: Local beers power the Maine Brew Bus
PORTLAND — From beneath the bill of his hat, Don Littlefield eyed his students in the large rear-view mirror of the bright green bus he was driving last week. They're mostly quiet; maybe a little unsure.
"Welcome class," he said, introducing himself through an intercom system, mimicking the distinctive mechanical voice of an air airline pilot. "I'm your tour guide and guidance counselor today. And this is Lenny."
Lenny is the Maine Brew Bus. Reinstated after a decade in the Kennebunk schools, Lenny is "now on to more noble adventures," Littlefield said, given new life as a tour bus for Maine's rapidly growing craft brewery scene.
After gently nudging a telephone pole while maneuvering out of a parking spot outside the back entrance to the Thirsty Pig on Market Street, the bus was off on the Dirigo Trail Tour. Littlefield steered the bus down Franklin Street and over to Forest Avenue.
The tour visits three of Maine's leading breweries: Allagash Brewing Co. off Riverside Street, where the visit begins with a tour and ends with a tasting; then to Maine Beer Co. in Freeport for a beer sampler and snack, and finally to Rising Tide Brewing Co. in East Bayside, for a final tasting.
Littlefield, who also works an overnight supervisor shift at UPS, starts the trip with an icebreaker.
He asks everyone, starting with the back of the bus and moving forward, to share their name, what they do and their favorite beer style. Accuracy on the first two questions is not required.
On this trip, their names ranged from Taco and Adam to Valerie and Carmanjello. It was also a diverse group that included a New York City chef, a fantasy football commissioner, a veterinarian and a "professional couch surfer."
Most were Mainers, including a small group from the Saco area and a couple from Hallowell. Another couple was from New Jersey. All appeared to be in their mid 20s to late 30s.
And while Littlefield led the tour alone, he is usually joined by the founder of the Brew Bus, Zach Poole, a 32-year-old, part-time physical education teacher in the Saco School Department.
Poole started the company – which celebrated its first anniversary Labor Day weekend and hosts five different Maine beer tours in Cumberland and York counties on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays – after taking notice of the "craft beer boom," not only in Maine, but across the country.
"There's all these breweries popping up and I wanted to show people to them, teach them about the beer and learn myself," Poole said.
Maine has about 40 breweries, with another 18 planned in the next year and half, he said.
That explosion is driving people's interest in craft beer and "beer tourism." Another beer tour bus called Maine Beer Tours also opened in 2012 and offers tours on Friday and Saturday.
In addition to the the scheduled tours, the Brew Bus also hosts private tours, and when cruise ships are in town, it meets passengers as they step off the ships. Prices for the tours range from about $40 to $75.
And while there is drinking involved in the tour, Poole said it's not about getting drunk.
"I'm very happy with the little amount of intoxication we've had. I'm proud of it," he said. "This is not a party bus, it's educational. And while I want people to have a good time, I also want to feel good about where I'm dropping them off."
Into the Allagash
At the first stop, Mike Guarracino of Allagash leads a tour of the brewery, which expanded this year. He takes the crowd through the brewery and out back to an adjacent building that hosts the barrel room, where the brewers age dozens of experimental beers.
The tour ended in a sampling of four of the Belgian-style brewery's beer.
Afterward, the group piled back into the bus and headed north on Interstate 295 to Freeport and Maine Beer Co.
On the way, Littlefield spit out nuggets of brewing history and statistics, including that Maine breweries have increased production 90 percent since 2009, ballooning from 4.1 million barrels to 7.9 million.
He then launches into a trivia game that tests the student's knowledge of beer.
The bus is split into two teams, left side versus right side. A score is kept, although at the end of the tour it's not entirely clear who wins. Probably the right side.
Trivia draws from five subjects: science, math, history, geography and art, Littlefield said, and includes questions like, "What is the science of brewing called?" (zymurgy) and "What is an alabeorphilist?" (bottle collector). Later, he admitted, there are no art questions.
At Maine Beer's new brewery on U.S. Route 1 in Freeport, which opened earlier this year, the group tries four more five-ounce beers. They include three of the brewery's established beers and one pilot beer, an intensely hopped red India Pale Ale.
When the beer tasting was finished, Littlefield shepherded his students back on board the bus for the final stop: Rising Tide.
Heading south on I-295, Littlefield continued the trivia questions.
Testing their math skills, and possibly their soberness, he asked the group to calculate the beer score of a $6 pint of Allagash White, the brewery's 5 percent alcohol by volume flagship Belgian wheat beer.
The formula is beer size, multiplied by ABV, divided by price. Littlefield's question was followed by a long silence, as the students pulled out the calculators on their smart phones.
Finally, a woman in the back called out, "13.33333 ... ."
"Correct," Littlefield said.
Soon after, the bus exits the freeway.
Welcome to 'Yeast Bayside'
"Now, we descend into the depths of 'Yeast Bayside,'" Littlefield said, referring to the Portland neighborhood known for its concentration of fermented-beverage makers.
Rising Tide's tasting room Manager, Stasia Brewczynski, greeted the group and poured everyone four more beers, including the newly released Calcutta Cutter, a double IPA.
Poole, who met the bus at Rising Tide after a day of teaching, said working with slightly intoxicated people is not unlike working with kids.
"Kindergartners and drunk people are kind of the same, but that's says more about drunk people than kindergartners," he said. "I have a good balance working with kids and people who are drinking. It's a good mix."
After everyone finished off their 60th ounce of beer, they climbed back onto the bus.
Littlefield then drove his students back to the Thirsty Pig and left them with a few parting words.
"It's been my pleasure to drive you to drink local," he said.
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It's all about the bottles for David Geary, the father of New England craft beer
PORTLAND — The craft-brewing scene in Maine has grown rapidly in recent years, with more than 40 breweries and another 20 planned in the next year and half.
It's all exciting, unless you're David Geary, the father of New England craft beer.
Tucked away in a nondescript industrial park warehouse office off Riverside Street, the owner of D.L. Geary Brewing Co. on Monday said he is not encouraged by the explosion of craft beer.
"Beer is a zero-sum game," he said. "There's only a finite number of taps and shelf-space capacity."
According to the Brewer's Association, the United States is home to about 2,500 breweries, a dramatic increase since the 1980s, when there were only about 90.
Today, there is the equivalent of one brewery opening every day.
Geary, who lives in Cape Elizabeth, said the brewing scene has changed dramatically in the years since he began building his brewery in 1984.
"There we no real road maps, how-to guides," he said. "All of our equipment is custom made. These days you can buy it off the shelf, turn-key operation, if you've got enough money.
"Everything we did, we did by the seat of our pants and it was sometimes very difficult."
When Geary tried to buy 300 empty kegs – an extremely small order for the time – suppliers laughed at him, he said.
Geary trained in the 1980s at a Scottish brewery housed in a Traquair House, which is the oldest inhabited house in Scotland. The 350-year-old brewery had all wooden vessels and cobblestone floors, he said.
With no home-brewing experience or any particular long-time interest in beer, Geary set out to build New England's first independent brewery.
"It just seemed like a crazy, exciting, wonderful thing to do," he said, adding that looking back, it has actually turned out to be "crazy and exciting."
He sold his first beer in December 1986.
Since then, Geary has expanded the brewery six times, and has helped start two other large breweries in Maine: Shipyard Brewing Co. and Portland's first brewpub, Gritty McDuff's.
Then, in 1995, another brewery arrived: Allagash Brewing Co.
Allagash founder Rob Todd came to Geary to tell him he was opening a brewery just down the street.
"He came over and said, 'Hey man,' with his ponytail, peace sign bumper sticker, driving a Volvo, forest green, with Vermont plates," he said.
Imitating Todd's voice, Geary continued, "'I'm gonna open up a brewery and I thought I'd check out your operation.' I said, 'excuse me, but what?"
"We still laugh about that," he said.
And now, even more brewers have moved into his neighborhood, including three planning to open at what has become the incubator for Portland breweries.
In the shadow of Allagash, the 1 Industrial Way building has been home to Rising Tide, Maine Beer Co. and the now-defunct Bull Jagger Brewing Co.
"The business is nowhere near what it was four or five years ago," Geary said. "Everybody's a brewer now."
And while the market may be somewhat saturated, Geary said his brewery has survived because most of the new brewery sales are at the tap, not in retail stores, where he sells most of his beer in bottles.
Still, he doesn't like sharing any words of wisdom.
"Why would I give them advice?" Geary said.
— Will Graff


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"Knock, knock," said the doctor.
"Who's there?" a surprised patient asked from behind the examination room door.
"Orange," the doctor replied.
Playing along with the gag, the patient coyly answered back, "Orange who?"
"Orange you glad to see me?" Dr. Hector Lopez, Jr., asked with a smile as he entered the room.
As shown in her smile, the patient certainly was.
"I know all of my patients, so I know their personalities," Lopez said. "I make them comfortable, so they can tell me what's on their mind."
For 35 years, Lopez, an internal medicine specialist, has treated patients at his private, family practice in Riverdale with a unique mix of patience, humor, and understanding. During that time, Lopez has also served as a gastroenterologist at Southern Regional Medical Center, helping establish the hospital's outpatient center and chapel, serving as the hospital's former chief of staff, and conducting its first endoscopy, colonoscopy, and feeding tube placement procedures.
Over the years, Lopez has helped hundreds of people locate tumors, battle ulcers, and conquer metabolic disorders. At the end of March, Lopez, 65, will close his practice permanently in order to fight his own, personal battle with cancer.
Lopez, a native of Baguio City, Philippines, and a tae kwon do practitioner, learned in March of last year that he had metastatic multiple myeloma, a common form of bone cancer which infects bone marrow. After pain in his arm signaled doctors to a tumor on his spine, Lopez quickly found himself in the dual role of doctor and patient, he said.
"I couldn't believe it," Lopez said. "The word tumor just gets you all unglued. It was totally unexpected."
During the month of March last year, Lopez kept a full schedule of patients, taking radiation treatments during his lunch break and seeing patients in the morning and evening. Lopez has continued his practice as normal, until recently, when doctors informed him that extensive chemotherapy, and a stem-cell transplant, would be required to fully address his cancer, he said.
"I keep working ... I keep my appointments, and do what my doctors tell me to do," Lopez said. "The chemotherapy ... it's going to put me out of commission for at least six months. A month ago, I knew I had to close the practice."
In 1976, shortly after finishing a fellowship in gastroenterology at Emory University Hospital, Lopez moved to Riverdale and started his own practice with his wife, Brenda, whom he married the year before.
Four years prior to their marriage, Hector Lopez saved his future wife's life. At the time, Brenda Lopez, a clinical specialist and registered nurse, worked as the head coronary care unit nurse at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Md., where Hector Lopez was completing his residency.
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"He's like the little country doctor with newfangled tools," Brenda Lopez said. "He's never taken long vacations, he doesn't play golf. Some doctors get affluent and they move somewhere else. He bought a little house in Riverdale and we still live there. He's been a very important part of the community. It's not like a business, it's like a family [to him]."
"I want to help them [patients] help themselves," Hector Lopez said. "Sometimes people need a little education ... but it pays off. It takes a little time, but it is worth it because they don't repeat the same things over and over."
Southern Regional Medical Center Vice President of Medical Affairs Willie Cochran said Hector Lopez was the hospital's first, permanent gastroenterologist. Working with him as a surgeon in his earlier days, Cochran said Dr. Lopez has always cared for the "total patient."
"He really took care of patients in an old-fashioned way that you don't really see every day," Cochran said. "It wasn't always about gastroenterology. He gave complete time to all of the patient's needs. I think we are going to miss that in this modern world of practicing medicine.
"It's always a loss when someone of his stature leaves the hospital," he continued. "We do understand what he is up against. All of us here in the medical staff are wishing him the best and him and his family are in our prayers."
Hector Lopez said that while he is saddened to end his practice, he is proud of the work he has done in Riverdale over the past 35 years. He said he will work with his patients to find them new, suitable doctors and will continue take "the doctor's orders," as he tells his patients.
"I'm learning that it's not easy to be a patient," he said. However, "I have no regrets. I've helped the community."
Mrs. Lopez said thousands of supportive cards, calls and letters have poured into Dr. Lopez's office since he announced the closure of the practice. She said she believes the support will help her husband as he enters chemotherapy.
"I had an ex-Marine here the other day that was crying like a baby," she said. "People are so concerned that he gets well ... it is really touching. If prayers will help, he should be cured."
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