Abilene Reporter-News du lieu suivant : Abilene, Texas • 17

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Thursday July 20 2000 1 MONEY FOR Dean Marchel left helps VMan Abrigg baste together a qutt at Vivian's I tlons In place until vofaaiteera later stitch the pieces together permanently Quilting group aims to conquer breast cancer piece By Brian Bethel Reporter-News Staff Writer For hundreds and possibly foousands of local women foe cost of a regular mammogram is simply too much to bean At an average cost of about 78 locally many women choose to forego foe potentially lifesaving procedure rather than endure the cancer is foe seccmd leading cause of cancer death in Amwrtam wnmim wusinhiB mam-wmgrmu wrn nn fflWritol and lifesaving said Sarah Mukley administrative director for services at Hendrick -Health System's Vera West Women's Center knew that there were women who were not getting them because of foe expense and we wanted to do something about that" To make certain that women who are financially limited get the mammograms they need members of foe center and a local quilting group have joined forces Wrw arrmll donation fir ttmwigh supporting an upcoming auction of quilts made especially for the lnttia- five area residents can help these women get mammograms 1 think this is a wonderfld said Vivian Abrigg a mammogra- phy technologist who also happens to be an avid quitter JT learped about other quilting groups foat had Hfmn aimtlnr ftirvUnlipni ttmmgh of my qntlHng magaginea and we thought this would be a great way to help fight breast Dubbed "Conquering Breast Cancer Piece by Piece" the iaoject contains several options for those wanting to donate either cash or fhpif pnlmlnnHng with nn amv tkm of donated and spedaUy prepared quilts Oct 17 at foe Abilene Civic Center Patrons of the Country Pleasures quilting supply store have teamed up with the center to make the project a reality All of foe money earned will establish a fond to help women in need of a mammogram About 10 civic organizations have donated $300 each to have a quilt made in their name to be sold at the auction Organizations or individuals interested in having a similar quilt made to help foe ftmd-raising effort should contact the Center by Aug our time is limited there is stiH a chance for an interest-y ed group to have a quilt made in their said Denise Camacho lead mammography technologist at 'Signal boost gives KUF-TV wider audience If you don't subscribe to cable TV and live within hollering distance of Abilene Christian University you've probably missed KUF-TV channel 7 But thanks to a boost In KUFs signal from 85 watts dess than some light bulbs) to 1X) households within 10 to 15 miles of the broadcasting tower north of the ACU campus should be able to pick up a dear signal On the air since 1989 KUF is a low-power station that broadcasts most of the programs found on cable The Learning Channel freeto anyone who canpick up the signal Each week KUF also shows a few hours of programs produced by ACU students and the Abilene Independent School District Once testing of KUFs new equipment is complete people all over Abilene who subscribe to cable will in effect get TLC for free phis the ACU-produced local programs The AISD programs will remain avail- able only to cable subscribers KUFs operations manager JR Kessler said the boost In signal strength has several advantages fer -ACU and for Abilene For ACU it gives broadcasting students a larger audience for programs tbey produce KUFs readi throughout town instead of a few neighborhoods may Just be the thing to make students select ACU to study broadcasting Boosting the signal strength also -gives ACU a better bargaining post tkm if the Federal Communlca- tVffis finmwiUMrijW) piff iWfiUw tin diange the rules for lowpower TV stations 5 No changes have been decided but the FCC could decide someday to make digital broadcasting the preferred format for commercial TV stations Kessler said The advantage of digital broadcasting Is higberquality TV signals for viewers Digital technology gets rid of shadows on foe TV screen and or that fozz that occurs when there la Interference with the TV signal The disadvantage for stations that run on tiny most often public TV stations that run commercials or low-power stations like KUF with small is the extremely high cost of converting from traditional broadcast equipment to digital Increasing KUFs reach and thus its importance to Abilene 1 makes Kessler hope the FCC recognizes that low-power stations deserve to stay on foe air even if they broadcast in the digital format For home viewers the advantage of boosting foe signal strength is simple: something else to watch The more choice on TV the better And you could do worse than watching TLC Cox Cable subscribes may con- tlnue watching KUF and TLC on cable channel 7 Do you remember? Do you remember when Larry Drake played with dignity a mentally retarded man an "LA LawT Drake won an Emmy for playing office worker Benny on foe NBC drama about lawyers with complicated personal lives His par- trayal was notable as menially challenged characters rarely show up in prime time unless a special Drake a Tulsa native has kept busy in movies since "LA went off the ale He was in (2000) Journey of August (1995) Delivery" (1996) and (1997) On TV he was in foe 1996 NBC mlnlseries and foe short-lived ABC series (with Debra Messing of and He also starred as a villain in several of the "Dartanan" movies Contact sntartainmsnt writer Brian Musty at-6766760 or MmurptytiOablnewsJonu or see ow Web site at wwwjaportamewscom a heart to symbolize the lost loved one Both types of squares can be purchased for a $10 donation you have to do to be a part of fly hands "ri quilt fa rinmata Abrigg said will finish foe squares and we can make as many quilts as we need The woman you choose to honor have to be a Big Country resident she affected your life then we want to give you the chance to recognize A few quilt block kits are still available for $15 Abrigg said Once completed by foe purchaser the block will be included inane of the many quilts to be auctioned Kite are available at the Women's Center 1850 Hickory Country Pleasures 2908 7th and Hendrick Health Place in the Mail of Abilene Quilts will be displayed throughout the community during the month of September in preparation for foe October sate our goal to see no area woman go without a mammogram because of foe Mulkey said need as much help from the community as we can muster and I would encourage everyone to take part in some way Mammograms make a difference in foe lives of women and no woman should be denied good health because the cost is too For more information on the fond raises contact the center at (915) 670-8990 Contact Brin Bethel ft 6766739 or MMbW abkwnxom Check out our Wet alto www reportemewicom At left I Camacho sorts of doth and hands them to Dean Marchel to be sewn together i Above this Is one of the quilt square stytea that can be purchased for a $10 donation to survivors is a and quilt with panels representing both survivors and victims of breast cancec Those who wish to commemorate a survivor's triumph may purchase a quilt square that will display their loved name and bow many years they have beaten a breast cancer diagnosis Survivors' squares feature a hand as part of the design Others wishing to honor a deceased friend or loved one may purchase a similar square featuring the center quilts are constructed by volunteers then will be auctioned in the name of foe donor groupL a great way to show your Individual quitters are also encouraged to donate quilts made on foeir own Donations will be auctioned off with other available quilts and should be given to the Women's Center no later than Sept 1 What may be one of foe more popular ways to help the quilting cause By Jean The Orlando Sentinel Casual is now becoming sloppy Wefre not against business-casual We are against sloppy-casual Auke Hempenius wardrobe consultant evidence to suggest that -casual dress can lead to a casual to an increase in absenteeism flirtation and a lack of office decorum" Hempenius said problem is Casual Friday ha permeated the whole week Casual is now becoming sloppy not against businesfrcasuaL We are against he said believe that dressing up is related to respect dignity decorum and industry We may never go back to wearing suite every day of foe week But if we can get people to dress up at least some of foe time we believe they will feel better act better and work be sakL And of course shop for better dothing during foe same period Now the folks who make and sell men's dress clothes are Joining forces to fight the effects of dress-down Fridays Their weapon of choice: dress-up Thursdays Spearheading foe movement are Vincent Rua owner of three menswear stores in New York and Auke Hempenius a wardrobe consultant at in Sarasota Fla ''The goal of dress-up Thursdays is to restore traditional business attire atleastoncea week The leaders plan to announce the start of the campaign Sept 21 the first day of Their strategy includes contacting leaders in high-prcflle companies Milt Hairing than to designate Thursday as a dressup day and get- The backlash against business-casual dress has started Working men and women may have embraced the dress-down concept withenthusi- 'asm but toe manufacturers and -retailers of business attire and especially of suite dress shirts and are fed upi And no wonder Sales have been dropping steadily during the past five years According to figures gathered by -V fhe Daily News Record amedswear ytrade publication suit sales dropped 23 percent from 1996 to 1998 and by toother 8J2 percent in 1969i Sportcoat sales slumped by 29 percent Hng mnniifartiirwa in tag ftwir fall dothing ads with foe line Bade to Business: Dress-up Leaders of foe movement also are fending a study they believe will show a relationship between casual dress habits and low productivity in the workplace I 4 A.