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A “REALITY” CHECKby Blue Sullivan

Through programming successes like “American Idol” (still the most watched series on television in the United States), “reality TV” has grown to be a huge part of the programming broadcast on both cable and network television. The emergence of reality programming as one of the most successful and profitable genres found on television would seem to suggest this is a relatively new invention. Actually, it stretches all the way back to the 1940s. Here we’ll recount a little about the history of this style of show, along with some things you might not know about reality programs in America and worldwide.

• In 1948, the first “reality show” aired. It was Allen Funt’s “Candid Camera,” a precursor to MTV’s popular prank show “Punk’d” (currently hosted by pop superstar Justin Bieber and a revolving rotation of young entertainers). Unlike “Punk’d,” which focuses on pranks played on celebrities, “Candid Camera” featured mild pranks played on everyday individuals, and captured their reactions.

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A “Reality” Check (continued):• “Candid Camera” actually emerged from

another “reality show” from another medium, a 1947 radio version with the same concept called “Candid Microphone.”

• “Candid Camera” was followed after each broadcast by another pioneer of reality TV, the Ted Mack talent search show, “Original Amateur Hour.” Ted Mack’s show televised amateurs competing before a live audience, who chose the winner. It was the first example of public voting determining the outcome of a TV show, predating “Idol” by decades.

• The longest running reality show in the United States is “Cops,” which has been gracing our sets since 1989.

• MTV likes to tout its series “The Real World” (a success since the early ‘90s and still going strong) as the father of what most think of as modern reality TV, but that distinction probably goes to PBS’ “An American Family.” The 1973 series followed a family as they went through a divorce.

• “An American Life” was so influential that it inspired a well-reviewed cinematic satire by comedian and filmmaker, Albert Brooks. 1979’s “Real Life” follows a filmmaker (played by Brooks) who is so inspired by the success of the PBS series that he tries to replicate it with a different family, with unexpectedly dire results.

• The incidence of reality programming on TV today is higher than it has ever been. One in four programs in primetime is reality based. In addition to its popularity with audiences, the genre is popular with TV executives for its cost-saving benefits. The average reality show costs about $500,000 per episode, compared to $2 million for a sitcom.

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A “Reality” Check (continued):• Although reality TV has been a viable genre

for over six decades, it’s taken a while for the Emmys to take notice. The first award in the genre, “Outstanding Reality-Competition Series,” was given in 2003 to “The Amazing Race.”

• In 2008, an additional category was added honoring “Best Reality TV Show Host.” It went to “Survivor” host Jeff Probst, who has since become a repeat winner in the category.

• Reality shows aren’t just influential in the United States. Singer Susan Boyle’s 2009 audition on the UK’s popular show “Britain’s Got Talent” has been viewed 120 million times on YouTube.

• Reality television has also reached the Muslim world. In 2010, a show called “Imam Muda” pitted contestants in a variety of challenges. These challenges included tests of Islamic theory, the counseling of teenagers and the recitation of the Quran. The winner received a job as an Imam, along with a free scholarship in Saudi Arabia and a new car.

• The most popular reality show in the United States is “American Idol,” but few know its origins. “Idol” was created in the ‘90s by Simon Fuller. Fuller rose to prominence as the manager, and some would say manufacturer, of pop sensation The Spice Girls. He was so important to the group’s success that the British press dubbed him “Svengali Spice.” When the group suddenly fired him, Fuller devised a way to create a group over which he had full control, thus “Idol” was born.

• “American Idol” was actually supposed to be an online show when Fuller created it in 1997. However, the lack of high-speed internet in most homes made the idea unfeasible, so Fuller went to television to broadcast his idea instead.

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Ichiro Gets His Shot

For more than a decade, Seattle has had one name in sports: Ichiro. Now, after a surprise trade, the New York Yankees add his name to the pantheon of greats that have played out their Hall of Fame careers in the Bronx.

Ichiro’s Hall of Fame bona fides are not in any way, shape or form in doubt. He’s already in the Japanese baseball hall, but let’s con-sider his career in America so far.

He was the first rookie in Major League Baseball his-tory to win the MVP award (and was considered by vot-ers for that distinction in another eight seasons). He holds the record for hits in a season (262) and, for that matter, is the only player in baseball history to gather 200 hits in a season for 10 years. He has one the bat-ting title twice and has 10 Gold Glove awards on his mantle.

The one thing the 10-time all-star is missing is a ring. Well ... that’s likely to change.

Yankee brass pulled off what appears to be a pretty solid trade in shipping D.J. Mitchell and Danny Farqu-har to the Mariners minor league system — two right-handers that appear to be solid enough, but expend-able for a team like the Yanks.

As for Ichiro, he didn’t get shipped anywhere ... before the Yankees and Mariners were set to square off in Seattle for an evening game, Ichiro simply walked across the hallway and traded his pinstripe suit for a set of Yankee road grays.

Same day, same game trades have happened throughout the course of baseball history. Max Flack was traded from the Chi-cago Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Cliff Heath-coate in 1922 in the middle of a double header. Guys used to get traded for bags of donuts before the era of guaranteed contracts.

But there were conces-sions made. According to the Yankees, Ichiro agreed to bat ninth, platoon against left-handers, switch from right to left field and waive his no trade clause.

“One by one, every box got ticked off,” Yankee GM Brian Cashman told ESPN. “Worst-case scenario, I’ve improved my outfield situ-ation. Best-case scenario is a tremendous upside. We might be getting a super-star.”

Cashman is wrong in that regard — he did just get a superstar. Ichiro hasn’t lost much in the physical skill department — he was play-ing down to his surround-ings.

That isn’t without prece-dent for the Yankees either: Hall of Famer Johnny Mize finished his last five seasons with the New York Yankees under similar conditions and won five World Series rings.

While he will now be just one of the large trees in the forest on an aging, yet star-studded lineup in New York, where the one name in town is “Jeter,” he shifts back into a higher gear. It’s what the greats do, and he’s in the right place to do it, too.

Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in Kansas City.

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A “Reality” Check (continued):• “American Idol” is actually a spin-off of a

similar program in Great Britain called “Pop Idol.” After agreeing to be one of the judges on the upstart American version, Simon Cowell nearly quit in the last week before the first episode aired. Cowell worried that his confrontational, distinctly British personality would not work with American audiences.

• In the nonfiction book “American Idol: The Untold Story,” author Richard Rushfield interviewed Cowell about his nearly quitting the show before it ever aired. Cowell said, “I remember calling my lawyer, and I said, ‘I don’t want to do it. I haven’t signed the contract. Get me out of it.”

• Fortunately, Fox producers managed to talk Cowell out of abandoning the show. They convinced him he’d have “free rein” and wouldn’t need to alter his abrasive persona for American viewers. One other judge did back out at the last moment, however. Originally, the show was to feature four hosts, but a Los Angeles radio DJ named Stryker quit the show at the last minute.

• Stryker was worried the “cheesy singing contest” would hurt his image. With no time to recast, the show decided to go with three judges instead. In an ironic coincidence, Stryker later served as the house DJ for the daytime talk show hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. DeGeneres was briefly added as a fourth judge on “American Idol.”

• “Idol” fixture Ryan Seacrest nearly wasn’t on the show as well. After being chosen for the show, contract negotiations stalled between the network and Seacrest’s father, who served as his manager. Seacrest signed his contract mere hours before the first episode was shot.

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Coconut oil has a long shelf life and doesn’t have to be kept refrigerated (unless you prefer to use it in a solid state for combining with other ingredients), so buy-ing coconut oil in bulk from online stores like Vitacost.com will save you a lot of money. Because you can use coconut oil in so many ways, buying in bulk also is the easiest way to keep this wonderful product on hand. I not only use it on my hair and skin, it’s also become a kitchen staple.

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Pentagon Plans Medals DatabaseRight on the heels of the

Supreme Court’s deci-sion that it’s perfectly legal to claim medals one has never earned, the Penta-gon is doing something it should have done years ago — developing a medals database.

One hurdle to rolling out a comprehensive, accurate database is the fire that occurred in 1973 in the records center in St. Louis. The records of at least 16 million service members, which included all their medals and service, were lost in that fire. While infor-mation for more recent years has been put on com-puter, earlier files haven’t been digitized — and some are gone for good.

The Pentagon now appears to be ready to take the step of creating a database of the records it does have. Like most efforts involving the government, it might take a while.

At this point, keep an eye on legislation in Congress to replace the original Sto-len Valor Act. A few new proposals are out there now, ones that wouldn’t fall within the Supreme Court’s

problem with free speech. One, by Sen. Jim Webb, focuses on the personal-gain aspect of wearing unearned medals. Criminal punishment would include fines and imprisonment.

Senators Scott Brown and Joe Heck have produced revised version of the origi-nal legislation that would make it “a federal misde-meanor for someone to profit from lying about their military service, records or awards.”

Don’t let down your guard just yet. While, thanks to the Supreme Court, there’s not much you can legally do about nailing a phony, you can take names and keep your eyes open. Make use of the existing online data-bases such as The P.O.W Network [www.pownet-work.org]; The Congres-sional Medal of Honor Society [www.cmohs.org]; and Home of Heroes [www.homeofheroes.com], which has an alphabetical index of 120,000 genuine recipients of major military awards.

Write to Freddy Groves in care of King Features Week-ly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to column [email protected].


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USS Arizona Memorial (Continued):• The Memorial consists of three sectors:

the entryway, general area (designed for observation) and the shrine room, which houses a marble wall engraved with the names of all those who lost their lives.

• Construction of the Memorial began in 1949, was completed in 1961, and it was dedicated in May 1962.

• Alfred Preis was the Memorial’s architect. He says of the Memorial’s design, “The overall effect is one of serenity. Overtones of sadness have been omitted to permit the individual to contemplate his own personal responses... his innermost feelings.”

• Visitors frequently drop flowers into the water in honor of those who lost their lives.

• A photograph taken of the USS Arizona in the aftermath of the attack was plastered across the front pages of newspapers and soon became the image that most Americans associated with Pearl Harbor.

• Although it’s been more than 70 years since the fall of the battleship, oil still leaks from ruptured bunkers.

• The Memorial and Pearl Harbor are two of the top tourist destinations in Hawaii.

• The Visitor Center is open every day from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is only closed three days a year — Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.

• Although security has been heightened since the September 11, 2001, attacks, personal cameras are still allowed, but purses, personal bags, backpacks, etc. are prohibited. Baggage storage is available.

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Time for Menard to Get It In GearSay this for Paul Menard.

He can pick them.The Crown Royal Pres-

ents the Curtiss Shaver 400 — named after a firefighter from Alabama — was the 203rd Sprint Cup race of Menard’s career. The last time NASCAR visited Indianapolis Motor Speed-way, Menard was the driver who won.

It was quite a story. Men-ard’s family has a long his-tory at the Brickyard. He is from Eau Claire, Wisc. Even now, Menard, 31, has only six top-five finishes at the Sprint Cup level. So far this year, his best finish was a sixth in the Daytona 500. He is 15th in the point standings.

Repeating at Indy would seem to require a great deal of magic being re-created.

“I’ve got the trophy in a spot right between my bedroom and the kitchen,” Menard said, “so I walk by it a dozen teams a day, at least.”

If it’s been a humdrum season so far for Menard, it

mirrors the performance of his team, Richard Childress Racing, which hasn’t won a race yet, either. One of Menard’s teammates, Kev-in Harvick, ranks sixth in the point standings, but the other, Jeff Burton, is 19th.

“RCR, as a whole, has run competitively this year, but we need to get better

to make the next step up, everywhere from Kevin and myself and Jeff, across the board, and we have been doing some testing, trying to develop some new ideas and theories to get better,” Menard said. “Really, this

week is no different.”No different? Maybe not

for his team or his team-mates. For Menard, though, it’s a return to a scene he will remember always.

Menard is a long shot to make the Chase. He has to win. Only seven races remain in the NASCAR regular season.

“We have to take more risks,” he said. “If it comes to fuel mileage at the end, maybe gamble a little bit to stretch the mileage out. We are working hard on improving the race cars every week.

Paul Menard, at right with teammate Jeff Burton, sur-prised many at Indy last year with his Brickyard victory. Menard is riding close to the Chase this year (15th in the standing), but needs to make some big moves. (John Clark/NAS-CAR This Week photo)

Even, at least once, at the

Brickyard.Monte Dutton covers

motorsports for The Gas-ton (N.C.) Gazette. E-mail Monte at [email protected].


Paul Menard, at right with teammate Jeff Burton, surprised many at Indy last year with his Brickyard victory. Menard is riding close to the Chase this year (15th in the stand-ing), but needs to make some big moves. (John Clark/NASCAR This Week photo)

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A: Today’s over-the-air TV transmissions are

entirely digital, a change mandated by the govern-ment a couple of years back. The old “analog” TV trans-missions were switched off in 2010, something that owners of old tube televi-sions who try to pick up sig-nals with their old antennae are painfully aware of.

However, even with an older television, you can pick up line-of-sight trans-missions and receive local television stations. Con-verter boxes are available at most large retailers that sell electronics and cost from $30 to $60. You can learn more at http://dtv.gov/con-sumercorner_4.html.

If you have a newer HD television, you might be able to pick up a few signals if the TV has a built-in digi-tal antenna. If not, there are several HD antennas on the market. If you live in an area where TV signals are tradi-tionally faint, you’ll abso-lutely need one of these. They start at around $45 and go up in price, but the plus side is that you won’t pay any more money for TV signals once the antenna is up. At least one brand of HD antenna was designed to be set up inside your home, but there are other brands specifically made

to be set up outside or on the roof. Outdoor antennas can pick up signals up to 50 miles away in most cases, as long as there aren’t too many obstructions like hills or other buildings between your home and the trans-mission source.

To set up an outdoor HD antenna, follow the instruc-tions included with the prod-uct. Those made for roof-tops should include proper mounting bolts and, ideally, small sealing squares (basi-cally roof-patching squares) that sit between the antenna mount base and the roof. If those sealing squares aren’t included, head to your home-improvement store for roof patches and cut them to fit.

You’ll also need to feed the coaxial cable connect-ing the antenna back into the house to your televi-sion. If possible, try using the holes already drilled by the cable company to install its coax, rather than punch more holes in your home’s envelope.

A number of videos on the web can provide more information on antenna installation. This video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuY-D9fQG_s) shows one homeowner’s installation option, at the top of the eave. Another (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0WQtzMdo7I) provides details on properly positioning the antenna for an optimal signal, which is important in remote areas.

Send your questions or tips to [email protected], or write This Is a Hammer, c/o King Fea-tures Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.


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Pentagon Plans Medals DatabaseRight on the heels of the

Supreme Court’s deci-sion that it’s perfectly legal to claim medals one has never earned, the Penta-gon is doing something it should have done years ago — developing a medals database.

One hurdle to rolling out a comprehensive, accurate database is the fire that occurred in 1973 in the records center in St. Louis. The records of at least 16 million service members, which included all their medals and service, were lost in that fire. While infor-mation for more recent years has been put on com-puter, earlier files haven’t been digitized — and some are gone for good.

The Pentagon now appears to be ready to take the step of creating a database of the records it does have. Like most efforts involving the government, it might take a while.

At this point, keep an eye on legislation in Congress to replace the original Sto-len Valor Act. A few new proposals are out there now, ones that wouldn’t fall within the Supreme Court’s

problem with free speech. One, by Sen. Jim Webb, focuses on the personal-gain aspect of wearing unearned medals. Criminal punishment would include fines and imprisonment.

Senators Scott Brown and Joe Heck have produced revised version of the origi-nal legislation that would make it “a federal misde-meanor for someone to profit from lying about their military service, records or awards.”

Don’t let down your guard just yet. While, thanks to the Supreme Court, there’s not much you can legally do about nailing a phony, you can take names and keep your eyes open. Make use of the existing online data-bases such as The P.O.W Network [www.pownet-work.org]; The Congres-sional Medal of Honor Society [www.cmohs.org]; and Home of Heroes [www.homeofheroes.com], which has an alphabetical index of 120,000 genuine recipients of major military awards.

Write to Freddy Groves in care of King Features Week-ly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to column [email protected].


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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Relationships continue to thrive, but watch for any telltale signs of potential problems. Take needed action now to set things straight before they become troublesome later.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your powers of persua-sion, backed up, of course, by your considerable exper-tise, help you establish your case even to the most dubi-ous decision-makers in your workplace.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You might still be a bit reluctant to face up to some less-than-pleasant realities. But the sooner you accept the facts, the sooner you can set about making some need-ed changes.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Expect to make adjust-ments, even when things seem locked up and ready to go. But cheer up: At least one change could lead to something you’ve been hop-ing for.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) The success of a recent project should do a lot to boost your self-confidence. You might want to start now to check out ways to make that long-deferred bigger and bolder move.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Ease up on the pressure you might be putting on the new person in your life. It takes time for a budding relationship to blos-som. Show more patience and understanding.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) You have lots of inner strength in reserve. Use

some of it to resist intimida-tion from those who might try to impose on your good nature for their own reasons.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) The good news is that your on-the-job status is improving. The one cautionary note, however, involves a personal situation you might have been ignor-ing for too long.

SAGITTARIUS (Novem-ber 22 to December 21) Congratulations. Once again, your sharp Sagittar-ian “horse sense” helps you work through a complicated situation that would leave most people confused.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Plan on indulging yourself in some well-earned good times through much of the week. Then be prepared to face some thought-provoking issues by the 18th.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Positive fac-tors continue to dominate following a recent change in both your professional and personal lives. Expect to make contact with someone from your past.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Workplace stabil-ity allows you to continue making progress on your projects. But don’t ignore your personal life. Spend more quality time with those special folks.

BORN THIS WEEK: You have the gift for making people feel special. Maybe because you know how spe-cial you are.


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• It was pioneering British film director and producer Alfred Hitchcock who made the following sage observation: “Television has done much for psychia-try by spreading informa-tion about it — as well as contributing to the need for it.”

• The grapefruit is so named not because of any relation to or resemblance to a grape (obviously), but because it hangs from the tree in grapelike clusters.

• Those who study such things say that the three most recognized words in the world are God, Coca-Cola and Titanic.

• Although darts is a tradi-tionally English pub game, there are now more than three times as many darts players in the United States than there are in the United Kingdom.

• Jazz musician Glenn Miller was the recipient of the first gold record ever awarded, for the big-band hit “Chattanooga Choo-Choo.”

• The amount of fuel in a jumbo jet single tank would

be enough to allow a car to drive around the world — four times.

• If you had visited Peru in the mid-1980s, you could have bought toothpaste with cocaine in it.

• Before he became the celebrated author of such novels as “Pale Fire” and “Lolita,” Vladimir Nabo-kov was a tennis instructor.

• The longest game in the history of professional base-ball was played between the Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings in April of 1981. It lasted just shy of 8 1/2 hours, and ran for an unbelievable 33 innings.

• It’s traditional in Italy for a prospective groom to spend a full year’s earnings on an engagement ring.

***Thought for the Day: “If

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HOLLYWOOD — While everyone on magazine shows is talking about the Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes split, the pre-nup, how skill-fully Katie pulled off the break, how Cruise is weath-ering it all ... the rumor mill already has moved on. Insiders are speculating that he’s being consoled by his “Mission: Impos-sible — Ghost Protocol” co-star and “special” friend Jeremy Renner. Renner, twice Oscar nominated for “The Hurt Locker” (2009) and “The Town” (2010), featured in “Thor” and “The Avengers,” and making it big with “The Bourne Leg-acy,” has developed a “spe-cial” bond with Cruise.

For some time, the Internet has buzzed about Renner’s “special” friendship with actor Kristoffer Winters, his partner in a house-flip-ping business. Winters is best known for Renner’s film “The Hurt Locker,” “Dude, Where’s My Car” and “Contact.” You have to draw your own conclusions about rumors, but there’s usually some truth under-lying them. Funny how time has a way of making the truth come out into the open!

***What if you were having

dinner with a friend at a

celebrity hangout like the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Hollywood, and Lind-sey Lohan, who knows your friend, asks to sit at your table until hers is ready? Then she’s joined by a friend — Lady Gaga. That actually happened to a friend of mine, who became completely dumb-founded, later explaining,

“I didn’t know what to say to either of them! Everyone in the room was staring at us. I couldn’t wait for their table to be ready!”

Apparently, Lady Gaga has taken Lindsey under her wing to help her get back on track, now that “Liz & Dick,” about Eliza-beth Taylor and Richard Burton,” is in the can. My advice to my friend was,

“Don’t worry; with two ladies like Lindsey Lohan and Lady Gaga, you’d never get a word in edgewise any-way!”

***While most of us are try-

ing to stretch our paycheck to cover our bills, some of our favorite television stars are living high on the hog. Simon Cowell pulls in $40 million, David Let-terman makes $31 million, Matt Lauer is getting $25 million and Bill O’Reilly gets $16 million. Ryan Seacrest sees $15 mil-lion from “American Idol” alone, without what he gets from The E Network and his radio shows. Jon Stewart gets $14 million from “The Daily Show,” while Ste-phen Colbert makes only $4.5 million, Jimmy Kim-mel earns $6 million and Ellen DeGeneres makes a mere $5 million. But the biggest paycheck of all goes to “Judge Judy” Sheind-lin, who is making a whop-ping $45 million a year. Apparently talk is cheap, but sitting in judgment is where it’s at if you want to make the big bucks!

Send letters to Tony Rizzo’s Hollywood, 8306 Wilshire Blvd., No. 362, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.


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Liam tried to make things right after Hope asked him if he really believed in his marriage vows. Steffy questioned Brooke’s motives in asking her to come to Italy. Hope tore up her marriage certificate and told Steffy that she could have Liam if she wanted him. Later, Liam pleaded his case to Hope and insisted that she was the one he wanted. Taylor bragged to Brooke about Steffy’s selflessness. Brooke warned Hope that she was leaving Liam vulnerable to Steffy’s charms once again. Wait to See: Ridge and Taylor reflect on their own tumultuous past together. Bill develops a conscience about what he did in Italy. Liam pleads his case one last time to Hope.

DAYS OF OUR LIVESThis program was pre-

empted due to NBC’s coverage of the Summer

Olympics in London.

GENERAL HOSPITALJohnny told Todd that

he knew about the baby switch. Kate wondered what information Joe Jr. had on her child. Michael considered a life outside the mob. Jason offered to help Sam investigate Todd. To prove she wasn’t a cold fish, Alexis proposed a game of strip pool with Shawn. Elizabeth became suspicious of a phone call Ewen accepted. Lulu

and Dante had a frank discussion about their marriage. Mac suggested Alexis ask Shawn out on a date. Trey felt guilty for using Kristina to help his father get access

to Sonny. Elizabeth rekindled a romance with Ewen, unaware that he was keeping a secret. Maxie and Lulu discussed their shared concern for Patrick. Wait to See: Sam confides in her sister about her feelings for McBain. Joe Jr. makes an offer to Johnny. Lulu becomes ill.

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

Paul wondered if he was wrong about Ricky after all. Heather questioned Dr. Reid about his involvement with Phyllis 20 years ago. Ashley felt betrayed when Jack tried to oust her as CEO. Victor told Kyle about Jack and Nikki’s upcoming wedding. Abby offered Katherine a big check to make up for the donations she lost due to Abby’s kidnapping stunt. Dr. Reid demanded money — and affection — from Phyllis in exchange for keeping quiet about her confession. Sharon eloped with Victor to Las Vegas, where Victor presented her with a prenuptial agreement. Kyle ignored Jack’s phone calls. Wait to See: Neil and Harmony’s first date is a bust. Victor goes missing. Eden agrees to try hypnosis to help clear Paul’s name.© 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Get The Picture?Since we spent some time on the stars of reality television, it seems appropriate to allot a little space to the medium that provided them stardom. Here are a few interesting pieces of information about the invention that helped shape the modern age.• The first displayed image on a television was

only 30 grainy lines. It was displayed in the year 1926 by J.L. Baird. The digital image currently seen on our TV sets is nearly 35 times as dense. In addition to being a much clearer image, the digital signal of modern televisions is 1,080 lines.

• Until late last year, the largest plasma TV available for purchase was a 103-inch plasma sold by Panasonic. It comes at the budget-unfriendly (except for the fabulously wealthy) price of $70,000.

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1. Spray a slow cooker container with butter-fla-vored cooking spray. In prepared container, com-bine baking mix, Parmesan cheese, Italian dressing and eggs. Add zucchini and onion. Mix well to com-bine. Stir in Cheddar and mozzarella cheese.

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Tropical Mango Smoothie

Paradise in a glass. Make it with a firm, ripe banana for best flavor. 1/2 cup pineapple juice, chilled 1 cup diced mango 1 banana, sliced 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice 1/2 teaspoon grated, peeled fresh ginger 3 ice cubes

In blender, combine pine-apple juice, mango, banana, lime juice, ginger and ice and blend until mixture is smooth. Pour into a tall glass.

• Each serving: About 289 calories, 1g total fat (0g saturated), 0mg cholesterol, 6mg sodium, 74g carbohy-drate, 3g protein.

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Peach-Raspberry Crisp

Peaches and raspberries harmonize perfectly in this summer crisp from chef Bobby Flay. 1 lemon 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 3 tablespoons Demerara or brown sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 6 ripe peaches, peeled and halved 1 pint raspberries 1/4 cup cornstarch 1/8 teaspoon salt Whipped cream or ice cream

1. From lemon, grate 1 tablespoon peel; squeeze 3 tablespoons juice. In large bowl, combine flour, bak-

ing powder, Demerara sugar, 3 tablespoons granu-lated sugar and lemon peel; blend in butter until small and large clumps form. Refrigerate 15 minutes.

2. Preheat oven to 375 F.3. Cut peaches into 1/4-

inch-thick slices. In bowl, toss peaches, berries, corn-starch, salt, lemon juice and 1/2 cup granulated sugar. Let stand 15 minutes.

4. In 2-quart ceramic bak-ing dish, spread fruit. Top with crumbs. Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until filling is bubbling. Cool 30 minutes. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream. Serves 8.

• Each serving: About 365 calories, 15g total fat (9g saturated), 38mg choles-terol, 85mg sodium, 56g total carbs, 4g dietary fiber, 4g protein.

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Get The Picture? (Continued)• The shortest TV commercial ever produced was

for a Canadian music and video channel called MuchMusic. It was created by a Canadian named Tharanga Ramanayake. He produced 12 different versions of the commercial. Each of these was a half a frame long. That’s the equivalent of 1/60th of a second! Even those with the shortest attention spans would have a pretty hard time registering that. The first of these micro-commercials was aired on January 2, 2002.

• The current struggle over piracy that has been the focus of the music, movie and gaming industries is by no means the first piracy issue addressed in the courts. In 1970, when Sony first began selling video cassette recorders (or VCRs) capable of recording shows off television, they were sued by the film studios for copyright infringement. Years later, Sony would be vindicated by the Supreme Court.

• The two longest-running talk shows in the history of television are found in Ireland and the United States. “The Tonight Show” in America is the longest running, still going strong since first airing in 1954. The second longest is the “Late Late Show” of Ireland. It’s been on since 1962.

• The youngest-ever TV host of his own show is in Australia. It’s Luis Tanner, the presenter of “Cooking for Kids with Luis” on that country’s Nickelodeon channel. Though he’s 13 years old now, the first episode of Luis’ weekly show aired when he was just six years old!

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97 Mercury Mountaineer

Runs Great

$2,995

93 GMC 1500 P/U

V8, auto

$1,99504 Ford F-150 FX4

4x4, Super Cab

$8,999

03 Cadillac Deville

Low miles

$8,99504 Town Car

Must See

$8,995

98 GMC Yukon

3rd Row Seats

$3,99511 Ford E-350

15 Passenger, Great for Churches

$21,895

04 Chrysler Sebring

Runs Great, Convertible, Low Miles

$8,999

08 Mustang GT

$20,995

05 BMW X5

Sharp SUV

$17,99907 Chevy Colorado

4x4, Low Miles

$16,995

10 Nissan Cube

Low Miles, Extra Sharp

$15,995

01 Ford Taurus

Low Miles, Extra Clean

$6,995

Fun Carts of Opelika

618 Lee Rd 113, Opelika, ALwww.funcarts.net

Jim Hadaway, Owner

(334) 745-0660

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618 Lee Rd 113, Opelika, ALwww.funcarts.net

Jim Hadaway, Owner

(334) 745-0660

Utility Trailers

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Pilot express Enclosed trailers

Starting @$2,295.00

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15HP E-Z-GOCustom 48V

$6,995 (Special)

06 E-Z-GO6 Seats, Refurbished

$6,495

12 Terrain 250New E-Z-GO

$6,495

09 E-Z-GO PDSLifted

$2,995

12 Terrain 500New E-Z-GO

$7,495

09 E-Z-GO RXVAC Drive, 48V

$2,300

12 Freedom RXVLifted, Mag Wheels

$6,295

09 E-Z-GO PDSAU Seats

$2,300

98 E-Z-GOLifted, w/Bed

$1,600

09 ChuckwagonLike New, Honda

powered$3,500.00

Polar Kraft9.9 Honda 4

stroke, low hrs$2,500.00

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