| Show tS &" rSjtSaagg&BSisisSz wp Kfc The Salt Lake Tribune TV FEATURES Monday 3 ASIMOV QUIZ January B7 19 1998 For day and late night programming and specific number tor the cable channels consult Sunday Tribune IV listings Take Isaac Asimovs Super Quiz to a PhD Score 1 point for each correcl answer on the Freshman Level I points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the PhD Level ' Subject: THE BIBLE What did Judas Iscariot re-- ceive for betraying Jesus?: Thirty pieces of silver) (eg FRESHMAN LEVEL oh Who baptized Christ? Answer 2 During the great flood how long 'did it rain? Answer 3 Name the four evangelists who ' 'wrote the Gospels Answer 1 GRADUATE LEVEL 4 This mans faith was tested by Satan who took his wealth and his children and afflicted him with boils Answer 5 Whom did Jesus raise from the dead? Answer 6 Identify the Biblical story that ex plains thediffenencesamonglanguages Answer PHD LEVEL What removes original sin? Answer 8 When Jesus said Go and do thou likewise to whom was he referring? Answer 9 In the Book of Revelation the last battle occurs at this place Answer 7 ANSWERS: 6 UByuBureg poor) t uoppaflenuy aiU '8 nrsiidug i aqua jo jomoj aqj g sruBZBg g qop f uqof 'arfngrjaBjMaq)Biq-g-eiq3rupu- if)Jog z fSRdBg aqj uqof j SCORING: 18 points congratulations doctor honors graduate 15 to 17 points 10 to 14 points youre plenty smart but no grind 4 to 9 points you really should hit the books harder 1 enroll in remepoint to 3 points dial courses immediately! 0 points who read the questions to you? SiCBp ACES ON BRIDGE By Bobby Wolff "He who conquers others is strong He who conquers himself is mighty " Laotse Playing too quickly to the first trick is the cause of many poor results Its only slightly less hazardous at trick two Pick up todays East hand and defend against a game After you win your spade ace what do you lead to trick two? Those who always return partners lead lose any chance of beating game South ducks a spade return at trick two and West wins his queen but what next? Regardless of what West does now South has time to knock out the club ace and score an overtrick Slower play by East doesnt guarantee a better result but it does give him the time to think What should he think about? Wests spade deuce tells him West suit Just as has led from a four-carimportant East can conclude that South also has four spades And since South most likely holds either the king or queen of spades a spade continuation will be unproductive Once spades are rejected the door opens to a better play Instead of returning an automatic spade East should shift to the heart jack This alert shift will succeed whenever West holds either top honor In todays layout the heart shift spells curtains for South The heart suit is established while East still has the club ace and instead of an overtrick set South must swallow a - p d one-tric- k NORTH 0M9 WTV-YTV-G- RATINGS TV-P- THE HARTFORD EAST WEST 4 Q 10 7 2 V K 742 4 A 5 4 10 9 8 3 A4 2 VJ10 83 542 453 SOUTH 4 K9 63 V A Q 5 K J 6 K 10 7 4 Vulnerable: Both Dealer South The bidding: South iNT West Pass North East 3 NT All pass ! Opening lead: Spade deuce - I F AQ WITH THE ACES South holds: : K Q 4 Q 10 4 J832 V - i : - East Pass 2 V 4 COURANT Your television is transmitting hidden messages but you dont need to be a crackpot to see them You just need a remote control The messages are closed captions usually invisible lines of text that correspond to dialogue music and sounds on the TV screen Designed in the 1970s to make TV accessible to millions of viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing closed captions until a few years ago could be seen only with the help of an expensive decoding machine Now they are commonplace Since 1993 more than 80 million TVs with closed-captio- n capability have been sold in the United States According to some estimates just about every household in the country will be able to pick up the scrolling texts which look similar to subtitles by the turn of the century Almost all broadcast network shows are d as are more and now more cable programs A federal law that took effect Jan 1 mandates that almost all new programming be captioned by 2006 As availability increases so do uses Captions help children and adults with reading and immigrants with English At bars k health clubs and airports the text allows viewers to follow TV at a distance or when the din makes it impossible to hear Advocates are becoming more vocal about the versatility of captioning but closed captions remain a mystery to most and undecodviewers moving invisibly across millions of TV screens ed Not enough people are aware of them Were planning to start a campaign fairly closed-captione- J 4 732 South West Pass 1 4 Pass 3 Pass Pass North Pass Pass Pass ANSWER: ims sununp qsflqeisa pea jarepsp dpq Aeui l icqi si'Xbmb (apeds b qjtM jaSuep aqx 'o8 JIM Xaifl ajqBqoJdun sji sijDUj apeds seq apis jnoA jj 'Suiif spuds aqj jo peaj snoiAqo aqi pafay unoj puoureig TV-1Parents cautioned to beware of sexual content strong language and intense violence not appropriate for children under 14 TV-M- : Mature Audiences Only Program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17 This program may contain mature themes profane language graphic violence and explicit sexual content Under new guidelines all ratings may carry additional letters to specify whether programs contains sex (S) violence (V) coarse language (L) or suggestive dialogue (D) channel assignments If not you will need to perform a simple one-tim- e procedure to match up the cable channels with the VCR Plus channel numbers using the conversion chart printed in the Sunday TV Week This procedure is described in your VCR user's manual Should you have questions about your VCR system please contact your VCR manufacturer As Access to Closed Captioning Grows So Does Use BY BILL KFVrNEY 9 6 A Q 7 Q J 9 8 6 t : Appropriate for all children age 2 to 8 Children age 7 and older able to tell pretend from reality Suitable for general audiences of all ages Shows with some material unsuitable for young children number printed next to each program is for use with the Gemstar HOW TO CODE YOUR VCR: The PlusCode feature (identified by the VCR Plus-1- - logo on VCR Plus system If you have a VCR with the VCR Plus your VCR) all you need to do to record a program is enter its PlusCode number If you have cable service please make sure that your cable channel numbers are matched with the VCR Plus J84 I : white-on-blac- 4 said Mike Cur-za- n soon called Turn it on chief executive officer of the National Captioning Institute in Virginia a nonprofit agency created by the federal government in 1979 to develop and promote captioning Educators value captions as reading and language tools For example a teacher in California plays the first half of a TV sitcom with sound and the second half in silence with his class reading the captions said Mary Watkins communications manager at the Caption Center a nonprofit affiliate of WGBH in Boston and the oldest captioning agency Immigrants have made use of closed captions Before 1993 when captioning was only available via decoding machines speakers bought more decoders than deaf people did she said Curzan pointed to the frequent display of captions at bars and health clubs Others use them too We actually have heard from people who use it when they have small babies in the house Watkins said Or if youre sleeping with your spouse or partner and they dont want to be disturbed you can turn the captions on Still captioning is not a feature many TV buyers ask about according to the Consumer Electronics Industries Association And some viewers dislike the way they cover portions of the screen Although uses have grown people who are hearing impaired a population of more than 20 million have been the leading captioning constituency since experimental forms were first displayed in the early 1970s Captions provide a critical link to information and news which are needed to parsaid Karen Feltz ticipate In society Strauss counsel for telecommunications non-Engli- policy for the National Association of the Deaf June McMahon who is deaf did not watch much television when she was growing up because there were no captions and it was tough to follow programs without the dialogue and descriptions of sounds It is very difficult to d people on television" said McMahon assistant principal at the American School for the Deaf in West Hartford Conn I had to guess what was going on with a TV show But now with captions I can understand everything that I see on television Captions have helped deaf students with reading skills too McMahon said Captions can be useful to people who lose hearing as they age Those without hearing difficulties can use them to understand people with unfamiliar accents Television has taken large strides in recent years with nearly all network shows and a growing percentage of new cable programming encoded with captions Movie videos also are captioned The letters CC or a picture of a TV screen with a tail denote captioned programs The business has grown The Caption Center captions about 10000 hours of programming a year Private captioners such as Vitae Captions Inc Real-Tim- e Captions Inc and Media Captioning Services have entered the market Financial support comes from networks producers corporations foundations and the US Department of Education But many cable and older programs have yet to be captioned Most local stations still caption only scripted parts of newscasts leaving live reports and unscripted comments blank Theres still a long way to go said Peltz Strauss of the National Association of the Deaf y lip-rea- TALK SHOWS FOR MONDAY Good Morning America: (4) 7 am Report from Cuba on Pope John Paul Ms visit 89068 This Morning: (2) 8 am Bobek 79682 Jenny Jones: (13) 8 am Figure skater Nicole Moms daughters want to dance (R) TV-P66136 Jansane Garo-fal- o Regis 8 Kathle lee: (4) 9 am TV-39180 Race in America Monte) Williams: (4) 10am 64703 1 1 Rickl Lake: (4) am Staying with unfaithful mates (R) TV-P- Leeza: (5) 11 am 28971 84567 Pets helping people TV-P-G Rosie O'Donnell: (13) 11 am Gloria Reuben TV-82600 Sexy dressing teenJenny Jones: (13) 1 pm 24161 agers (R) TV-PWild teen-ager- s Sally: (14) 2 pm update (R) TV-P78567 Rickl lake: (4) 3 pm Invasion of privacy TV-P3971 Anne Rice TV-Gayle King: (2) 3:30 pm 819 Maury Povlch: (2) 4 pm Kidnappings TV-P- 7398 407744 (Phone-In- ) lorry King: (CNN) 7 pm Model Erie David letterman: (2) 10:35 pm Macphersoa uctor Vince Vaughn singer Jewel TV-P94053451 Usa Kudrow (5) 10:35 pm (R) Peter 65255258 Berg Natalie Cole (R) TV-1Author Dean Tom Snyder (2) 11:37 pm 9387513 Koontz (Same-da- y Tape) TV-PKristian 12 am Keenen Ivory Wayant: (13) TV-1Alfonso 99310 Isaac Hayes Billy Zone Vibe: (14) 12 am 97952 ("Titanic") Joan RivPolitically Incorrect: (4) 1206 am ets 9713223 Billy Crystal Conan O'Bnen: (5) 12:07 am 9088407 gourmet Wolfgang Puck (R) TV-1- 4 later: (5) 1:34 am Actor David Strickland (R) Jay leno: TV-1- 4 5482001 View: (4) 2:06 om Doug E Doug 2596730 Jerry Springer: (14) 3 om Minor engaged to 609001 older man (R) TV-1- ' |
