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New Rules Are Aimed At Improving Child Safety Seats Page 3T A1 Web Sites Look for restaurant and movie reviews at DesMoinesReglster.com entertainment TuesdAV January 11, 2000 JEANNE ABBOTT. Features Editor 51 5-234-8029e-mail: abbottjddmreg.com eljf Drs motors jKcrjistcr MHSHUL Tops on TV Jazz sounds great 'Under Glass' 'A -J 4-t I. mm '1 Concert-goers surrounded with lush jazz sounds in lush green surroundings. By KATHY BERDAN KH.INTt.lt Stw Whitkk 1 A' i i .1. T.

if A 'v I 7 'ifc. 1 Winter can be a cold and quiet time when it comes to local jazz licks. All that changed last year, though, with the start of Jazz Under Glass. Presented by Metro Arts Alliance, the same folks who do the month-long Jazz in July event, Jazz Under Glass is a monthly jazz concert at the Des Moines Botanical Center. It returns with more concerts starting Thursday.

"This program will warm the 'NYPD Blue' at 9 p.m. on NBC jjhe wait is over for fans of the long-running police drama whose season was delayed by another hit show in its time slot. This Looks Fun Ski workshop Cross-country skiing is good exercise and easy to learn. Join Warren County Conservation Board for a free ski workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. Jan.

23 at the Annett Nature Center south of Indianola. Skis, poles and boots will be provided. No snow? Alas, it will be canceled. Call 961-6169. Reservations are required.

Kid Tip Kll.E I'MOTO Frank Tribble and his jazz trio are first up on the Jazz Under Glass series that starts Thursday. ...1 i- V. A' Kkiiisuh Paul Johnson, head of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, daydreams of milking a cow on his farm. Wo Jazz Under Glass schedule Thursday: "A Toast to Classic Jazz" Music by the Frank Tribble Jazz Trio; wine and cheese samplings. Feb.

10: "The Heart of Latin Jazz" Music by Tony Valdez and Don Jaques; tapas (Spanish finger food). March 9: "A Night in New' Orleans" Band is TBA; shrimp gumbo and Cajun fare. April 13: "A Taste of Modern Jazz" Band and food TBA. For more information call Metro Arts at 280-3222 or check the Web at www.metroarts.org. souls of Iowa jazz fans until they can enjoy the hot summer sounds of Jazz in July," said Tracy Levine, executive director of Metro Arts.

Last year, Jazz Under Glass drew 200 to 250 people each time, Levine said, but it depends on the weather. Each concert in the series, held on the third Thursday of the month through April, features a different local group, a theme and food from Cfyun to Spanish. There's also a cash bar and the dinner menu available at the Garden Gate Cafe in the Botanical Center. "People like having some-tiling low-key and relaxing to do on a cold winter evening," Levine said. Each Jazz Under Glass is from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

The first concert in the series features the Frank Tribble Jazz Trio plus wine and cheese samplings in "A Toast to Classic Jazz." Admission is $3 at the door, $2.50 for Friends of the Des Moines Botanical Center and Metro Arts members and Smart Start is a Des Moines Register news initiative about early childhood issues and the high stakes for Iowa's future. the Tsjid. if Paul Jolinson heads the complicated Iowa Department of Natural Resources and is pushing a 30-million environmental agenda before the Legislature this year, but he'd rather be working on his farm. families, companies and individuals will become part of a public work of art celebrating the millennium and installed downtown along the river; Blank ceramic tiles can be purchased for $25. (For more information about Tiles for 2000, call 327-7941 or check the Web at www.startitup2000 includes select foods and beverages.

During any of the Jazz Under Glass events, concert-goers can make a tile for "Start It Up!" Tiles decorated by Iowa By MIKE KILEN Kt.iiisTt Staff Whitkr What is a friend? Preadolescence is a good time to talk about friendships with your child. Preadolescents often have a skewed view of what a real friend is. I asked my daughter to make a list of "What a friend is" and another one for a friend is not." We had a great discussion as we went over the characteristics on her two lists. This simple exercise was a real eye-opener for my daughter, and I believe it influenced her judgments from that point on in selecting friends. Chicago reader E-mail your favorite parenting tip or funny story to kidtipsaol.com, fax it to (925) 461-6080, or mail it to Kid Tip, Des Moines Register, 715 Locust Des Moines, IA 50309.

CoolWeb Sites www.onlineelephant.com Too much stuff to remember in a new millennium? When is the car payment due? How about your Position: Director, Iowa Department of Natural Resources Formerly: State lawmaker, 1985-90; head of the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1994-97 Age: 58 Education: Bachelor's and master's degrees in forest ecology, University of Michigan. Residence: Des Moines. Family: wife, Pat; grown children Annika, Eric and Andrew. Childhood: The son of a minister; grew up in Beresford, S.D.

Biggest influence: Aldo Leopold, conservationist and author. Ways to unwind: Sitting at the kitchen table talking with wife Pat over coffee. His pride: His children and a small chunk of land on his farm he returned to native prairie. Quote that inspires him: "When the land does well for its owner and the owner does well by his land when both end up better by reason of their partnership then we have conservation." Aldo Leopold. Translations are on Web aul Johnson has a rumpled shirt and wears a tie like a man who dislikes wearing ties.

His gray beard meetings, Johnson dreams of holding a steaming cup of coffee in the darkness of early morning, standing abreast of a cow giving milk. His 140-acre farm was born at the kitchen table with his wife Pat a few years after they were married. They made a list of what they wanted in life and where it should take place. What they brought to the table in 1974 was this: His childhood afternoons in rural Beresford, S.D., walking railroad beds, shooting jackrab-bits, looking at the sky. Her love of the outdoors and sleeping in a tent.

Both of their worldly adventures in the Peace Corps. His willingness to do dishes. "When I met him, 1 was running an international home for women at the University of Michigan," Pat says. "I advertised for a dishwasher. He applied." The word "simple" kept coming to the top.

"Our list also included soils, topography, climate, wildlife habitat and water quality," Paul Jolinson says, smiling. Lying next to the scenic-Upper Iowa River, the farm took shape with sheep and cows and Christmas trees, a Trihi nf. "Ilasta la vista, baby!" You know what that means: See ya later, babes. If you ask the Web's new www.freetranslation.com site to translate the phrase from Spanish to English, it takes a slightly different spin: "Until the view, baby!" Until the view, baby? At this agendas to further water quality and recreation options. The $30-million package would help clean up streams, purchase land and assist counties in creating bike trails and restoring buildings.

He'd rather be milking cows. "There isn't a day goes by that that I'm not torn between this challenge and being home and living quietly," he says. Johnson, 58, worships the land, its very dirt, so much so that for a good chunk of his life he has left it and roamed office buildings in Des Moines and Washington, D.C., to help save it. His Decorah farm always beckons. It's a cruel reality that people with passion often must abandon a pleasure to pass it on.

His biggest point, which focuses a vision often bogged down in committees and budgets and politics, is simple: "Learn to really love the land. When you do, I have no fear of what you will do to it." During the breaks of intense nearly glows in the dark office building as he walks, finding too many doors and dead ends for a farmer. It is late in the day, and the lights of the Wallace State Office Building in downtown Des Moines are off to save energy. "I hope we don't get lost," he mutters. Johnson is not into details, especially this evening.

His mind is on big visions. Heading into the Iowa Legislature's yearly session, he stands at the head of a complicated state agency, the Department of Natural Resources and its 1,000 employees. With the governor's blessing, he is trying to advance one of the most costly environmental AltaVista's free translation Ba-belfish site, located at babelfish.altavista.com. Even better: plug in the URL coordinates at the site and you'll instantly see your favorite English-language Web page graphics and design intact -in Spanish, Italian, French, German or Portuguese. Again, the text isn't necessarily pretty but it's relatively easy to decipher meaning; it's almost the real thing.

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It'll even send you a famous quote, or a Bible verse. www.gentlehints.com: Do some people dear to you have a disgusting personal habit that you want to bring to their attention, but you're afraid you'll hurt their feelings? Well, this helpful site will hurt their feelings for you anonymously. By e-mail. Categories include bad breath, dandruff, greasy hair, body odor, earnose hair (men), facial hair (women), flatulence, talking too much, table manners and failure to wash hands after using the restroom. Wonder if ihey have a category for people who send anonymous letters? Tomorrow Join the bandwagon, try to get on a TV quiz show Between now and Jan.

23, contestants vie for millions Details about the shows few nearly every night and it could be you. "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Where Is it on: ABC. When it is on: The show is in the midst of a marathon that lasts until Sunday. Then it falls back into its three-night-a-week schedule of 8 p.m. Sundays, 7 p.m.

Tuesdays and 8 p.m. Thursdays. Host: Regis Philbin. How to play: A player starts By JANE BURNS Kkihstkh Staff Writkk err Want to be a millionaire? ff I Shkciai. to Tiif Kkoistf.r p.m.

Jan. 19 and 7 p.m. Jan. 26. Host: Maury Povich.

How to play: Contestants answer questions that vary in difficulty and point value. Each contestant is in a soundproof booth and doesn't know the opponent's score. How to be a contestant: Call (877) 442-6321. Leave a message, and a contestant coordinator might return the call. Lines are often busy.

"Winning Lines" Where is it on: CBS When is it on: 7 p.m. Saturdays, currently scheduled through Feb. 12 Host Dick Clark How to play: Forty- nine contestants begin the game, answering general knowledge questions. The finalist must answer 20 questions in 3 minutes to win the $1 million grand prize. How to be a contestant Call (800) 264-7979, and a representative will take your name, address and phone number and someone will maybe call back.

Ft they put you on hold, the music is rather pretty. "Greed: The Series" Where Is II on: Fox When it it on: 8 p.m. Fridays Host: Chuck Woolery How to play: A team of five players tries to answer questions. Teammates can turn on each other in pursuit of the $2-million grand prize. How to be a contestant: Would-be players can enter by phone or mail.

To enter for free, hand print on a postcard your name, date of birth and a telephone number where you can be reached from 1 p.m. to 6 m. on Jan. 20 and send to: Greed, P.O. Box 250029A, Los Angeles.

Calif. 90025. Entries must be postmarked by Saturday. Would-be contestants are chosen from 250 randomly selected entrants, who will be called for interviews on Jan. 20.

Those called will have to answer. questions and be prepared for an evaluation on "charm, 1 communication skills and sense of humor." Call (800) 498-2077 or visit www flreedtv.com. Quick, now: Identify these men. Answer, from left: Maury Povich, Regis Philbin and Dick Clark. Study art and geography, sweat buckets and trust some old white guy to throw a bunch of softball questions your way.

For other tips, just watch TV every night this week to see how it is done. The quiz shows are everywhere, with more prime-time presence than they've had since the 1950s. Sparked by the stunning success last summer and fall of ABC's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" each of the other networks has added a quiz show to its schedule, too. The prime-time lineup will include a quiz show each night but one until Jan. 23.

"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? will probably last, but I don't think it's going to last as a trend," said Stephen Winzen-burg, a communications answering multiple-choice questions for $100, and the value doubles with each correct answer. Players can choose to end the game and take their winnings at any time. How to be a contestant: Call (800) 443-8321 between 5 p.m. and 1 a.m. until Sunday to be eligible for January shows.

Callers who correctly answer three questions will be entered into a random drawing to advance to further rounds of questions. "Twenty-One" Where Is It on: NBC When Is it on: Four episodes are planned by the network. Three remain: 7 p.m. Sunday, 7 iating in the sky irplane food seems to have its 3S and downs. Index then and now fall pretty easily into two categories: Shows that test one's intellect and shows that entertain.

The latest qmz shows fall into both categories. The current version of Twenty-One" tries to be the old-fashioned professor at Grand View College. "I think most of these other shows will go away and be little blips on the screen. It's just a fad." Winzenburg just completed a study of game shows, going through their history and watching dozens of tapes of classic quiz shows from the 1950s. He found that shows lovie Clock 2T nn Landers 2T listings 4T oroscope 4T 'ossword 4T jmics 5T QUIZ TumtoPuge 2T.