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PanoramaAdvice E4 Asbury Park Press Thursday, Dec. 29, 1994 While we toast the new year, Springfield burns By Sydney Omarr EZ3 VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Study Cancer, Leo messages for added wisdom. Attention revolves around home, completion of negotiations.

Bring order out of chaos, make commitment to organization. LIBRA (Sopt 23-Oct. 22)! Relative accustomed to taking without giving anything in return will be taught harsh lesson. Stress universal appeal, foreign cuisine, discuss plans for overseas Journey. Aries Involved.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your personality, special talks and appearances have won the day. As result, you'll get money, enhance reputation, you could also be closer to soul mate. Make fresh start In new direction.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)i Moon in your sign coincides with udgment, Intuition, ability to be at right place at crucial moment. Your opinions sought In connection with sale or purchase of property, business, marriage. CAPRICORN (Dec.

22-Jan. 19): What you most feared was not real In first place library. "It took 25 hours," says Silvestri, "to find the photos we wanted and three days to shoot the spot." The AMC spot is know by the umbrella tag "It's more than a story line, it's a legacy." Silvestri says the hardest thing about the ad was to have fun with it but not make fun of the medium. "Fans have fun with the shows, but they do not want anyone to treat it as a joke. So the ads were done with a wink and a nod and a smile.

But we know that soaps are nothing to make fun of." The AMC ads will run throughout the year. Erica's spot, which is a look at the past, will stay the same, but the spot featuring Noah will be updated as the stories move. Silvestri and Co. are working on another campaign that will kick off in February centered around "General Hospital." Never underestimate the power of an ad campaign. Many credit ABC's "Love in tie Afternoon" campaign in the '70s for helping to make ABC a daytime front-runner for years.

Questions for Lynda Hirsch can be submitted to her co Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Los Angeles, Calif. 90045. Her column also appears in the Press Sundays (in the TV Booklet), and Mondays. While we are all enjoying the New Year, on "Guiding Light," poor Springfield is hit by a devastating fire.

Fifth Street goes up in flames after a huge explosion on Jan. 3. According to "Guiding Light" executive producer Jill Farren Phelps, "It will be a time of loss, confusion and despair. The subsequent rebuilding of the actual and emotional wreckage the fire causes will be a time of change, new life and, above all, new hope. Characters will look at themselves in new ways, priorities will become clearer and everyone will be forever changed." Farren Phelps sees the fire as more than just a plot device.

"I look upon the fire as a symbol of what is happening to all of 'Guiding This has been a difficult year for the show, and the fire represents an opportunity for character growth and some major "turning points for the story," comments Farren Phelps. She is referring to the ratings reversal the show has taken in the past few months. Last year at this time, GL was riding a wave of good ratings and press. In the past few months, both have taken a downward turn. The repercussions of the fire in the lives of residents will continue for months to come.

Some of the reper- There are actually two spots: one that tells the story of Pine Valley, using Erica as the springboard to explain her lives and loves and those of her Pine Valley peers. Noah is used for the younger, newer story lines. Explains Silvestri, "It really started out as a print ad. It was the first time we had done anything like this. We wanted to explain the 25 years of 'All My We decided to do a timeline.

We had the best fact checker we could Agnes Nixon, who created 'All My If we had a character in the wrong place, Agnes would tell us." The print part of the ad is running in the current issue of People, as well as in Star, the Enquirer and the soap magazines. It is a wonderful pull-out treat for those who have watched the show from day one and explains lots of things to newer viewers. The television spots, which run anywhere from 60 seconds down to 10 seconds, can be seen throughout the day and evening on ABC and on several cable stations including Lifetime, the and MTV. In fact, the television ad has a quick-paced MTV video look. It has lots of quick cuts and great graphics, and it tells the whole story.

Since lots of AMC tapes were not available, the creators of the spot went through 25 years of "All My Children" pictures in the ABC photo hardheaded, "minor" bumps and bangs can result in serious problems. Your readers should be aware that appropriate safety headgear is vital in any activity in which the head is readily exposed to injury. Those who say they can't afford a helmet should check out the cost of brain surgery! Charlotte Brailey Kneeland, A.R.I.A. Certification Program, Alton Bay, N.H. DEAR CHARLOTTE: Since most people might associate riding accidents with bicycling or motorcycling, your letter provides a helpful reminder of IF TOMORROW Is your birthday: As year fades, you come up with bright Ideas concerning publicity, advertising, display, personal relationships, marriage.

Gemini, Sagittarius people play significant roles In your life. You are supersensitive concerning fashions, style, body Image. Social activities accelerate, you'll travel more In 1995 May and September most memorable months of that year. FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, DEC. 30, 1994 ARIES (March 21 -April 19): Moon position favorable for travel, social event featured, you'll be asked to Instruct, Inspire.

Gemini native says, "I would like to Know how you get so much done." TAURUS (April 20-May 20)t Focus on research, accounting, making sure that numbers make sense. Individual who assures you everything Is OK may be whistling In the dark. Scorpio plays outstanding role. GEMINI (May 21 -Jim 20): Lunar position accents public relations, reputation, credibility, legal rights. You'll cheer others on, could provide victory spirit.

Emphasis also on partnership, marital status. CANCER (June 21 -July 22)! You'll be saying, "Everything Is going my way." Spotlight on domestic Issues, flowers, music, dining with one who is learned. What had been mysterious Is made crystal clear. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Obtain hint from Cancer message.

Someone deliberately muddles the waters. Define terms, clarify boundaries, declare, "Enough Is enough." Virgo Individual helps locate lost article. By Alfred Sheinwold and Frank Stewart Watch a pro golfer: Notice he tries as hard when he putts for bogie as for birdie. Every stroke counts. North-South found the deep rough in the bidding.

South might have doubled at his first turn, North might have bid clubs at his. The actual bidding stalled at game when seven clubs was easy. At four spades, South disgustedly ruffed East's nine of hearts at Trick One and led the ace and a low trump. By Lynda Hirsch cussions include Nick's (Vincent Iri-zarry) return to journalism, the loss of Frank (Frank Dicopoulos) and Eleni's (Melina Kanakaredes) home and a moral awakening for Fletcher (Charles Jay Hammer) and Holly (Maureen Garrett). Coinciding with the fire is the appointment of a new head writer, Douglas Anderson.

A playwright and television writer, he is joined by co-head writer Nancy Williams Watt, a two-time Emmy award winner. Anderson is a longtime viewer of "Guiding Light" and is familiar with the characters, both past and present. The team will be joined by longtime daytime drama scripters Craig Carlson, Peggy Sloane, Tom King and Michael Con-forti. What was 25 memorable years in the making and takes at most 60 delightful seconds to watch? ABC's new advertising campaign celebrating a quarter of a century of "All My Children." The spots, which are a timeline of AMC, were produced under the direction of Nina Silvestri, director of advertising and promotion for ABC Daytime and Grey Entertainment. By Abigail Van Buren Since this program was instituted in 1984, we have received a number of letters from individuals who, thanks to the fact they were wearing protective headgear, received non-catastrophic injuries.

(In one instance, the rider's doctor told her that the helmet saved her life.) Few people realize that head injuries are cumulative; several seemingly Helmetless horsemen not after a fall the fact that horseback riding, too, contributes its share of head injuries. Many enthusiasts insist that "to wear or not to wear" should be a matter of personal choice. However, it should be remembered that organ banks report that the best candidates for organ donations are hospital patients on life support, with non-reversible head injuries. Abigail Van Buren 's syndicated column appears every day. Readers may send questions or suggestions to columnists in care of the Asbury Park Press.

DEAR ABBY: From time to time, you mention the importance of bikers wearing safety helmets, which prompts me to write to you regarding horseback riding. According to the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, each year more than 42,000 people are sent to hospital emergency rooms due to riding-related accidents. The American Riding Instructors Association sponsors a certification program. Instructors certified by this program are required to use approved safety headgear for their students and By using your touch-tone phone, you can call the PRESST0SM Town PreviewSM line and get the details on any town in Monmouth and Ocean Counties. And, if you like, we'll even mail or fax you that information free off charge.

Includes facts on housing population property 1 taxes other Important Information directions reason to celebrate. Focus on diversity, versatility, humor. Saglttarlan says, "With you In my comer, I can't lose." Optimism. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.

18): Individual who previously played role of "Doubting Thomas" wlH do about face, become true believer. New apparel feels good, Im- proves body Image. Overseas partner helps product display. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Moon posl-' tlon emphasizes leadership, Initiative, ability to take charge of your own des- tiny.

Get thoughts on paper you gain; much via written word. Virgo, Sagittarius people are represented. Sydney Oman's syndicated column appears every day. mast dealer N-S vulnerable NORTH A4 OA84 A107532 WEST 109832 VQ874 O1073 9 EAST 7 VAJ109532 OK95 86 SOUTH KQJ65 VNone OQJ62 KQJ4 East South West North 3V 34 4V 4 All Pass Opening lead 4 When East discarded, South shifted to clubs, but West ruffed the second club and continued hearts. Since South couldn't keep control, he went down.

CHARACTER: It takes character to make a putt for bogie and to play carefully at game when you've missed a grand slam. To handle a 5-1 trump break, South must throw diamonds at the first two tricks. If East leads a third heart, South can ruff in dummy, cash the ace of trumps, lead a club to his hand, and take three more high trumps. He then runs the clubs and loses only one more trick to West's high trump. Alfred Sheinwold and Frank Stewart's syndicated column appears every day.

Readers may send questions or suggestions to columnists in care of the Asbury Park Press. Storing stuffed toys Ql have quite a few stuffed animals that I would like to store for my nieces and nephews to have when they are a little older. Can you tell me the best way to do this so that they will stay in good condition? K.L.. Atlanta A Sure can! It's very important that the stuffed animals are clean before putting them away. To store them, it's best to individually wrap each one in sheets of tissue paper and put them into a sturdy cardboard storage box.

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