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E4 Saturday May 6 200( THE KANSAS CIT1 TUBES: They look really cool KCPTs first original HDTV show ready to air tarty Edition (7 pm on 5 Extreme Champi- onship Wrestling stars Tommy Dreamer and New Jack play themselves in a scene set in a barroom in this new episode 22761 (CC) The Pretender (7 pm on 41 Circumstance puts Jarod (Michael Weiss) on the trail of a kidnapped mother (Katie Mitchell) and daughter (Erika Christensen) in this new episode 318457 (CC) Martial Law (8 pm on 5 The Scorpio crime ring makes an all-out assault on Sammo (Sammo Hung) and his police cohorts in the opening half of the show's season finale Amy (Gretchen Egotf) becomes the first target (Part 1 of 2) 48709 (CC) The Others (8 pm on 41 Satori (Melissa Crider) has mixed feelings about helping a fake psychic (James Morrison) in this new episode A pottergcwt becomes a component of the situation 394877 impossible to brush that much area" Fors explained either use rollers or pour or dip" If he dips Fors said he may use a child's swimming pool as a dipping vat His vision for the work takes into account that in summer's high temperatures some of the tubes make is in a sense an organic venture that will change over time as it interacts with the environment" Fors explained look really cool deflated" To reach Alice Thorson art critic for The Star call (816) 234-4763 or send e-mail to adiorson9kcstarcom Continued from E-l around the base of the lamps while the others will haw braces holding the stacks at different heights up the poles On the lamppost at mid-block Fors plans to pile 18 inner tubes all the way up the pole and onto the bend of the lamp The surfaces of the inner tubes will be painted and colorful Fors said He has arranged to fabricate the components at Grand Arts which often assists local artists in need of space and resources for big projects lust how he's going to apply the paint is still a questioa SATURDAY EVENING TELEVISION MOVIES Inside a rooms fsimng ksinpr at Pad dock Productions on die Country i3uh Plaza a grocgi deo pwneen has spent this spring teaming the wonders and aggravations of high -definition TV 1 visited there last month during the mastering of Kansas Citv the ama's frss TV program creaKv: an the nev dig! tai format Par 1 of the fixe- part senes airs at 8 pm Vexinesi3v on iTiamei 19 and in high definition on (Tunnel 18 to the tew hundred sets capahie of decoding and displaying a digital signal The foui other parts will air in December By rrud-2002 all Kansas City TV stations win be required to air digita signals KCPT is the only one already broadcasting digitally but thus far lias relied solely on programs beamed from PBS headquarters in Virginia Ovic leaders leannene and Miller Nichols last September wrote the check that made Kansas City" possible after a fortuitous meeting between leannette Nichols and KCPT director of production (Tiipp late In that meeting arranged by lota) arts impresano Joan Is raetite Jeannette Nichols envisioned a itJeo companion to Kansas City's sesquu entenniai celebration It would showcase the city's contributions to the arts For Part 1 Tate and the program's other executive producer Randy Mason decided to focus on the city's architectural advievements Shooting outside in late sitfnmei against a powder blue sky would show off the brilliant almost tlirre dimensional pietun quality of I ifeh -definition TV The resulting hour looks terrific even in tegular TV format But high definition proved a fickk friend to director Dan I Hefenderler ind videographer Troy Pad dock Its richer color palette captured minor luff telling differences in the hues of the sky from scene to scene tluil standard cameras don't You might never have noticed on your TV but the cokir shifts were I MtinhiUy obvious to the two men as they watched their video on the 60-inch high def screen al Paddock Productions Keshoots wen" needed of several build 7:00 I 7:30 8:00 I 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12: TALK SH 0 Today (7 am on 41): Kim Basinger rock climbing travel women and money shopping for an automobile 910099 (CC) Core Culture USA (10 am on USA "Alaska Snow Thrill" 535322 Roger Ebert 6 the Movies (11 am on 5 "I Dreamed of" Africa" at the Vida 77768 (CC) CNNdotCOM (11:30 a on CNN Hacking threatens Internet security 218983 Next Door With Katie Brown (Noon ao Llf Quiche trellis herb garden growing tomatoes 650070 (CC) Tkuckal (12 30 on TNN New pickups and sports utility vehicles 578983 Car and Driver hit warming to the tTiartie Parker statue near the intersection of 18th and Vine wtuU reconsider after seeing it softened and matted bv the camera in Kansas Lint' The proud serene visage of Rird is one of the hour highlights Departing KSMO head: 1 was asked to In my April 22 On the Air column I reported that Gloria Rudd sales manager at KSNfO Channel 62 had been fired 1 also noted that general manager Missy Gaines bad announced her resignation and that sources familiar with the situation at KSMO speculated that Gaines had 'jumped before she was pushed" The speculation was wrong says Gaines: "I made a decision a week before Gloria left the company" Gaines said this week "My family has a desire to go back to Cincinnati and 1 want to reconnect with my kids again 1 was asked to stay (by Sinclair Broadcast Group which owns KSMO) I'll be here until my replacement is Mliat goes up Management at KMBC Channel 9 created an uproar last month when it circulated a waher form that seemed to hold the station blameless if its new helicopter crashed The waiver was written by Metro Networks Inc the traffic-report company that actually leases NewsChopper 9 to the station Everyone in the newsroom was asked to sign the form which releases KMBC Metro Netwoiis and station owner I learst -Argyie Television from liability related to the helicopter "It was typical of a lol of things that lawyers get involved with" KMBC general manager Wayne Godsey said first time 1 read il i didn't understand it either Neither did a lot of liis employees who refused to sign and contacted their union representative instead one hand we're told that 'everybody flies' one KMBC employee complained to the News Blues Web site (wwwnewsfiluescom) the other hand we re being told that you fly unless you first sign this release kxlsey eventually got on the phone with 1 learst and Metro Networks and after meetings with the union rep and em ployees restored peace position on the helicopter is that anyone who doesn't want to fly in tin helicopter doesn't have to" odsey said Hearing up the insurance matter was more complicated The real owner of Niws( hopper 9 is I lelieopters Inc of St Iiuis which leases il to Metro Networks which then contracts it out full time to Channel 9 Metro doesn't insun the chopper because I lelieopters Inc does to the tune of $50 million And according to (odsey is nothing in the waiver that waives anybody's rights or arcess to that insurance" To mu Aamn Barnhart phone (816) 234-47W or list I umwh4Mrncom 3037411 loneaomt Dova 6387586 Vernon John Story" (1661) 1960438 "The Heritor Johne Story" 407lj84 'Father 00831677 5117235 34661720 O' World" 4480007 Tito Led Wertf (IIP) 7524603 "Baton! 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